This Saturday I’ll speak at Brotéria, in Lisbon, in the wonderful company of Erik Bordeleau, João Sarmento, Salomé Lopes Coelho, and Sonia D'Alto, in an event organised by Sara Castelo Branco. Come around to talk magic and technology. @derivativ.bsky.social @salomecoelho.bsky.social

"We were supposed to be replacing a broken system with something better. Instead we are swapping out one ponzi for another." rekt.news/libra-rugged/

Excellent article on multiple (pseudo) state-sponsored memecoins preceding the Argentinian rug pull. "Is this the future of national fundraising, or just the latest evolution of the classic Nigerian Prince email?" rekt.news/state-of-dec...

BOOK OUT NOW: Artists, Activists, and Worldbuilders on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: Conversations about Funding, Self-Organisation, and Reclaiming the Future Inte Gloerich in conversation with E. Bordeleau, R.Catlow, A. Launay, Y. Khalili, P. Rafferty, and S. Troncoso tinyurl.com/ajnmh4f

"What the Trump administration wants — is to keep everything moving fast. Muzzle velocity. If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. (...) The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

come on, not one DeepSeek-inflicted margin call?

AFTER PROTOCOLS, the last issue of Revue Espace art Actuel # 139 is out! Co-directed by @ncasemajor.bsky.social and myself, the bilingual issue (French-English) discuss all things related to art & blockchain. Enjoy! espaceartactuel.com/en/produit/1... Cover image: @isthisa.bsky.social

Sagan was a prophet.

For the Digital Soul Protocol seminar at CircusNext in Paris, Lene Vollhardt and I made this short film around our encounter with Guy Carrara, the co-director of the famous Archaos Circus in Marseille. An ode to the power of trust and speculative generosity - Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Whp...

“You can get away with pretty much anything as long as you’re cute about it.” spikeartmagazine.com/articles/op-...

If the state won’t secure my future, maybe a fortune in crypto will. (...) Everything you want to know about Trump, degens, cryptostatecraft and speculative communities by the ever excellent Andrea Leiter transformativeprivatelaw.com/who-gets-to-...