Re-sharing below the latest edition of #Web3Weekly, my regular newsletter about decentralization. If you would like to receive it in your inbox every Sunday, please subscribe here. For a change, I want to highlight some excellent podcasts and videos covering our usual tech-y subject matter around here. As it happens…

#Web3Weekly: Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2022 — This post is adapted from a recent edition of my newsletter #Web3Weekly. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here. August couldn’t end soon enough for crypto traders, who suffered a “bleak month,” according to Coinbase. …

#Web3Weekly: Aug. 21–27, 2022 — This post is adapted from a recent edition of my newsletter #Web3Weekly. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here. Ethereum’s hotly anticipated network upgrade just got some welcome mainstream attention from the New York Times, which published a handy explainer Friday. If you’re just…

So what if Modern Monetary Theory isn’t being perfectly implemented? America’s current economic policies are the closest we’ll get in real life. This doesn’t always happen in newspaper journalism, but the headline on Jeanna Smialek’s latest story in the New York Times about economics professor Stephanie Kelton really does capture…

#Web3Weekly: Dec. 26, 2021-Jan. 1, 2022 — This post is adapted from a recent edition of my newsletter #Web3Weekly. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here. Crypto markets roared in 2021 despite ending with a whimper in the last few months. In this second installment of my two-part annual wrapup, let’s…

In a furiously busy year for decentralized tech, here were my top five highlights. — This post is adapted from a recent edition of my newsletter #Web3Weekly. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here. It’s time both to look back at the year that was and the one to come. I’ve decided to do that in two installments, starting…

I’ve set up a new way for writers interested in using Capsule’s revolutionary new platform to catch up with me in real time. A quick social sync today: I’ve created a new public calendar for anyone who wants to chat one-on-one about what we’re working on at Capsule Social to…

With a new job, I’m excited to be pushing decentralized publishing forward. — Some major personal news to pass along today: I will be joining Capsule Social as Head of Content & Writer Development, starting Thursday. Capsule is all about decentralized discourse and empowering creators. They’re building a publishing platform that leverages blockchain technology both for censorship-resistant hosting of content and for payments…

Meanwhile, the real promise for the future is decentralized tech that’s forging ahead — Re-sharing below the latest edition of #Web3Weekly, my regular newsletter about decentralization. This installment covers Oct. 17–23, 2021. If you’d like to get #Web3Weekly in your inbox every Sunday, please subscribe here. Facebook may be changing its name soon, according to a big scoop by The Verge’s Alex Heath on…