“Most people still think of Bitcoin as just an asset, a ticker or a price but Bitcoin is really two things at once, the asset and the network underneath it.
That network is permissionless, trustless, decentralized and always on. No CEO, no headquarters, no off switch and no one can freeze it or shut it down. It is the most secure computing network in the world.
I still think people under appreciate just how powerful that is. Bitcoin is not just a place to store value, it's a monetary infrastructure built to impose real costs on anyone who tries to attack it. In a world shaped by cyber conflict, sanctions and geopolitical fragmentation, those qualities stop looking theoretical and start looking very strategic.”

- @nat brunell

Synchronicity
2026/04/27

A random classic 90s film kept appearing on my 𝕏 feed — well received by both viewers and critics.

Last night, I decided to stream it with company. I started the film, then went to the kitchen to prepare snacks. When I returned and joined the viewing, the exact moment I walked in, an otherwise insignificant dialogue scene was about computers.

At any other stage of my life, I probably would have ignored it. But right now, so much of my life revolves around computers, code and 𝕏 .

Beautiful timeline, but Tesla is not a car company — and most of the world still hasn’t realized it yet. 🫶

Journal Entry
2026/04/26

Entered my first meatspace chess tournament and lost all my games.

A humbling experience. 🙏

Lots of lessons learned, and I’m already looking forward to the next one.

AI and robotics are no longer distant possibilities. This technology is here now.
That is why it matters who leads the race. The dominant builders of this future must believe in human rights, freedom, liberty, and justice — because the values embedded into these systems may shape the trajectory of civilization itself.

‘And in my humble view, the only sensible approach when you have huge uncertainty is to be sort of cautiously optimistic and use the scientific method to try and have as much foresight and understanding about what's coming down the line and the consequences of that before it happens.’

Advice from Demis Hassabis navigating the unknown epoch of digital evolution

‘AI systems can already help top scientists make discoveries faster by narrowing the search space, identifying patterns, and solving specific problems like AlphaFold did with protein structures. But they are not yet at the level of independently forming deep hypotheses or asking the right questions — which many great scientists consider the hardest and most important part of science.’

Thoughts from Demis Hassabis on The Dwarkesh podcast

‘AI is emerging as an incredibly powerful tool that could help humanity solve some of its biggest challenges, from curing diseases and accelerating drug discovery to addressing climate change. The speaker is optimistic that, if applied wisely, AI can help us make meaningful progress against problems that once seemed overwhelming.’

Thoughts from Demis Hassabis on the Dwarkesh podcast

Because artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly, I asked my AI companion whether there is still value in listening to interviews with leading thinkers from a few years ago.

Its response:

“Tech moves fast, but the core ideas — scaling laws, alignment, compute limits, data walls, and intelligence itself — still shape today’s AI debates.

Older interviews may miss current benchmarks, but they offer timeless context and first-principles thinking. Treat them as foundations, not current events.”

— Grok 🫶

Using AI to learn about AI, pushes consciousness closer to infinity.