# member-only (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover member-only. Page: Feed: --- ## [Issue? No! 🤙: Everyone just go to the beach](https://nygroove.nyc/issue-no-everyone-just-go-to-the-beach/) _2026-08-20 · Tim Donnelly · The New York Groove_ Helloha Groovies: Last week, I was out of the city on my legally allowed annual One Trip Somewhere Else and I came back to find I myself once again stuck with the deflating pang of missing something awesome. This time it was a screening of the personally-very-important-to- ## [Sept. 1: Get organized for the next New York Groove Live!](https://nygroove.nyc/nyg-live-labor-days-sept-1/) _2026-08-18 · Tim Donnelly · The New York Groove_ Liz Hynes and Hamilton Nolan join us to talk all things labor in the city. ## [How to start your own Open Streets wrestlemania](https://nygroove.nyc/open-streets-ideas/) _2026-08-13 · Jess Joseph · The New York Groove_ 'The whole point of it is to be as easily accessible as possible. So anything that is a barrier to that, I'm pretty adamant against.' ## [The Local Angle: The East Village may be expensive and crowded, but it's not dead yet](https://nygroove.nyc/ev-grieve-blog-interview/) _2026-08-13 · Virginia K. Smith · The New York Groove_ 'The East Village has never completely lost that independent, slightly unpredictable spirit,' says longtime blogger EV Grieve ## [This is the end of The Blockchain Socialist](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/this-is-the-end-of-the-blockchain-socialist/) _2026-08-11 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ After more than six years, I’m retiring The Blockchain Socialist. This isn’t the end but what I believe to be a new beginning that better fits the current moment. I started The Blockchain Socialist in 2019 as a blog, then a podcast, then a YouTube channel, then whatever else it needed to become to keep \[…\] The post This is the end of The Blockchain Socialist appeared first on The Blockchain… ## [This is the end of The Blockchain Socialist](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/this-is-the-end-of-the-blockchain-socialist/) _2026-08-11 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ After more than six years, I’m retiring The Blockchain Socialist. This isn’t the end but what I believe to be a new beginning that better fits the current moment. I started The Blockchain Socialist in 2019 as a blog, then a podcast, then a YouTube channel, then whatever else it needed to become to keep \[…\] The post This is the end of The Blockchain Socialist appeared first on The Blockchain… ## [Going viral used to be the dream for local businesses; now it can be the dread](https://nygroove.nyc/viral-fame-downsides-local-businesses/) _2026-08-06 · Tanya Tianyi Chen · The New York Groove_ Social media hype has become a Faustian bargain for NYC food operations to stay in business. ## [Regarding the mushrooms that grew on my bathroom ceiling](https://nygroove.nyc/ceiling-mushrooms-rent-stabilized-apartment/) _2026-08-06 · Dave Colon · The New York Groove_ No I did not eat them. I never thought about eating them. ## [Could a 'quiet car' work on the subway? The Q train tried one last week](https://nygroove.nyc/quiet-car-mta-subway/) _2026-07-30 · Jess Joseph · The New York Groove_ A mindfulness experiment brought contagious calm to a busy train car; riders left wanting more. ## [Two wheels, two legs can’t lose: The quickie guide to bike tourism in and around New York City](https://nygroove.nyc/bike-trips-from-nyc/) _2026-07-30 · Dave Colon · The New York Groove_ Gas prices being what they are, it's time for a different kind of road trip. ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AofpLSOzlWFk) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [Yanis Varoufakis on blockchain, the digital euro and being a class traitor](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/yanis-varoufakis-on-blockchain-the-digital-euro-and-being-a-class-traitor/) _2026-07-23 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek finance minister, at Web3 Summit in Berlin on June 18th, 2026, about why he thinks blockchain is one of the few tools left that can actually pull power away from Big Tech and the banks. Truly a privilege that I had the chance to speak with \[…\] The post Yanis Varoufakis on blockchain, the digital euro and being a class traitor appeared first… ## [An age-old loneliness remedy: How to start a block association](https://nygroove.nyc/how-to-start-a-block-association/) _2026-07-23 · Jordan Engel · The New York Groove_ You can meet your neighbors, beautify your street and be the hero who orders the moonbounce for the block party. ## [Meet the app that wants you to walk every block of New York](https://nygroove.nyc/walk-nyc-app/) _2026-07-23 · Jess Joseph · The New York Groove_ WalkNYC's founder on the power of a good walk, and why he's obsessed with keeping user data private ## [Zero Knowledge: Solution for Digital Identity? w/ Leo Fan](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/zero-knowledge-solution-for-digital-identity-w-leo-fan/) _2026-07-16 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Leo Fan, co-founder of Cysic, about what zero-knowledge proofs actually are, and why they might be one of the more promising answers to the internet’s identity problem. We dig into how a ZK proof lets you prove something is true without handing over any identifying personal information, why that matters as digital identity \[…\] The post Zero Knowledge: Solution for Digital Identity? w/… ## [Just free the goddamn horses already](https://nygroove.nyc/free-the-central-park-horses/) _2026-07-16 · Tim Donnelly · The New York Groove_ A ban on the archaic and weird tourist-trap industry is closer to finally becoming a reality this week. ## [The K-Hole Economy & The Permanent Underclass](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/the-k-hole-economy-the-permanent-underclass/) _2026-07-10 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ At Web3 Summit this past month, I gave probably what was one of the strangest presentations I’ve ever given. Over the past year I’ve been mulling over some big concepts and trying to put them all together in one coherent narrative. What if all this talk about the K-shaped economy is actually just a visual \[…\] The post The K-Hole Economy & The Permanent Underclass appeared first on The Blockchain… ## [AI, Empire, and the Left’s Missing Voice w/ Nick Srnicek](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/ai-empire-and-the-lefts-missing-voice-w-nick-srnicek/) _2026-07-02 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism, co-author of Inventing the Future, and most recently Silicon Empires, about why AI is consolidating Big Tech’s power rather than disrupting it. We dig into why the AI upstarts remain dependent on the infrastructure of the incumbents, why the gap between open and closed models may widen as frontier training \[…\] The post AI, Empire, and the… ## [Summer News!](https://www.juliarios.com/summer-news/) _2026-06-29 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ Here's a few cool things to distract you from melting in the summer heat, including a narration, a bookstore event, and a virtual event! ## [Five Takeaways From My Q&A With Yanis Varoufakis](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/five-takeaways-from-my-qa-with-yanis-varoufakis/) _2026-06-26 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ On June 18th, 2026 at Web3 Summit in Berlin I got to do two things I had been looking forward to for a while. The first was my presentation titled The K-Hole Economy and the Permanent Underclass. The second was sitting down with none other than Yanis Varoufakis for a 20 minute Q&A, where I \[…\] The post Five Takeaways From My Q&A With Yanis Varoufakis appeared first on The Blockchain Socialist . ## [Solstice Creative Zoom!](https://www.juliarios.com/solstice-creative-zoom/) _2026-06-19 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OaFfWHdhohHD) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Harnessing Collective Intelligence better than LLMs w/ Sean Geobey](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/harnessing-collective-intelligence-better-than-llms-w-sean-geobey/) _2026-06-11 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Sean Geobey, associate professor at the University of Waterloo and Director of Groupthink Labs, about collective intelligence, cooperative economics, and what decentralized technology could actually offer the solidarity economy. We dig into how collective intelligence works at scale, from participatory budgeting experiments in Kitchener to the structural barriers that make setting up a… ## [Ten Challenges for Making Automation a 'Team Player' in the age of AI](https://resilienceroundup.com/issues/ten-challenges-for-making-automation-a-team-player-in-the-age-of-ai/) _2026-06-05 · Thai Wood · Resilience Roundup_ With all the talk of AI agents lately, including at conferences like SRECon ( whose videos are now available ), I thought it would be a good idea to revisit Ten Challenges for Making Automation a Team Player in Joint Human-Agent Activity by Gary Klein, David Woods, Jeffrey Bradshaw, and Paul ## [Happy Birthday to me! And Stephanie Burgis! And P.A. Cornell!](https://www.juliarios.com/happy-birthday-to-me-and-stephanie-burgis-and-p-a-cornell/) _2026-05-28 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ It's my birthday, and it's also the birthday of two Worlds of Possibility contributors: Stephanie Burgis and P.A. Cornell! To celebrate, I've narrated two of their stories from Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ## [The Intelligence Curse w/ Evan Miyazono](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/the-intelligence-curse-w-evan-miyazono/) _2026-05-26 