Decentralization will be a legal test.

I'll be honest, I'm a bit underwater on a pump position, but I think the whole process has been fair and well executed. Seemed to have worked exactly who capital formation is supposed to work.

Traveling for a few weeks to reconnect with my European friends and past homes. Prague has always been a tourist destination, but Milan, being swarmed by tourists, has taken me aback. I suppose the experiential way of traveling lends itself to Instagrammable food spots over landmarks, and any place with neat cafes and good shopping can attract tourist crowds. The way people travel is now just fundamentally different from even just a decade ago.

@BerrryComputer You are an expert frontend developer and designer. Please create a single-page web app that displays a centered, editorial-style letter—like a full-page ad or public letter published in The New York Times. Requirements: •The app should render a single, centered letter on a white background. •Use a clean, classic serif font that resembles New York Times typography (such as Georgia, “Times New Roman”, or a suitable web font like Charter). •The design must be minimal and professional—no UI elements, links, or interactive components. •The content is the following letter (verbatim), addressed to American Express. •The letter should begin with “Dear American Express,” and end with the name “Dennison Bertram”. Please include a share button that shares the page for all major socials including LinkedIn, Twitter (x), Facebook and Instagram. The letter content: Dear American Express, Your promise has always been to make travel easier. That’s why many of us joined—and why we stayed. For some of us, the lounge is more than a perk. It’s a home away from home. A familiar respite between the world’s great airports. A place of calm, reliability, and care in the midst of constant motion. But somewhere along the way, that promise has been lost. The experience feels oversold, overcrowded, and diminished. In trying to offer more, you’ve ended up delivering less. You’re not just turning people away at the door. You’re turning away from the values that made us loyal in the first place. In doing so, you’ve lost a customer, a relationship, and a partner. We can only hope someone else picks up the torch. Dennison Bertram

I think it’s time to cancel @AmericanExpress. As a card member for *decades*, who primarily uses it for lounge access for my near constant business travel, it’s just not worth it. I pay to be a cardholder. Clearly American Express has forgotten that.

A waiting list to an airport lounge and a line of people waiting to enter defeats the purpose.

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Fun fact: @tallyxyz has the same average number of Monthly Active Users as @farcaster_xyz :-)

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For the first time in a while compliance is actually kind of quirky, if not downright cool in crypto builds and infrastructure. (It's remarkable what happens when you have rules in place).