Money & Sovereignty
Bitcoin, decentralization, venture capital, network states — who holds the keys, and what changes when that moves.
- #576From a $12K Monthly Bill to Zero: Owning Your AI Stack and Your DataOctober 12, 2026
- #570R2-D2 Belongs to You: Building Sovereign AI in the Age of Centralized PowerAugust 31, 2026
- #10436,000 Companies, One Metric: What DPI Did to Private EquityStewart SquaredAugust 27, 2026
- #562When the Rule-Based Order Wobbles: Investing in Resilience Over SizeJuly 17, 2026
- #558God Mode Off: Sex, Psychedelics, and Staying Human in a Transhuman WorldJuly 3, 2026
- #555Bonds Without Borders: Tokenization, Sovereignty, and the Truth of MarketsJune 19, 2026
- #553The Connection Economy: What Recruiting Teaches Us About Human ValueJune 12, 2026
- #93Too Big to Question: SpaceX, Wall Street, and the End of AccountabilityStewart SquaredJune 11, 2026
- #552The Unbanked Advantage: How Nigeria's Financial Chaos Made It Crypto-ReadyJune 8, 2026
- #547Dead Forests and Living Networks: Why the Future of Knowledge Looks Like Fungi, Not Filing CabinetsMay 18, 2026
- #546Beyond Postgres and Node.js: What Happens When Your Database Runs Your CodeMay 11, 2026
- #88Conspiracy Factist vs. Practical Capitalist: The Alsop DebateStewart SquaredMay 7, 2026
- #87Tighter Than Microsoft, Smarter Than Apple: Anthropic's Blueprint to Own the AI StackStewart SquaredApril 30, 2026
- #543The Year of Agents and the Industries Not Ready for ThemApril 20, 2026
- #540Own the Software or Go AmishMarch 30, 2026
- #539Zero Trust Everything: Rebuilding the Internet's Money LayerMarch 23, 2026
- #81Indoor, Outdoor, In Between: The Real Future of Human ExperienceStewart SquaredMarch 19, 2026
- #538Outside the Three Institutions: Network States, Sovereign TechMarch 16, 2026
- #536From Filament to Agents: The Tools Keep Getting Cheaper and the Judgment Keeps Getting ScarcerMarch 9, 2026
- #535The Technological Adolescence: Can Humans Keep Up With AI's Puberty?March 2, 2026
- #534From COVID's Trust Bonfire to Decentralized EverythingFebruary 23, 2026
- #531Revenue-Based Lending Meets Crypto: Building Leviathan on SuiFebruary 13, 2026
- #529Semantic Sovereignty: Why Knowledge Graphs Beat $100 Billion Context GraphsFebruary 6, 2026
- #528Fighting the AI Flood: From Information Overload to Family SovereigntyFebruary 2, 2026
- #527Breaking the FinTech Echo Chamber: Tommy Yu's Behavioral Finance Operating SystemJanuary 30, 2026
- #74From Cold War to AI War: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and the Future of DemocracyStewart SquaredJanuary 29, 2026
- #523Space Computer: When Your Trusted Execution Environment Needs a RocketJanuary 16, 2026
- #72From Yahoo's Directory to Apple's Neural Chips: The Evolution of Structured KnowledgeStewart SquaredJanuary 15, 2026
- #70From Twitter to Threads: Escaping the Training Data Mines of Late CapitalismStewart SquaredJanuary 1, 2026
- #518Decentralization Without Romance: Incentives, Mesh Networks, and Practical CryptoDecember 29, 2025
- #514The Theater of Politics and the Architecture of ControlDecember 15, 2025
- #513The Power of Coherence: Why Some Ideas Hold Civilizations TogetherDecember 12, 2025
- #512From Deep Space to Bioelectric Life: Wandering the New Frontier of UnderstandingDecember 8, 2025
- #504Space Gold and AI Judges: Stewart Alsop and Harry McKay Roper on What’s Coming NextNovember 7, 2025