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Evan Miyazono, founder of Atlas Computing, about the neglected risks of advanced AI and what it would actually take to govern it. We dig into the threats he thinks aren’t getting enough attention, from asymmetrically offensive cyber capabilities and economic disruption to what he calls the “intelligence curse,” a dynamic where governments lose \[…\] The post The Intelligence Curse w/ Evan… ## [Self-Repaying Loans and the Fight for Crypto’s Soul w/ Scoopy Trooples](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/self-repaying-loans-and-the-fight-for-cryptos-soul-w-scoopy-trooples/) _2026-05-07 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Scoopy Trooples, the pseudonymous co-founder of Alchemix, about self-repaying loans, the wreckage of DeFi scams, and what ethical crypto finance could actually look like. We dig into how Alchemix works, allowing your debt pays itself off over time and what’s new in V3. We also get into the broader rot in the space: meme \[…\] The post Self-Repaying Loans and the Fight for Crypto’s Soul w/… ## [Sovereignty for Sale w/ Atossa Abrahamian](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/sovereignty-for-sale-w-atossa-abrahamian/) _2026-04-23 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, an independent journalist and author of The Hidden Globe, about the world of offshore finance, special economic zones, and network states. We dig into her reporting on a proposed crypto enclave in St. Kitts and Nevis, the history and reality of these zones, and what happens when libertarian ideas about sovereignty and markets \[…\] The post Sovereignty for Sale… ## [MEV Is Broken on Ethereum — Can Encrypted Mempools Fix It? w/ Luis Bezzenberger](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/mev-is-broken-on-ethereum-can-encrypted-mempools-fix-it-w-luis-bezzenberger/) _2026-04-14 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Luis Bezzenberger of Brainbot and core contributor to Shutter Network, about MEV and threshold encryption for encrypted mempools. Luis comes from a background in distributed systems and has spent years thinking about how cryptography can level the playing field between ordinary users and sophisticated actors who exploit the transparency of public mempools. We dig into how threshold \[…\]… ## [Why the Cooperative Movement Should Care About Crypto Still](https://platform.coop/blog/why-the-cooperative-movement-should-care-about-crypto-still/) _2026-04-10 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ The post Why the Cooperative Movement Should Care About Crypto Still appeared first on The Blockchain Socialist . ## [Crypto and Stablecoins in Tanzania w/ Victor Muhagachi](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/crypto-and-stablecoins-in-tanzania-w-victor-muhagachi/) _2026-04-02 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to VictorMuhagachi, co-founder of NEDA Labs, building digital asset payment infrastructure in Tanzania and East Africa, about what it actually looks like to bring crypto to communities in this context. Victor grew up watching mobile money transform how people transact across Africa but also watching 15-20% of people’s money disappear just in the act of \[…\] The post Crypto and Stablecoins… ## [Why he left crypto for AI w/ Nader Dabit](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/why-he-left-crypto-for-ai-w-nader-dabit/) _2026-03-24 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Nader Dabit, longtime crypto developer and educator who built at Aave, Lens, and Developer DAO, about what it felt like to be at the frontier of Web3 and why he eventually left. Nader spent years genuinely believing in decentralized social and censorship resistant platforms, and we dig into why those ideas haven’t found \[…\] The post Why he left crypto for AI w/ Nader Dabit appeared… ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EheZiZLSWXdJ) _2026-03-24 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Collective action strategies in the age of AI w/ Nick Vincent from Data Leverage](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/collective-action-strategies-in-the-age-of-ai-w-nick-vincent-from-data-leverage/) _2026-03-11 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Nick Vincent, assistant professor of computing science at Simon Fraser University and author of the Data Leverage substack, about what it actually means that AI systems are built on the collective output of humanity’s digital labor and what we can do about it. Nick has spent years researching how data functions as a bargaining tool, \[…\] The post Collective action strategies in the age… ## [Delete Coinbase! Use this instead… w/ UnhappyBen (Peer.xyz)](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/delete-coinbase-use-this-instead-w-unhappyben-peer-xyz/) _2026-02-23 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to