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Social•Feb 22, 2026
Human Stubbornness Keeps Bitcoin Alive, Not Robots
Bitcoin is not robot money Robots would've optimized for efficiency and shut it down in 2011 Only humans are stubborn enough to run a global settlement layer at 7 TPS
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 22, 2026
Zero‑Human Companies Are Already Being Built
I'm watching Anthropic and OpenAI and others ship agents that can operate businesses Meanwhile, DAOs are figuring out governance without humans in the loop And crypto rails are enabling 24/7 automated settlement The pieces are connecting Zero-human companies aren't science fiction They're under construction right...
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Zero‑Human Companies Are Arriving, Lobsters Included
Zero human companies aren't science fiction In 2025 • Automated market makers • AI trading desks • Algorithmic underwriting • Smart contract DAOs In 2026 • Lobsters everywhere
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 21, 2026
We’re On
Stripe processes billions without human intervention AWS scales infrastructure autonomously Algorithmic trading firms execute millions of trades per second We're already living in the age of zero human companies. We just haven't removed the last human yet. That final step? It's closer than you think.
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Self‑buyback Bots Can't Replace Real Economic Fundamentals
Robot takes assets in treasury to buy its own token to get paid a small percent back in trading fees No perpetual money machines exist, others will just sell into the buyback Need economic, not just financial, engine
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 20, 2026
On‑chain Small Business Loans Boost Transparency and Capital Efficiency
Most “real-world asset” tokenization is still theoretical. This one is not. Fintech lender Newity just raised $11M to bring small business loans onchain. Not art. Not T-bills. Actual SBA-style lending to Main Street. Here is why that matters. Traditional small business lending is fragmented...
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Neobank Middle Class Repriced: Acquisitions Turn Users Into Infrastructure
Two massive neobank acquisitions just happened. Stash sold to Grab for $425M (below its $747M raised) and Step got acquired by MrBeast. The neobank middle class is getting repriced: if you can't hit escape velocity, you become infrastructure for someone else's...
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Fintechs Embed Bitcoin, Bypassing Trust and Access Hurdles
Bitcoin doesn’t need mass retail adoption to prove utility. It needs regulated distribution. That’s what SoFi Technologies just demonstrated with Bitcoin. This isn’t a “crypto comeback” story. It’s a regulatory arbitrage story. After exiting crypto in 2023 due to bank charter constraints, SoFi re-entered through...
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Patience Pays: Superior Tech Wins Amid Market Chaos
The market structure is frustratingly messed up, but zooming out reveals technology's cumulative nature. It only gets better, and superior solutions inevitably win. For the patient and curious in this industry, now is the time to commit and think deeper...
By Lex Sokolin