not sure if everyone can access this, but I just learned about some dramatic changes to SSRN from Steve Bainbridge's Substack. This is really bad; SSRN has been how I keep up with scholarship in my field from a variety of researchers www.stephenbainbridge.com/p/the-social...

There it is - three’s a trend! www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/-...

This is a great article (full disclosure, I'm quoted) that shows how persistent blockchain hype is, notwithstanding all the evidence to the contrary. We desperately need to stop trusting tech salesfolks.... statescoop.com/maryland-blo...

That's two stories now - three will make it a trend! "“Please don’t use AI just for the sake of using AI,” he told staff." www.ft.com/content/b1a6...

Do I have this right? 2024 ads funded by crypto didn’t mention crypto because the crypto industry knows no one cares about crypto. And now the 2026 ads funded by AI are shitting on candidates for being too tech friendly because the AI industry knows everyone hates AI?

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Hi! I’m Alexis, and I’m running for U.S. Congress to represent #MD06. I’m a technologist, finance nerd, former regulator, and queer mom of 2. I’m not afraid of holding bullies accountable & my experience makes me uniquely qualified to do just that in Congress.

Sen Banking Cttee (including Dem Senators Gallego and Alsobrooks) just voted to advance legislation that would give primary jurisdiction over crypto to….this CFTC.

Oh, I missed that Cuban is finally bailing on crypto…. gizmodo.com/lost-the-plo...

Has anyone showed this to Mark Cuban yet? www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Has anyone showed this to Mark Cuban yet? www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

A 25 year old Thiel Fellow is launching a stablecoin-based bank whose "mission is to secure and advance Western currency dominance by upgrading clearing to the AI era" www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Silicon Valley has long been in the business of hype and lobbying, rather than building tech that solves problems. But this post asks what happens to Silicon Valley when declining US hegemony undermines SV’s ability to effectively hype/lobby…

Gallego keeps doing Andreessen’s bidding, carrying on Sinema’s tradition of Arizona senators selling out to big tech. I have no idea why Alsobrooks feels the need to keep screwing over her constituents (incl me) for crypto 🤷‍♀️ As I wrote last year: (From fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...)

the past few years have been all, like: 'let's do XYZ with this fancy new tech, what's the worst that can happen?' *widely predicted worst possible thing happens* 'ah well, nevertheless. here's another idea...'

When I was researching Fintech Dystopia, Andreessen Horowitz soon emerged as the primary villain. Their business is at least as much about lobbying as it is about technology, as I explore in the ch “Silicon Valley, Welfare Queen“ fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...

East Coast podcasters are pumping California Forever, the massive private city tech billionaires seek to build in Solano County. But the project aligns suspiciously with a cultish dystopian movement to build so-called “network states.” They don't mention this: newrepublic.com/article/1777...

What the law giveth, the law can taketh away…

insanely smug English majors are the only ones who haven’t rotted their brains too much to do investment banking. our time

Maybe I’m just lacking Andreessen’s ovate genius, but if this kind of prompt is all it takes to cure AI of hallucinations, wouldn’t they have just built the prompt into the models?

I’m increasingly convinced that support for the crypto industry is the only litmus test we need for politics. Does a rep strongly support the crypto industry, like Schiff does? Then expect him to debase himself to the AI industry too. www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/...

And it’s extremely easy to check which reps are doing the bidding of the crypto industry. An “A” from Stand with Crypto is an “F” for America. www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians

I like his message, but if Ossoff is going to build a campaign about anti-corruption, he can't keep giving in to the crypto industry. www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/...

Yet more disturbing evidence of what you're buying into when you buy Silicon Valley...

I think this post is spot on and I worry about the current students/recent grads who aren't getting a chance to build up the skills they'll need because critical parts of their development have coincided with the AI bubble.

This new #crypto product will help almost no one, because few people own enough crypto to make a home down payment anyway. It’s yet another example of crypto “solutions” that are in search of problems. Thank you, @profhilaryallen.bsky.social marketwise.com/investing/cr...

I was inordinately excited to spot myself in @benmckenzie.bsky.social’s new documentary - but my main takeaway was “who knew crypto skepticism could be so much fun?” Go see it! www.fandango.com/everyone-is-...

I’m excited to be a speaker at @NCRC’s 2026 #JustEconomy Conference on April 15. I will be speaking about the extractive crypto industry - if you're interested, you can register here: www.ncrc.org/conference

Yeah, when people tell me “we need to teach them how to use chatbots” I ask them what precisely is the skill involved that isn’t critical thinking? The chat interface is *specifically* designed for fluency. Imagine if we had invented courses to teach using touchscreens when they came out.

If you somehow don't have enough to worry about and are looking for something to add to the list, I wrote a paper about why bank regulation isn't up to the task of dealing with new operational risks papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Coinbase is the latest crypto company to receive approval from the Trump administration to obtain a (limited) bank charter.

Yet another illustration why you don’t want to depend on AI as a cognitive crutch - what happens when it gets turned off?

Great. I’m now being trolled by some AI tool directly in my inbox.

This is the Senator who is deeply in bed with crypto, thinks the problem is that Democrats use Funny Words, & hangs out with the Abundance/Popularism/Deciding to Win crowd that pals around with right-wing extremists & doesn’t see Black voters. So no, let’s not do this. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Mystery solved by @reuters.com: SEC's new enforcement chief bailed -- after 6 most on job -- after getting pushback for pursuing charges that touched Trump's circle. www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Good move by NY. Keeping cash in circulation doesn’t just promote equity. It’s also good policy for disaster preparedness. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

what a fantastic project from @profhilaryallen.bsky.social! A serialized, accessible book by an expert in her field

When I present my academic work on the political economy of Silicon Valley, I can't tell you how many times I've heard the response "they wouldn't do that - it would lose them money." But @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social has it in a nutshell here - "control, power, impunity" are the real goals.

Feeling vindicated... fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...

Hoping that Bsky can help me out with recommendations for some good history/sociology books on gambling. What have you got for me?

The cryptocurrency industry super PACs dumped $14.2 million into the Illinois primaries. 90% of that – $12.8 million – was wasted, in that it went to opposing Democratic candidates who won their primaries (Stratton in the Senate race, Ford in H-07) or supporting their opponents.

Let crypto support become a scarlet letter for every D candidate

I’m excited to be a speaker at @NCRC’s 2026 #JustEconomy Conference on April 15. I will be speaking about the extractive crypto industry - if you're interested, you can register here: www.ncrc.org/conference

Of course Andreessen hates introspection. If he did any, he'd have to acknowledge that he's not that special; mostly just lucky enough to have been enrolled at Illinois when it was participating in an NSF program funding the development of the Mosaic web browser. fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...

This post reminded me of a great paper by @jodishort.bsky.social Lots of government/public services shouldn’t be run like businesses, but the double whammy is that they’re expected to run as businesses but aren’t even afforded the tools that businesses rely on to prosper

So true and I’m seeing it everywhere.

Because blockchains suck for payments processing (and pretty much everything else) fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...

Why is it always Andreessen Horowitz? … and always Chuck Schumer?