UnhappyBen, head of growth and marketing at Peer (formerly known as ZKP2P) which is a service that allows you to officially delete Coinbase and every other centralized exchange account you may have. Peer is protocol that allows people to do P2P trading of crypto assets and fiat through neobanks like Revolut, Venmo, Wise, etc. \[…\] The post Delete Coinbase! Use this instead… w/ UnhappyBen… ## [Public or Perish: Decentralized Municipal Socialism w/ Boris Mamlyuk](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/public-or-perish-decentralized-municipal-socialism-w-boris-mamlyuk/) _2026-02-15 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Boris Mamlyuk, co-founder of Clean App an AI-powered, crowdsourced environmental app designed for users to report waste and hazards in real-time, essentially a system for reporting civic feedback. I had him on to talk about the app which boasts over 1 million installs, his critique of the crypto libertarian project’s capture by Wall Street \[…\] The post Public or Perish: Decentralized… ## [Mid-February News](https://www.juliarios.com/mid-february-news/) _2026-02-12 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ Here’s a roundup of what I am up to and some stuff you might like to attend or participate in. ## [What if AI was Cooperative instead? w/ Tan Zhi Xuan](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/what-if-ai-was-cooperative-instead-w-tan-zhi-xuan/) _2026-02-05 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Tan Zhi Xuan, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Computer Science and founder of the Cooperative Intelligence and Systems Lab, a research group confronting the gap between the rationalist AI alignment discourse focused on superintelligence and what is actually happening. I had her on to talk about her work \[…\] The post What if AI was Cooperative… ## [Big News Roundup!](https://www.juliarios.com/big-news-roundup/) _2026-02-02 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ New work, awards eligibility, upcoming appearances, and more! ## [Did we learn anything from Anonymous? w/ Kate Stapleton | Devconnect 2025](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/did-we-learn-anything-from-anonymous-w-kate-stapleton-devconnect-2025/) _2026-01-27 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ Continuing the publication of interviews from DevConnect in Buenos Aires, I sat down with Kate Stapleton, a former member of Anonymous and privacy advocate, now able to speak publicly after the statute of limitations expired. In this interview, Kate recounts the origins of Anonymous in early internet culture, IRC, and the Church of Scientology protests, while \[…\] The post Did we learn anything… ## [Why did Democracy fail in DAOs?](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/why-did-democracy-fail-in-daos/) _2026-01-20 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ Continuing the publication of interviews from DevConnect in Buenos Aires, I sat down with Theo Beutel (academic secretariat at the Ethereum Foundation, researcher at Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau, University of Zurich) to reflect on attempts at democracy with DAOs. As someone who has worked as the governance lead at several DAOs, Theo had a lot of \[…\] The post Why did Democracy fail in DAOs?… ## [Is Crypto Governance Dead? w/ Eugene Leventhal | Devconnect 2025](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/is-crypto-governance-dead-w-eugene-leventhal-devconnect-2025/) _2026-01-12 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ In this episode recorded at DevConnect in Buenos Aires, I sit down with Eugene Leventhal (researcher at Metagov, podcaster at Governance Futures, new head of governance at Octant) to discuss the current crisis in crypto governance. The general feeling is that governance has been declared dead, foundations are being pushed aside, and the decentralization theater is being abandoned now \[…\] The post… ## [2025 year in review](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/2025-year-in-review/) _2026-01-06 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ As we kick off 2026, I’m reflecting on six years of The Blockchain Socialist and the major developments of 2025. This year we professionalized production, expanded into video content, and deepened our commitment to providing left analysis of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. In this video, I discuss: If you’re looking for left-wing political analysis of \[…\] The post 2025 year in review… ## [Ad free Podcast of Sara Norja's poem and interview just for paid subscribers!](https://www.juliarios.com/ad-free-podcast-of-sara-norjas-poem-and-interview-just-for-paid-subscribers/) _2026-01-03 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ I invited Sara Norja to read her Worlds of Possibility poem, "In Winter, a Wedding" and to talk to me about her creative process. As a paid subscriber, you can listen to the podcast ad free on this page! ## [In Winter, A Wedding: a poem and an interview with Sara Norja](https://www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-wedding-a-poem-and-an-interview-with-sara-norja/) _2026-01-03 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ I invited Sara Norja to read her Worlds of Possibility poem, "In Winter, a Wedding" and to talk to me about her creative process. ## [A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!](https://www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-end-2025-worlds-of-possibility-volume-2/) _2025-12-31 · Julia Rios · OMG Julia!