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Commentary & rants · 10

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427 · Selected publications · 10/18

Exchanges & custody

Crypto was never about numbers on a screen.

It was about opting out. About distrust becoming rational, self-custody becoming responsibility, and freedom coming with consequences.

Commentary & rants2 min
KOLs & promotion

Practical principles for a healthier Crypto Twitter

Stop outsourcing your thinking to KOLs. Stop confusing visibility or money with credibility. Stop chasing shills, sponsored narratives, and artificial urgency. Stop buying into political theater whose only purpose is liquidity extraction.…

Commentary & rants2 min
KOLs & promotion

Whaleguru and the alleged Solana Syndicate network

This account belongs to the "Solana Syndicate", a coordinated swarm pushing mass hype, artificial narratives, and extraction cycles disguised as community.

Commentary & rants2 min
KOLs & promotion

New Twitter: X vs Operation Bluebird

A legal battle over the Twitter brand is unfolding. X Corp, owned by Elon Musk, has filed a federal lawsuit against the startup Operation Bluebird.

Commentary & rants1 min
Market structure

Decentralisation and control · 11 Jan 2026

I get asked about this constantly, so I want to answer it here once for everyone. Unfortunately, I receive more questions about $whitewhale than about my own project.

Commentary & rants3 min
Politics & conflicts

Trump: Web3 culture · 9 Jan 2026

This is exactly why the reaction of large parts of crypto X to Donald Trump is not just hypocritical, but structurally revealing.

Commentary & rants3 min
Research methods

Binance: building useful products · 5 Jan 2026

I really hope you can see that everything we do is driven by passion, a clear mission, and is completely free of any lobby, hidden agenda, or paid influence.

Commentary & rants3 min
KOLs & promotion

Solana: Web3 culture · 4 Jan 2026

I ask you to please show a bit of respect and read this to the end, because it is slowly reaching an uncomfortable level of noise.

Commentary & rants4 min
Market structure

Decentralisation and control · 3 Jan 2026

These are my words, and I mean them seriously. And I say this as someone who wants crypto to succeed. But some chains are lost. Completely lost.

Commentary & rants3 min
Politics & conflicts

Be honest. Are this many people really that dumb?

Absolutely insane how many people are still bullish or are shilling $WLFI and USD1 after everything Trump adjacent mafia crypto deals have done to this space.

Commentary & rants2 min
Politics & conflicts

World Liberty Financial: exchange accountability · 2 Jan 2026

Let’s stick to facts: 🔺Binance and CZ pleaded guilty in 11/2023 and paid over 4 billion USD in fines. 🔺In 03/2025, WLFI launches USD1. 🔺Shortly after, a 2 billion investment flows into Binance via MGX. 🔺By 05/2025, it becomes clear the…

Commentary & rants2 min
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