- #503The Physics of Freedom: From Economic Collapse to Cognitive AbundanceNovember 3, 2025
- #502Governance by Design: Building Fair Systems in the Age of IntelligenceOctober 31, 2025
- #500When Linear Lives Meet Exponential SystemsOctober 24, 2025
- #499Volumetric Trust: How Blockchain Could Evolve Beyond TimeOctober 20, 2025
- #59When Information Became the New EmpireStewart SquaredOctober 16, 2025
- #496Bitcoin After the Hype: A Conversation with Paul Sztorc on What’s RealOctober 10, 2025
- #494Recursive Loops, Cult Startups, and the Mirage of AIOctober 3, 2025
- #57Silicon, Sovereignty, and Speculation: The Stakes of AI’s Next PhaseStewart SquaredOctober 2, 2025
- #31Agentes de IA en el laboratorio cripto argentinoCrazy Wisdom en Español1 de octubre de 2025
- #493Decentralization as Culture: Trust, Truth, and the Future of ConnectionSeptember 29, 2025
- #492From Peer-to-Peer to Cosmolocalism: Michel Bauwens on Building the Next WorldSeptember 26, 2025
- #487Stablecoins as Weapons, Bitcoin as Escape: A Conversation on Money and ControlSeptember 8, 2025
- #486Sovereignty by Markets: How Futarchy Turns Bets into DecisionsSeptember 5, 2025
- #485Bitcoin as Silent Revolution, AI as Accelerated IntelligenceSeptember 1, 2025
- #484Pirates, Black Swans, and Smart Contracts: Rethinking Insurance in DeFiAugust 29, 2025
- #52The Illusion of Choice in Big TechStewart SquaredAugust 28, 2025
- #51Ray-Bans, Apple Stock, and the Long Game of Power and TimingStewart SquaredAugust 21, 2025
- #480The Patchwork Age and Why AI Can’t Grasp the Human StoryAugust 15, 2025
- #50Star Hubs, Server Farms, and the Strange New Geography of AIStewart SquaredAugust 14, 2025
- #479From Bitcoin to Birdsong: Building Trust in a World of FakesAugust 11, 2025
- #475The Illusion We Opt Into: VR, AI, and the Fractals of RealityJuly 28, 2025
- #465Proof of Aliveness: A Cryptographic Theater of the RealJune 2, 2025
- #39Trust Issues: From Meme Coins to MainframesStewart SquaredMay 29, 2025
- #464From Meme Coins to Mind Melds: Crypto Meets AIMay 26, 2025
- #461Morpheus in the Classroom: AI, Education, and the New LiteracyMay 16, 2025
- #460Voice First, Future Forward: The AI Agents Are HereMay 12, 2025
- #455The End of IPOs and the Rise of Tokenized EverythingApril 25, 2025
- #32Startups, Deadlines, and Drift: The Venture Logic Behind Modern NewsroomsStewart SquaredApril 10, 2025
- #446Decentralized Truth and the Digital RepublicMarch 24, 2025
- #445How Decentralized Tech Could Challenge Nation-StatesMarch 21, 2025
- #29Bridging the Physical and Digital: Investing in the Next Big ShiftStewart SquaredMarch 20, 2025
- #26Inteligencia Artificial y Energía Nuclear: ¿El Futuro de la Innovación?Crazy Wisdom en Español5 de marzo de 2025
- #26Steve Case on the Internet’s Wild Ride and What’s NextStewart SquaredFebruary 27, 2025
- #438What If AI Is Just the Next Political Revolution?February 24, 2025
- #437From Garage Sales to Multi-Million Dollar E-Commerce EmpiresFebruary 21, 2025
- #435How AI, Drones, and Rare Earths Will Decide the Next Global ConflictFebruary 14, 2025
- #434From the Age of Answers to the Age of QuestionsFebruary 10, 2025
- #24From Ethernet to AGI: Tracing the Threads of ConnectionStewart SquaredFebruary 6, 2025
- #22Física, Filosofía y Finanzas: Cómo la Complejidad Conecta TodoCrazy Wisdom en Español5 de febrero de 2025
- #432The Matrix, The Demiurge, and My Digital SoulFebruary 3, 2025
- #430From Sci-Fi to Reality: The Human Side of AI and Its Global ImpactJanuary 27, 2025
