Much of the pleasure of “Mountainhead” is the way it reflects our preposterous nightmare world. It’s not fun to live in a dawning age of technofeudalism, but it is satisfying to see it channeled into comedy.
Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.
MAGA media mishigas
The incoming president and his Bitcoin-loving acolytes want to turn the government into their personal ATM.
How strong is the First Amendment?
After gargantuan industry donations, the government is ready to go all-in on cryptocurrency — at the risk of consumers and the greater financial system.
Rightwing libertarians around the world are attempting to erode and virtually erase governmental measures that protect both people and the environment from corporate misconduct and unrestrained capitalism.
Musk on the run
The agency has sued both Binance and Coinbase for violating securities law.
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