Linux at 35: the infrastructure behind everyday computing
A large part of crypto infrastructure too: Bitcoin nodes, Ethereum clients, Solana validators, RPCs, exchange backends and countless tools are commonly run on Linux.
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MASTR · 2024–2026
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Independent research in an attention-driven crypto feed
I don’t think people realise how rare genuinely independent accounts of any real size have become on CT, or how badly this space still needs them.
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Judge crypto actors by behaviour, not nationality
I learned very early, and life has confirmed it again and again, that appearance and origin tell you remarkably little about a person’s character, ability or intentions.
Commentary & rants2 min
Arc and the institutions behind an onchain financial network
Circle. BlackRock. DTCC. Visa. Mastercard. ICE. Standard Chartered. Galaxy. MoneyGram. SBI. Sumitomo. BNY. HSBC. State Street. Société Générale. Commerzbank. Add Aave, Morpho, Uniswap, the major exchanges, Chainlink, Ledger, Alchemy and the…
Research & analysis3 min
Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure: competing uses of power
According to CoinShares, AI and HPC infrastructure can currently generate around $1.5M in profit per megawatt. Bitcoin mining comes in closer to $500k.
Research & analysis2 min
CLARITY and crypto’s dependence on Washington: September 2026 commentary
Some of you spent fucking years explaining that crypto would make the old financial system irrelevant, only to discover that your conviction expires when the US Senate fails to advance a bill.
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Funding independent research: MASTR’s Giveth announcement
A small update from my side as a builder who often gets sidelined here, although maybe 2 or 3 people are actually interested.
Building & independence1 min
What regulatory clarity can and cannot fix
Oh, look at all the accounts with some crypto coin in their name begging Washington to pass the CLARITY Act as if Congress is about to descend from the heavens and fix crypto and give a bullrun for fun.
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Messages hidden in Bitcoin: headlines, memorials and everyday life
2 ANOTHER BAILOUT HEADLINE, ELEVEN YEARS LATER “NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed's Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue”
Research & analysis3 min
AI-assisted development and the need to inspect the result
software built with the latest and best AI models can be more secure than software written by developers.
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Wallet bubbles without context: MASTR’s criticism
Wallet bubbles without context: MASTR’s criticism. Dated original source, with context and links.
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The KOL deal behind a copy-trading leaderboard
Humanity Protocol’s promotional documents went as far as instructing trader KOLs to buy publicly after launch to demonstrate commitment.
Research & analysis2 min
Pump.fun fees: separating ecosystem revenue from protocol revenue
By September 12, Lookonchain’s cumulative tally reached 5,188,629 SOL, valued at approximately $842 MILLION, in reported SOL disposals.
Research & analysis2 min
AI: decentralisation and control · 12 Sep 2026
When an American CEO (here Dario Amodei, Anthropic) is willing to warn the world about the very technology his company is banking on to bring in billions, you start to wonder how close to midnight we really are.
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Web3 culture · 12 Sep 2026
Isn’t it ironic that one of the most popular apps, and the one some people keep presenting as a flagship product for the chain, is also one of the entities that has been nuking that same chain for years?
Commentary & rants2 min
LAPTOP’s launch and the role of sniper bots
How do you spend 6 months preparing a memecoin launch and still get the most basic part of the launch this badly wrong?
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Why MASTR refuses paid promotional deals
But the thought of posting a product here, praising it, telling people how great it is and putting my name behind things I cannot fully control makes my skin crawl.
Building & independence3 min
Crypto wealth concentration: the September 2026 commentary
Only 290 people are estimated to hold more than $100M in crypto, and just 23 are estimated to be crypto billionaires.
Commentary & rants2 min
Phishing through email, newsletters and security alerts
Open the official app yourself or type the official domain into your browser manually. Go there directly. Do not let the email decide where you land.
Research & analysis3 min
Hunter Biden-linked tokens: uncertainty about the endorsement
I genuinely have no idea whether he understands what actually happened behind the scenes, but this whole episode is another perfect example of how absurdly naive (or extractive) celebrities can be when they enter crypto.
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One of the world’s most shameless grifting families should know when to keep its fucking mouth shut, @EricTrump
One of the world’s most shameless grifting families should know when to keep its fucking mouth shut, @EricTrump
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LAPTOP: allocation wallets, claims and sale receipts
I traced pre-launch base:0xebe772bb43bd3166c4dfc968f1483472ac756b07 allocation into a sales wallet that generated 2,340,683.504496 USDC after visible USDC deductions.
Research & analysis3 min
Pumpfun: paid promotion · 8 Sep 2026
Basically, people are voluntarily installing a memecoin casino on their phones, expecting to get rich while the published snapshots show most participants either losing money or walking away with small gains.
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LAPTOP before launch: the limits of contract attribution
His announcement names $LAPTOP and September 9, but does not include a contract address. The address below appears on @Laptoptoken and
Research & analysis3 min