
The year of technoligarchy
07/1/2026 | 17 mins.
In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall. Originally published on January 7, 2026.

Issue 98 – The world’s most corrupt crypto startup operation
17/12/2025 | 35 mins.
Terra’s Do Kwon gets 15 years, crypto banks get the green light, and the Trump family’s crypto grift expands even as one of their treasury companies goes off the rails. Originally published on December 16, 2025.

Digital asset treasury companies are running out of steam
25/11/2025 | 10 mins.
Convincing traders to pay $2 for $1 of bitcoin worked — for a while. As premiums evaporate, an unwind could be painful. Originally published on November 25, 2025.

Issue 97 – This is hardship
20/11/2025 | 19 mins.
While slumping prices have some fearing it’s crypto winter again, Trump looks to Saudia Arabia and American retail crypto investors to fund the development of his next hotel. Originally published on November 19, 2025.

Issue 96 – Redefining solvency
08/11/2025 | 19 mins.
Sam Bankman-Fried makes his case for a retrial and aspiring crypto banks hit roadblocks. Originally published on November 7, 2025.



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