- #429Breaking Free from BS Jobs: AI’s Role in a More Creative FutureJanuary 24, 2025
- #428From DARPA to Neuralink: The Future We Can't ImagineJanuary 20, 2025
- #423Currency Wars, AI Dreams, and the Digital Feudal LordsJanuary 3, 2025
- #421Argentina Unfiltered: Chaos, Crypto, and Creative SurvivalDecember 27, 2024
- #419Bitcoin, Bureaucracy, and the AI Takeover: A No-BS Look at What’s Next with Terrance YangDecember 20, 2024
- #414AI vs. Human Potential: Stewart Alsop III and Alexander Explore What’s NextDecember 2, 2024
- #410From Space Economies to Spiritual Roots: Technology’s Role in Shaping HumanityNovember 18, 2024
- #409Civilization 3.0: How Intentional Communities and Crypto Could Transform the WorldNovember 15, 2024
- #407Transhumanism Lite: Using Urbit and Spaced Repetition to Hack Your Brain, Not Replace ItNovember 8, 2024
- #15Why Gen Z Thinks Differently: Growing Up in a World That Never Logs OffStewart SquaredNovember 7, 2024
- #405The New Digital Nomad Dilemma: Financial Advice for an Untethered LifeNovember 1, 2024
- #398Liberty's Future: Yaron Brook on Argentina, Objectivism, and Technology’s RoleOctober 8, 2024
- #396From Chaos to Crypto: How Argentina’s Turmoil is Fueling Global InnovationSeptember 30, 2024
- #389Reinventing the System: Why Our Institutions Are Failing and What Comes NextSeptember 7, 2024
- #387Building a Decentralized Utopia: John Hyde on Turf, Urbit, and the FutureAugust 30, 2024
- #386Connecting the Dots: Chainlink, Crypto, and the Global EconomyAugust 26, 2024
- #385In Algorithms We Trust? The Power and Perils of AI in Our LivesAugust 23, 2024
- #383From Founder-Led Sales to Team Excellence: A Blueprint for Startup SuccessAugust 16, 2024
- #382What is a Solana Economic Zone? w/ Farhaj MayanAugust 14, 2024
- #380The Path to Digital Sovereignty: Exploring Urbit with ~tiller-tolbusAugust 9, 2024
- #376Philosophy Meets Technology: AI, Consciousness, and Legal InnovationJuly 27, 2024
- —Gobernanza Digital: Creando Comunidades Justas con KlerosCrazy Wisdom en Español3 de julio de 2024
- —Crypto, AI, and the New Age of Wisdom with David WeinsteinJune 14, 2024
- —Blockchain Meets AI: The New Era of Distributed TechnologiesJune 10, 2024
- —La Era de la Descentralización: Conversaciones con Marina MarchesottiCrazy Wisdom en Español5 de junio de 2024
- —Southern Shifts: Exploring Tech and Expat Life with Nilrun MarduxApril 19, 2024
- —Redefining Clouds: AI's Leap into DecentralizationMarch 8, 2024
- —Cripto y Cultura: La Visión de Mauro Spigolon sobre Argentina DigitalCrazy Wisdom en Español21 de febrero de 2024
- —Criptomonedas y Descentralización: Un Nuevo Horizonte FinancieroCrazy Wisdom en Español6 de febrero de 2024
- —Humanity's Universal Operating System: Discussing Magic, Business, and Urbit with Jonathan PritchardJanuary 15, 2024
- —The Privacy Paradigm: Envisioning Decentralized AI in a Data-Driven WorldJanuary 8, 2024
- —The Argentine Advantage: Thriving in a World of UncertaintyNovember 21, 2023
- —The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Conversation with Ivan MontoyaAugust 14, 2023
- —Can Decentralized Exchanges and Knowledge Management Transform the Crypto Space? - A Conversation with Jae YangJune 12, 2023
- —Legacy internet vs New Internet? - AJ LamarcApril 3, 2023
- —What are the use cases for distributed networked computing instead of centralized systems? - Eric HelalFebruary 13, 2023
