Jonathan DeYoung

Many people thought 4chan was gone for good, but the controversial imageboard is back, as is its crypto-heavy /Biz/ board.

Web3 social network Zora’s recent airdrop led to a wave of discontent on social media, but creators and builders are convinced that the future of creativity is still onchain.

Switzerland is on the verge of dramatically increasing surveillance requirements for VPNs, social networks and messaging apps. Are crypto projects at risk?

Privacy advocates and government officials are urging users to delete their DNA data from 23andMe while blockchain builders seek to bring genomics onchain.

CertiK’s chief business officer, Jason Jiang, tells The Agenda that a lack of comprehensive regulation has made the fallout from the hack even worse.

Nym says its virtual private network can be used fully anonymously and will help protect journalists and activists from government, corporate and AI surveillance.

Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness tells The Agenda podcast that MEV attacks are making crypto unfair and insecure for everyday users.

Arcium CEO Yannik Schrade tells The Agenda podcast that encryption is not just for dissidents and privacy-obsessed individuals, it’s for everyone.

Theta Labs head of strategy Wes Levitt says the decentralized cloud is more cost-effective and offers greater flexibility and reliability for AI solutions.

Traverse founder Amos Thomas believes stories are the foundation of everything, and that humanity must do everything in its power to protect them.

Trader and investor Michaël van de Poppe says many in the crypto community underappreciate the impact of America’s ballooning debt.

The 2024 Decentralized Knowledge Graph Convention saw experts from AI, blockchain and knowledge graphs converge to promote trust and safety in artificial intelligence.

Danny Baer of Meanwhile explains why some long-term Bitcoin hodlers are suddenly excited about whole life insurance policies.

Before his indictment on criminal charges, NYC Mayor Eric Adams promised to turn the city into a major crypto hub.

Decentralizing and democratizing AGI is the best way to prevent corporations and militaries from abusing its incredible power, SingularityNET’s CEO tells The Agenda.

Genomes.io CEO Aldo de Pape tells The Agenda podcast that customers should be wary about giving away their DNA data for free, as its true value is astronomical.

John Wingate of BankSocial and Azeem Khan of Morph tell The Agenda podcast how crypto and blockchain can make the world a better, more equitable place.

Mario Nawfal breaks down how mainstream media has lost the public’s trust and why social media offers a more accessible, democratic approach to information sharing.

Nym CEO Harry Halpin tells The Agenda podcast that artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to conduct surveillance against activists and dissidents.

The Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast interviews gaming executives from five Web3 projects to learn everything there is to know about blockchain games.

XYO co-founder Markus Levin argues that DePINs can make AI more trustworthy, empower users and businesses alike, and usher in blockchain mass adoption.

Animoca Brands co-founder and chairman Yat Siu believes mass adoption is closer than one may think, and that blockchain gaming will be the catalyst.

Memecoin mania has swept crypto, particularly Solana, and SideShift founder Andreas Brekken weights on whether they are overall positive or negative for crypto.

Oleg Fomenko of Sweat Economy and Sweatcoin predicts that tokenized physical activity will be worth trillions of dollars, and employers will one day pay you to exercise.

Generative AI can help indie studios build games on a budget and developers scale Web3 gaming, Atlas CEO Ben James tells The Agenda podcast.

Factland DAO co-founder Evan Hansen tells The Agenda podcast that decentralization can help cut through media bias when fact-checking information.

Jana Bertram, head of strategy at RARI Foundation, tells The Agenda podcast that the use cases for NFTs go well beyond digital art.

Huddle01 CEO Ayush Ranjan tells The Agenda podcast why centralized communications technology is unreliable and requires a decentralized alternative.

“Bull Run” explores one director’s obsession with trading cryptocurrencies during the bull market and how it led her to create a tokenized crypto documentary.

13-year-old Blake Cockram founded CryptoKicks last year, and now he is teaching sneakerheads in the U.K. about all things crypto.