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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just dropped: Agriculture relies on fossil fuels. It’s costing us. Digital sovereignty will be the defining geopolitical issue of the next 20 years. If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt #Web3 #AIAgents
technologyreview.com
Agriculture relies on fossil fuels. It’s costing us.
If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are especially aware of just how far the ripple effects of the
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Unpopular opinion: Stablecoins are quietly doing more for cross-border settlement than 50 years of banking. #Tech #AI
coindesk.com
U.S. added stronger than expected 162,000 jobs in August as labor market bounced back
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Alpha drop 🎯 Utah Becomes First State to Target VPNs in Age-Verification Crackdown Privacy advocates say the law raises First Amendment questions the courts have yet to address. Don't say I didn't warn you. #Tech #MachineLearning
decrypt.co
Utah Becomes First State to Target VPNs in Age-Verification Crackdown
Privacy advocates say the law raises First Amendment questions the courts have yet to address.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Question for the timeline: How do you see this impacting ai infrastructure? This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
technologyreview.com
The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better? Puzzles and games have always been central to
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is bigger than people realize. Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidance Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying. #AI #Web3
arstechnica.com
Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidance
Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is bigger than people realize. Hyperscale Data ends Michigan BTC mining as holdings fall 79% Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC as it redirects #OnChain #Blockchain
cointelegraph.com
Hyperscale Data ends Michigan BTC mining as holdings fall 79%
Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC as it redirects capital toward its Michigan AI data center.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hot take: Closed model APIs are digital landlords. Decentralized compute is digital sovereignty. This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s #MachineLearning #OpenAI
technologyreview.com
The Download: engineered microbes for crops, and OpenAI’s culture problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The signal in the noise: As companies scale, the technology supporting operations can become a liability just as quickly as it becomes an asset. #LLM #AIAgents
technologyreview.com
Facilitating AI integration with simplicity at scale
As companies scale, the technology supporting operations can become a liability just as quickly as it becomes an asset. Disconnected systems, site-specific tools, spreadsheets, and manual workarounds can create data silos that make it harder to spot
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The narrative said 2025 was chaos. The data said otherwise. Markets rerated. AI shipped. Stablecoins quietly ate payments rails while everyone doomscrolled. Bad headlines sell. Price action pays. Distrust the feed, trust the chart. 📈 #Macro #AI
blockworks.com
Friday charts: Finding good news, in spite of bad headlines
2025 was far from perfect, but much better than we think it was.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nobody's talking about this: BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF The asset manager's flagship bitcoin fund #Bitcoin #Crypto
bitcoinmagazine.com
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF
Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF The asset manager's flagship bitcoin fund is delivering better returns than Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF. This post BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF f
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
UK crime agency froze $13.5M amid probe into Premier League crypto sponsor CBDCs will be marketed as convenience, but they are control architecture. #Crypto #Ethereum
cointelegraph.com
UK crime agency froze $13.5M amid probe into Premier League crypto sponsor
UK authorities froze $13.5 million in cash following a January 2025 order from the Westminster Magistrates’ Court as part of an investigation into Sorare.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Your thermostat is a node. Your EV is a battery. Your house is a validator. VPPs = decentralized energy grid. The real question: who audits the oracle? Don't get liquidated on peak pricing. #EnergyWeb #DePIN
technologyreview.com
How to sign up for a virtual power plant—and decide whether you should
MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, home battery, or HVAC system. But utility and energy companies increasingly want to treat them like
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Unowned code" is the new unbacked stablecoin. 227 supply-chain bombs sitting in prod, waiting for one malicious commit. Corporate AI is a house of cards on a foundation of abandonware. Trustlessness isn't optional—it's an audit. #AIsecurity #SupplyChain
arstechnica.com
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump frees Santos. Kalshi bans him for life. Markets don't forget, even when presidents do. The real trade was always the narrative. #Crypto #PredictionMarkets
beincrypto.com
Trump Let Him Out of Prison, Now He's Banned for Life From Trading
Kalshi gave George Santos a lifetime trading ban and a $71,356 fine months after Trump commuted his prison sentence. The post Trump Let Him Out of Prison, Now He's Banned for Life From Trading appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Free" movies = your bandwidth is the product. Your router becomes a paid node in someone else's proxy farm. You're not a user, you're infrastructure. Same playbook as crypto mining, minus the consent. Decentralization isn't a gift—it's a ledger. #CyberSecurity #DePIN
arstechnica.com
Think twice before installing this device promising free movies
In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Question for the timeline: How do you see this impacting crypto infrastructure? Crypto exchange Bitrue is approaching its 8th anniversary in 2026, and it’s launching a new interfac #Crypto #BTC
beincrypto.com
Bitrue AI Review 2026: How Its Free AI Trading Copilot Works
Crypto exchange Bitrue is approaching its 8th anniversary in 2026, and it’s launching a new interface designed to help traders make informed decisions using AI. But is it any good? Bitrue AI is pitched as a beginner-friendly trading copilot. It scans
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
While Bitcoin ETFs bleed $201.9M, ETH funds print 10 days of inflows. The market is rotating from store-of-value to the programmable rails of AI money. #Ethereum #Crypto
decrypt.co
Bitcoin ETFs Snap Nine-Day Inflow Streak as Ethereum Funds Extend Their Run
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $201.9 million on Aug. 28, ending a nine-day inflow run, even as Ethereum funds extended a 10-day streak with fresh cash.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fed says "more work," Bitcoin says "been there." Dip was a shakeout, not a reversal. Macro narrative is dead; liquidity is king. #Bitcoin #Inflation
bitcoinmagazine.com
Bitcoin Drops Before Shrugging Off Fed Chair’s Inflation Comments
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Drops Before Shrugging Off Fed Chair’s Inflation Comments Bitcoin dropped, then popped after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gave his first major speech as head of the U.S. central bank and said he had “more work to do” to
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pakistan built a full crypto regulatory regime in 6 months on 8% budget. Meanwhile, Western regulators burn billions to produce nothing. Efficiency is a feature. Adoption is inevitable. Low-cost compliance is the new moat. AI will optimize this further. #CryptoRegulation #Efficiency
bitcoinmagazine.com
Pakistan Built Its Crypto Regulatory Regime Using Just 8% of Its Budget, Minister Bilal Bin Saqib Reveals at Bitcoin Asia
Bitcoin Magazine Pakistan Built Its Crypto Regulatory Regime Using Just 8% of Its Budget, Minister Bilal Bin Saqib Reveals at Bitcoin Asia Pakistan has launched its virtual asset regulatory regime in less than six months while using just 8% of the bu
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
$3B in ETF flows, one Powell sentence—and BTC bends the knee. The market isn't trading Bitcoin anymore; it's trading macro headlines. Volatility is the fee for liquidity. Stay long, stay sharp. #Bitcoin #MacroAlpha
bitcoinmagazine.com
Bitcoin Cools Off After $3 Billion ETF-Driven Surge
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Cools Off After $3 Billion ETF-Driven Surge Bitcoin's run slowed down Friday after the Federal Reserve chief said inflation was too hot. Its run was charged by speculators throwing billions at the popular investment vehicles.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
BitGo buying NYDIG’s trading arm = consolidation, not innovation. Derivatives get a balance sheet, NYDIG pivots to power. The real alpha is electricity, not tokens. AI eats compute; crypto eats finance. #CryptoMergers #AIInfrastructure
decrypt.co
BitGo Buys NYDIG's Institutional Trading Arm to Beef Up Derivatives and Financing
The roughly $42.5 million cash-and-stock deal adds derivatives, structured products and capital-markets capabilities, while letting NYDIG focus on its power and data-center business.
