“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
this story about Benjamin Mauerberger, a south african #crypto bro and card carrying member of the chinese #mafia who made so much money via #pigbutchering and other crypto scams that he managed to co-opt a large part of #Thailand's government (to say nothing of #Cambodia and #Myanmar) is nuts.
if you’re wondering about the dark forces driving the current war between thailand and cambodia, this is one of those forces.
#sapol #southafrica #whaleHunting #triads #organizedcrime #ChineseMafia #pigbutchering #ASEAN #scams #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #princeGroup #huione
“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
Expert systems are inevitable
Don’t get left behind, Flash is the future
Java Applets will replace all other software
Cryptocurrency will obsolete fiat currency
Better claim your stake in the Metaverse
By 2015, we will all have self-driving cars
Pen computing is going to end keyboards on laptops
You’ll look so stupid if you miss out on NFTs
@thomasfuchs can someone explain to me how they tied crypto to a fiat currency? Where is the inherent value in a bitcoin?
The year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily on bitcoin, sending share prices tumbling and reviving fears of a bubble. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/28/bitcoint-bets-backfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #investments
Are cryptocurrencies a genuine innovation capable of serving the common good, or a speculative threat to financial and social stability? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/26/world/crypto-opportunity-or-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #ethereum #stablecoin #federalreserve #commodityfuturestradingcommission #securitiesandexchangecommission
From #cryptocurrency to adoption, from an immigrant's experience in school sports to a former death row inmate, here are 10 of our best long-form stories of 2025:
https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2025/
#politics #USpol #news #Texas #environment #DeathPenalty #immigration #BestOf2025
