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Hilary J. Allen
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Law professor at the American University Washington College of Law (but all views expressed here are my own); author of Fintech Dystopia and Driverless Finance; mythbusting crypto, AI, and other fintech

Internet serial: fintechdystopia.com .. more

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Hilary J. Allen @profhilaryallen.bsky.social · Aug 29
"Let's Get Skeptical," the final chapter of Fintech Dystopia, has dropped
fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...
Covering
- How much the abundance agenda and VC output suck
- Silicon Valley subsidies we can take away
- How to laugh our way into Silicon Valley skepticism
- A plan to actually fix finance
A picture of Olivia Newton-John with the caption "Let's Get Skeptical"

Reposted by Philip Nel, Michael Zimmer, Hilary J. Allen

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 1d
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype:

www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
www.technologyreview.com

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Hilary J. Allen @profhilaryallen.bsky.social · 2d
Try just sliding open the doors - I've noticed (in my quest for locked up chocolate) that they've given up locking up some of their cabinets

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Hilary J. Allen @profhilaryallen.bsky.social · 2d
This article shows the Clarity Act was unequivocally a bill by and for the crypto industry. It also shows that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong deserves a prominent place in the pantheon of terrible tech billionaires. But as a MD resident, Alsobrooks' role REALLY bothers me

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks was wrapping up her holiday break this January when she noticed a message on her phone. It was a voicemail from Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong, and it was about three-minutes long. The Maryland Democrat was a key negotiator over a landmark bill meant to usher digital assets into wider use. The two had been talking for months. When conversations with Alsobrooks and other lawmakers grew tense, the CEO could speak in a tone that some people working on the bill felt was inappropriate when talking to U.S. senators. A spokeswoman for Alsobrooks said she doesn’t comment on private conversations, but has had positive and productive conversations with Armstrong and other digital asset and banking leaders. “Senator Alsobrooks’ goal remains regulating this billion-dollar emerging technology,” the spokeswoman said.