Crypto Tax Proposal That Didn’t Make it to Trump’s Budget Bill Pushed on Its Own

Tax proposals meant to reduce burdens among crypto users, including one that would waive capital-gains calculations for small-scale transactions, didn’t make it into President Donald Trump’s marquee budget bill but are now being pursued as standalone legislation in the U.S. Senate. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who leads the crypto subcommittee within the Senate Banking Committee, introduced … Read more

Let’s Build an Automated Abundance Economy

We’re living through a technological shift unlike any in history. As artificial intelligence and robotics rapidly evolve, they’re doing more than just changing how we work—they’re changing why we work. Over the next decade, if humanity can share automation tech evenly across society, we’re facing the real possibility that most people simply won’t need to … Read more

What Stripe’s Crypto Bets Signal About the Future of Finance

Stripe’s recent multi-billion dollar acquisitions of Privy and Bridge weren’t just another pair of tech deals. They were a declaration that the crypto infrastructure experiment is over. The results are in – and they’re compelling enough for one of the world’s most successful payment companies to bet big. A clear picture emerges: the future of … Read more

Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify

“Right now, the people who create recorded music do it for free, but any money that changes hands goes into the pockets of Daniel Ek.” | Image: Cath Virginia / Sophie Daws On Monday, the long-running indie rock band Deerhoof made an announcement: it was pulling its music from Spotify. The impetus was Spotify founder … Read more