- —What does it mean to reject and transcend triviality? - Trent GillhamJanuary 30, 2023
- —How is a human similar to a shattered giant ice cube? - Owen BarnesJanuary 23, 2023
- —What is a virtual machine? - StephenJanuary 9, 2023
- —What does it mean to build NFT on the BTC blockchain? - Casey RodarmorDecember 19, 2022
- —What is the thing about exponentials? - Kenny RoweDecember 12, 2022
- —How long does delusion traditionally outlast sanity? - Aaron LowryDecember 5, 2022
- —What is the fundamental process behind decentralization? - Mike TownsendNovember 1, 2022
- —What Will Urbit Look Like in 1,000 Years? w/ Tim from UqbarAugust 1, 2022
- —What is Urbit trying to do? w/ Theodore BlackmanJune 27, 2022
- —Will Urbit Replace Linux? w/ Peter McEvoyJune 20, 2022
- —Is Bitcoin the Universal Basic Income? w/ Michael HawaiiJune 13, 2022
- —Who was the Bitcoin Jesus? - Bernardo OliveiraMay 10, 2022
- —What is meant by the phrase "The medium is the message"? - Steven FanJuly 2, 2021
- —What exactly is an NFT? - Daliso NgomaMay 5, 2021
- —What effects will decentralized currency have on Nation States? - Zura GuerraNovember 2, 2020
- —What makes some people contrarian? - Enzo CavalieAugust 21, 2020
- —How do you survive and thrive in our authoritarian future? - Simon Chamorro: CEO of ValiuMarch 27, 2020
- —What is the current state of Crypto and how do they relate to the fundamentals? - Dan HannumMarch 4, 2020
- —What is the relationship between creativity and venture capital? - Leo Polovets: Susa VenturesFebruary 26, 2020
- —What is it like to succeed when 290 investors tell you no? - Benjamin Fernandes: CEO of NALAJanuary 29, 2020
- —What is the hallmark of true mastery? - Jacob Cole: CEO of IdeaFlowJanuary 27, 2020
- —What is the relationship between money and entrepreneurship? Marco Fuxa: Investor and EntrepreneurDecember 10, 2019
- —What is the global playing field for startups? - Boris Wertz (Version One VC)November 11, 2019
- —Why did Satoshi remain anonymous? - Dan Hannum (CEO Hannum Capital Management)October 5, 2019
- —What's really going on in Crypto - Mike Dudas (The Block)October 2, 2019
- —How do geopolitics and technology intersect? - Nathaniel Raymond (Yale)September 25, 2019
- —Steve Schlafman: Venture Capital, Chronic Pain, CreativityAugust 26, 2019
- —Maia Bittner: Startups, Business and Life in SFAugust 23, 2019
- —Special Interview Series: Investing in the Ocean Technology SectorAugust 21, 2019
- —Online course for startup founders to raise money for a distributed teamJuly 22, 2019
- —Ryan Caldbeck - The Other Side of EntrepreneurshipJuly 22, 2019
- —Farbood Nivi - Making Crypto EasyJuly 15, 2019
- —Peter McCormack - The Stress of Running a Bitcoin PodcastJune 7, 2019
- —Jude Gomila: CEO of Golden - Polymaths at workMay 24, 2019
- —Arianna SimpsonApril 26, 2019
- —How to Use Stress as an Entrepreneur (feat. Mike Maples Jr.)November 19, 2018
- —How does meditation help you to find balance while creating something new? Anders Jones - CEO of Facet WealthJuly 9, 2018
- —How do you stay calm when everything around you is telling you to freak out? - Ruben Harris: Founder of Breaking Into StartupsJuly 2, 2018
- —Can you view stress as a motivator instead of as a disease? - Keith Rabois of Founders FundMay 22, 2018
- —Does following your bliss lead to more success in work and life? - Bill Tai of BitfuryMay 8, 2018
- —Michelle Tsng - Can a robot love a human better than another human can?April 15, 2018