Michael Sothan

Divided We Stand - Part 1: How We Got Here open.substack.com/pub/sothaniam/…

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln, 1858 If you aren't super well-versed in American political history (or need a refresher), my latest publication can serve as a nice crash course 📖 Check it out and send me your thoughts! 💭 (link in comments)

What would politics look like if the world's most hardline leaders embarked on a mushroom trip so intense that it brought them ‘ego death’? 🍄 🤔 Explore radical questions like this in the next edition of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 open.substack.com/pub/sothaniam/…

🧵6/6: Check it out here: sothaniam.substack.com/subscribe 🙏If you enjoy, please consider subscribing/sharing ⏰𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘐𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸...

🧵5/6: Check out my first piece: THE POWER-DEPTH DIALECTIC A 3-part essay exploring the place of spirituality in political power. It is also an exploration of the conscious communities of Lisbon vs the power class of Washington

🧵 Now that I'm no longer working in the crypto space, my X will explore new territory. In this regard, I'm excited to announce: 🚀 I've launched my Substack - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 📖 Read on to learn more 👇

This is 𝗕𝗜𝗚 for the DePIN space! Finally a benchmark has arrived that separates "we have this cool idea" from "we're delivering meaningful decentralized infrastructure at scale"

☁️ @skysafe CEO Grant Jordan introduces @FliteGrid, a community-powered drone tracking network built through DePIN. ✨ A new way to monitor national airspace using distributed sensors, real-time data, and community rewards. If drones, infrastructure and next-gen networks excite you, this episode is unmissable. 🔥 Watch the full conversation 👇

Running a big giveaway to coincide with some big announcements from our frens at @BeamableNetwork 🤑 Join the livestream on @hotspotty ‘s X page at 2:30 EST / 7:30 UTC+1 today!

The SEC almost sounds cool... "Today’s no-action letter exemplifies how performing that role can help infrastructure providers spend their time deep in the weeds of building out infrastructure, not knee-deep in parsing the nuances of securities laws."

👀 sec.gov/newsroom/speec… If this isn't the most bullish piece of news in DePIN in 2 years, then I'm transferring all my holdings to FTX 2.0

@ROVR_Network is betting on LiDAR and an array of forward-thinking tech to power the future of autonomous vehicles! 🚗 🤖 Learn why in Thursday's X space! 🔗 x.com/i/spaces/1vAGR…

ICYMI - hear about the latest developments and grab some alpha in Anyone's journey to build the world's privacy layer! 🔐

This may be the highest-potential DePIN you’ve never heard about! 👀 @geodnet's revenue is 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 at 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 —fueled by demand for 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮! 🗺️ If you're curious to here how it’s the backbone for 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 ++ powering the future of machines that move through the real world... then 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 to our upcoming 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙓 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚! 🚀 📅 TUE, SEP 9 | 17:30 UTC +1 🔗 x.com/i/spaces/1ZkKz… See you there!

👀 Interesting read: techpreneurr.medium.com/why-amazon-is-… Validation for the decentralized cloud narratives of the likes of @ICN_Protocol @storj or @akashnet 👏 🤔 But also a challenge: What if decentralization is spearheaded by the incumbents?

@PauluzRFRM "It matches the sunglasses I guess" hahahahah. Best moment of the broadcast

Paul's Penthouse: DePIN Disclosed July Broadcast x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Fun convo - DePIN degens talk about the difference between utility and hype in an epic DePIN x Memecoin showdown! 🤠