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In this episode, your host Crypto Wires covers the latest in crypto markets during "Red September," with Monero surging past $500 while XANO dips below $7. The host argues that Ripple/XRP is positioning itself as a surveillance grid rather than a privacy coin, citing ties to NSA contractors and intelligence agencies. The episode dives into major privacy stories: Florida and Texas moving to block Flock Safety surveillance cameras after reports of police of tracking databases, Meta disabling cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses used to secretly record people, and Google making it increasingly difficult for third-party app stores like Aurora Store to operate on Android. GrapheneOS may abandon support for the Pixel 11 after discovering missing hardware security features (MTE), raising questions about Google's intentions. Other topics include Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO after 15 years, Adam Neumann launching yet another real estate venture after the WeWork collapse, and the host's vision for building off-grid communication devices that bypass cellular and satellite infrastructure entirely.

The host also shares personal frustrations with Florida's unemployment system and reflects on what true digital privacy looks like in an era of ubiquitous surveillance.

Thanks to the wonderful AirPods that completely missed the segment on the Aurora Store/GrapheneOS -- complete garbage headset.

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The Firm Writing AI’s Rules — and Betting Against Us

Marc Andreessen’s firm, a16z, is spending tens of millions to keep AI regulation loose — a $100M super PAC, ex-partners in government, and an executive order targeting state AI laws. But what’s it actually investing in? We walk through The Midas Project’s survey of 18 of the firm’s most notorious bets: a bot farm flooding TikTok with fake influencers, an app built to normalize cheating, gambling startups exploiting legal loopholes, a chatbot company sued after a teen’s suicide, a deepfake platform that filed 178 reports of AI-generated child abuse material, and fintech collapses that left customers’ money missing. The through-line: a firm that treats trust and safety as “the enemy” — while lobbying to make sure no one can stop it.

Based on Tyler Johnston’s reporting for Model Republic (Jan 8, 2026).

https://www.modelrepublic.org/articles/a16z-portfolio

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