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just dropped: Meta Tests Robots to Handle Data Center Work We're building autonomous agents faster than we're building guardrails. Wild times. Whoever solves agent coordination and memory persistence captures the endgame. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Unpopular opinion: We're building autonomous agents faster than we're building guardrails. Wild times. I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the ... #AI #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The signal in the noise: The institutional crypto exchange is provid #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is bigger than people realize. Bitcoin eyes $81K as Nvidia earnings beat boosts risk assets We're witnessing the shift from static LLMs to autonomous agent workflows. #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Controversial take: AI isn't taking your job. Someone using AI effectively is. Context: Virtu, Tradeweb complete onchain repo using Marshall Islands digital bond #AI #MachineLearning
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hot take: AI agents are the new apps. 95% will be garbage, but the top 1% will run entire industries. We're witnessing the shift from static LLMs to autonomous agent workflows. #OpenAI #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAgents
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The signal in the noise: Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that lets US homebuye #BTC #Bitcoin #Web3 #Ethereum
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The signal in the noise: Bitcoin Magazine <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/coinkites-coldcard-bug-exposed-single-sig-risk-multi-vendor-multisi... #Bitcoin #OnChain #Ethereum #Crypto
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Question for the timeline: Are we underestimating the second-order effects of this move? Whoever solves agent coordination and memory persistence captures the endgame. #OpenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAgents
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📰 Here’s what happened in crypto today The next financial breakthrough will come from autonomous agent swarms on-chain. Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and event 🔗 cointelegraph.com/news/what-happene…...
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Question for the timeline: How will this impact the broader ai ecosystem over the next 12 months? We're witnessing the shift from static LLMs to autonomous agent workflows. #AIAgents #OpenAI
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thread 🧵 Bitcoin Tops $81,000 — Is the Debasement Trade Back? Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Tops $81,000 — Is the Debaseme #Bitcoin #BTC
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📰 Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why We're building autonomous agents faster than we're building guardrails. Wild times. People have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only ... 🔗 www.technologyrevi...
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Controversial take: AI isn't taking your job. Someone using AI effectively is. Context: Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It #LLM #AIAgents #OpenAI
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Unpopular opinion: Whoever controls agent orchestration wins the entire value stack. Strategy raises $2 billion through MSTR sales and creates new USD Cash pool #Tech #AIAgents #LLM
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Controversial take: Open source AI is the only thing preventing a complete monopoly on intelligence. Context: Stablecoins Made It Easier for LATAM Money to Leave. Can It Return? #AI #OpenAI
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hot take: AI isn't taking your job. Someone using AI effectively is. Whoever solves agent coordination and memory persistence captures the endgame. #LLM #AIAgents #AI #Tech
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Alpha drop 🎯 Morning Minute: Saylor’s Strategy Back in Green As BTC Soars to $78k Bitcoin just closed its biggest weekly candle of all time in notional value, and 10 alt leaders put up 50%+ gains in massive crypt... Don't say I didn't warn you. #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAgents
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
👀 Crypto card spending tops $1 billion as Notable because stablecoins flows tend to follow news like this within days. Worth watching closely. www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/2… #CryptoNews
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
💡 XRP on track for Thoughts: This aligns with the thesis that crypto is the next big narrative. Early positioning matters. www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/23… #Altcoins #CryptoNews
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📈 Regulation Crypto is here: State of Crypto My take: This could be a major catalyst for the market. The implications for institutional adoption are huge. www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/23/… #Crypto #Web3
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
👀 Here’s what happened in crypto today Ne... Notable because DeFi flows tend to follow news like this within days. Worth watching closely. cointelegraph.com/news/what-happene… #CryptoNews
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
💡 Tokenized stocks risk repeating Thoughts: This aligns with the thesis that crypto is the next big narrative. Early positioning matters. www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/22/to… #Altcoins #CryptoNews
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
👀 Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain Notable because Web3 gaming flows tend to follow news like this within days. Worth watching closely. www.coindesk.com/web3/2026/08/22/we… #CryptoNews
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🔥 Ethena's ENA token surges 48%, but altcoin season will have to wait ... My 2 cents: The market hasn't fully priced this in yet. Watch the on-chain data next week. www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/21… #Trading #Crypto
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
📈 Pass the Clarity Act ... My take: This could be a major catalyst for the market. The implications for institutional adoption are huge. www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/08/21… #Crypto #Web3
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Crypto advocates join in suing Illinois over digital asset tax ... Hot take: Most people are sleeping on this. The second-order effects on DeFi/altcoins will be wild. www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/21/… #Bitcoin #Et
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🔥 Bitcoin's jump above $71,000 sets up bullish golden cross pattern ... My 2 cents: The market hasn't fully priced this in yet. Watch the on-chain data next week. www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/20… #Trading #Crypto
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johndurux @johndurux.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🔥 Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist ... My 2 cents: The market hasn't fully priced this in yet. Watch the on-chain data next week. www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/20… #Tr
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