"A system of central banking and wars run on behalf of the empire to keep the central bankers and these powerful financial interests in power." @sjkokinda on what Trump is actually disrupting.
NY Fed President John Williams says one more rate hike is appropriate this year, but he doesn't expect the Fed to raise rates again in 2027. "He sees no signs of an overheated economy. The labor market's in balance. The tariff inflation effect will fade. And he says even if energy prices stay up, they're not going to push inflation higher next year." "If market rates stay at this level, the Fed doesn't have to do a whole lot more." x.com/BloombergTV/st…
Jensen Huang says the AI industry is not building too fast. "Demand is much, much greater than the supply." He predicts supply and demand could balance out in about 5 to 10 years. x.com/emilychangtv/s…
"We probably shouldn't blow up the world over Taiwan." @sjkokinda on why the US shouldn't treat China as a permanent enemy.
Coinbase publishes article proposing a technical roadmap for Bitcoin's post-quantum security transition. "Coinbase believes that Bitcoin will continue to be the most trusted cryptocurrency in a post-quantum world." The company is pushing for quantum-resistant signatures, hybrid spending paths, and a migration plan for the estimated 6.7 to 7 million BTC held behind keys already exposed onchain. "Some questions, including how to handle abandoned or inaccessible coins, are difficult and deserve thoughtful debate. In our view, that discussion can continue alongside the technical work to add post-quantum signature support to Bitcoin." coinbase.com/blog/working-t…
Anthropic engineers released a free 1-hour crash course on building AI agents with Opus 5.5. Covers skills, loops, memory graphs, agent orchestration, and reverse engineering.
BIP Explorer puts all 213 Bitcoin Improvement Proposals into plain English with a visual map showing how each proposal led to the next across Bitcoin's entire upgrade history.
Jack Mallers on why the Fed's rate hikes might be making the problem worse, not better. "When the Fed raises rates, the treadmill speeds up because every dollar the government borrows costs more. And the legs slow down because higher rates slow the whole economy. The rate hike gives the government exactly what it can't afford." x.com/jackmallers/st…
Bitchat 2 is out. Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging over Bluetooth mesh, no internet or cell service required. x.com/callebtc/statu…