What we owe the algorithms that shaped us
An examination of the moral questions that arise when the recommender systems that determined what we read, watched, and believed are finally being audited.
The attention merchants are losing
After two decades of optimising for engagement, the platforms that built the attention economy are discovering that attention is finite.
The DAO that actually governed something — and the lessons it left behind
Constitution DAO's failure launched a thousand governance experiments.
The country that made Bitcoin legal tender — and what happened next
El Salvador's experiment with Bitcoin as legal tender is now four years old.
DeFi grew up: how decentralised finance is entering traditional banking
Several DeFi protocols have now obtained banking licences or formed partnerships with regulated institutions.
The NFT market’s second act looks nothing like its first
After the 2022 crash wiped out 95% of NFT value, a smaller, more serious market has emerged.
The Ethereum upgrade that made gas fees irrelevant — almost
EIP-4844 blobs reduced Layer 2 transaction costs by 90%.
Bitcoin’s institutional moment: what BlackRock’s ETF actually changed
One year after the first spot Bitcoin ETFs launched, institutional ownership has transformed the asset's volatility profile.
What we lost when comments died: the oral history of internet discussion
From Usenet to Reddit to X's current incarnation, we trace the evolution of public online conversation.
The 30-year-old who built a media company by never hiring journalists
A former product manager turned publisher is running one of the internet's most-read technology newsletters with no editorial staff.