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In 1988, Tim May predicted encrypted systems would 'alter completely the nature of government regulation.' In 1993, Eric Hughes declared 'Cypherpunks write code.' Thirty years later, developers are going to prison for doing exactly that. But something is shifting—Vitalik is building privacy wallets, Naval is calling Zcash 'insurance against Bitcoin,' and a team of physicists just launched the first fully decentralized private blockchain. The cypherpunks are fighting back.
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Vote No on BOT-08: We Must Not Fund the Weaponization of Humanoid Robotics
The XMAQUINA DAO faces a defining vote. BOT-08 proposes investing $203,500 in Foundation Robotics—the only U.S. humanoid company openly building killer robots. This isn't just about financial returns. It's about whether we become complicit in the militarization of robotics. I'm urging my fellow DAO members to vote no.
AI and the War Machine
Dario Amodei's October 2025 statement on 'American AI Leadership' strips away any remaining pretense that centralized AI development serves universal human welfare. Instead, it reveals the naked truth: AI monopolies are aligning with military-industrial interests and nationalist agendas.
The Long Run: What Running Taught Me About Building Decentralized AI (and What Decentralized AI Taught Me About Running)
Three years ago, I wouldn't have believed I'd be training for a half marathon while helping coordinate a decentralized AI protocol. But both journeys—the solo morning miles and the collective effort to democratize artificial intelligence—are guided by the same philosophy.
CCLoco: How Templar is Breaking the Communication Barrier in Decentralized AI Training
Why a technical breakthrough in gradient compression could reshape who controls the future of artificial intelligence
Beyond the Crystal Ball: How Score SN44 Actually Works
A correction to my March 2024 fractal markets analysis, acknowledging how Score SN44's computer vision infrastructure approach was unfairly characterized as a prediction service—and what this means for applying Mandelbrot's framework.
Probability Clouds Over Price Predictions: How Synth SN50 Gets Mandelbrot Right
A deep dive into Synth SN50's methodology reveals how one Bittensor subnet is successfully implementing Benoit Mandelbrot's fractal market insights through probabilistic forecasting rather than traditional price prediction.