_ This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility. ## [How to send cryptocurrency to Gaza](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/how-to-send-cryptocurrency-to-gaza/) _2025-12-22 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ For over a year, I’ve been helping people send aid to Gaza via cryptocurrency because traditional banking systems have failed Palestinians. PayPal and GoFundMe freeze accounts, banks block transfers, and those that go through can take weeks or months. Cryptocurrency offers instant, censorship-resistant transfers that offer higher guarantees. This comprehensive guide covers three methods for \[…\]… ## [Is the state DEAD? Farewell to Westphalia with Jarrad Hope and Peter Ludlow](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/is-the-state-dead-farewell-to-westphalia-with-jarrad-hope-and-peter-ludlow/) _2025-12-04 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ In this episode I spoke to Jarrad Hope, founder of Logos, and Peter Ludlow, philosopher and research advisor at the University of Hong Kong, and co-authors of the new book ‘Farewell to Westphalia.’ In the book they detail the historical trajectory of nation states and what they perceive to be their failures as well as propose \[…\] The post Is the state DEAD? Farewell to Westphalia with Jarrad Hope… ## [Free Markets Are Planned: The Neoliberal Paradox with Christoph Sorg](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/free-markets-are-planned-the-neoliberal-paradox-with-christoph-sorg/) _2025-11-20 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ Dr. Christoph Sorg is a social scientist at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He researches theories of capitalism and post-capitalism and the new debate on economic planning in times of digitalization and the climate crisis. During the interview we spoke about his work around understanding economic planning and his recent publication Finance as a form of \[…\] The post Free Markets Are Planned:… ## [How to NOT get SCAMMED in crypto? (5 Heuristics)](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/how-to-not-get-scammed-in-crypto-5-heuristics/) _2025-11-10 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ The mainstream crypto space is often inundated with misinformation, scams, and political ideologies that may not resonate with everyone. However, the technology behind cryptocurrency holds genuine potential for achieving progressive goals, such as financial tools resistant to state and corporate oppression and privacy-preserving technologies. Here are FIVE heuristics (there could be many more but… ## [Weaponized Design and the Digital Identity Event Horizon with Cade Diehm](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/weaponized-design-and-the-digital-identity-event-horizon-with-cade-diehm/) _2025-10-21 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Cade Diehm, Head of Research at the World Ethical Data Foundation and founder of New Design Congress, an independent research group confronting the gap between what is said to be happening and what is actually happening in digital societies. His career also involves working at Deloitte Australia, as leading design for CoinJar, the largest crypto exchange in Australia and Tactical Tech.… ## [Learnings from my call with a North Korean hacker](https://paragraph.com/@theblockchainsocialist.eth/VgyKyxAaUzBo1YZNHQwA) _2025-10-13 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ The post Learnings from my call with a North Korean hacker appeared first on The Blockchain Socialist . ## [Nepal, DAOs and Secret Voting with Aragon CEO Leuts.eth](https://theblockchainsocialist.com/nepal-daos-and-secret-voting-with-aragon-ceo-leuts-eth/) _2025-09-24 · The Blockchain Socialist · The Blockchain Socialist_ I spoke to Leuts.eth, CEO of Aragon, a DAO tooling protocol that gives organizations the tools to build, govern, and accrue value effectively onchain. Aragon was probably the first organization I became interested when I got into crypto since they were the first to take seriously the potential for DAOs and onchain governance. We spoke about the \[…\] The post Nepal, DAOs and Secret Voting with…