Former senior editor at Forbes, senior writer at Fortune. Founder Media Luna Creations, Knight-Bagehot Fellow, writing about borderlessness, learning to farm.

Joined March 2010
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Honored to be featured in @Alycekcollins' @Newsweek article ❤️ This is my very first press feature since my cancer diagnosis, and I couldn’t imagine anyone better to share this story than Alyce. She discovered me through social media, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share my story with her. If there’s one thing cancer has taught me, it’s this: follow the light wherever it leads you. ✨ Let your soul shine. Let your story be heard. You never know whose life it might touch, whose burden it might lighten, or whose hope it might restore. Thank you for being here with me through the highs, the lows, the victories, the setbacks and everything in between. I love you all more than you know, and I’m deeply grateful to walk this journey of life alongside you. 🤍 Read the full story here: newsweek.com/built-billion-d… #CancerJourney #FollowTheLight #BreastCancerAwareness #FaithOverFear #Newsweek
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
If you’re fighting cancer right now, keep going!! We can do hard things!! You are so much stronger than you know. We’ll beat this together — LFG 🤺💪🏼
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Just another reason to get to Prague this week! @TheBlockCo is broadcasting live from the venue with a news desk daily. If you want to buy tickets use the code THEBLOCK for 10% off! See you there!
🔥🔥 BREAKING: @jack Dorsey joins the BTC Prague 2026 lineup. Remote. On the program. Co-founder of Twitter and Block Inc. One of the loudest signals for Bitcoin, Nostr and open-source tech. You really want to miss this one? Get your ticket now.
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
6/ Where Stablecoins Meet Credit: Rewiring Finance Through Tokenisation. Anthony Bassili @SmartestBeta ( @CoinbaseAM), Chris Cox ( @Citi), Francesco Filia @francescofilia ( @FasanaraDigital), and Maha Al-Saadi (independent). Moderated by @DelRayMan. The room where TradFi and crypto-native perspectives met on tokenised credit.
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Twenty-five experts from academia and industry put together this (monster, 150 -page) survey on the bidirectional impact of crypto and AI. Visit AIC3.io to read it, peruse the executive summary—or chat with a chatbot about it.

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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
"Tokenized Products: Is it about driving costs down, or building entirely new products?" Nikhil Sharma, Digital Assets Director at @BlackRock, answered that question on the Main Stage at Proof of Talk and the answer shapes everything about where tokenised markets go next. He was joined by Johann Kerbrat @JohannKerbrat (SVP & GM of Crypto, @RobinhoodApp), Stani Kulechov @stanikulechov (Founder, @Aave), and Tom Zschach @TomZschach (prev. Swift), moderated by Henry Jim @ETFhearsay (ETF Analyst, @Bloomberg), discussing how to scale the Distribution Layer for Tokenised Markets. Proof of Talk 2027. Priority Access via → proofoftalk.io/invite-2026/#
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StableDay is delivering and the main stage is on fire. Anthony Bassili @SmartestBeta, Chris Cox, Francesco Filia @francescofilia, and Maha Al-Saadi, moderated by Michael del Castillo @DelRayMan, are live right now on where stablecoins meet credit and what rewiring finance through tokenisation actually looks like. Moments like this one do not happen everywhere. Watch live on Proof of Talk X: x.com/i/broadcasts/1DxLddEgz…
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"Every large national bank is now talking to us." Jenny Johnson CEO of @FranklnTempletn/@FTDA_US on crypto-backed products. "This technology threatens a huge percent of business models. That's why you see slow adoption." At @proofoftalk with @adam3us of @Blockstream and @EleanorTerrett of @CryptoAmerica_
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Got a nice shot of me 😁 @proofoftalk
Connecting with a lot of old and new friends at @proofoftalk Paris
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
“Blockchain data is basically unrefined oil. It’s unstructured and unrefined. You can build a refinery from scratch, but you’re not oil refinery experts. We are. Why stand up all the in-house knowledge and expertise needed to build an effective refinery when you can work with specialists who help turn that raw data into something usable? Our job is to get refined gas to the pump, so builders can focus on what they actually need to deliver.” - @mickeynegus, Head of Enterprise Sales via @Flight3official at @proofoftalk
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
No one can be told what Bittensor is. They must be shown. $TAO @proofoftalk
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Investors have always said the 3Ps are patience, persistence, and positivity. @Andytang, Partner at @DraperVC added a fourth on the Main Stage at the Louvre. Thank you, Andy. We couldn't be more delighted.
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Proof of Talk was a whole vibe. The reception for @tryMinted was amazing. Grateful. I @CantonNetwork pilled more people than I could count. Institutions and family offices were eager to learn, and once they understood, they became bullish immediately. $cc to mars.
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
An incredible few days at @proofoftalk in Paris. Hosting the Bittensor track at the Louvre, gathering the @btlabs_ai team, our partners, customers, and fellow builders was something special. Best part? Getting on stage to talk about enterprise adoption of Bittensor and decentralized AI. Feels like we're crossing an important threshold. Less talk about the future, more discussions about real deployments, real users, and real value creation. The Bittensor ecosystem keeps leveling up. Onward. 🚀 $TAO #Bittensor
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Yesterday, our founder @mogmachine delivered a keynote at @proofoftalk titled "The Thin Line." The talk explored why the agent economy needs both a permissionless protocol and an accountable industry built on top of it, and why Bittensor is the only network architected for both. Missed it? Don't worry. He'll be posting an article summary later this week!
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
"It's very hard to prove a negative, is the fundamental problem," says @Blockstream co-founder @adam3us. He is often considered to be the creator of Bitcoin, which he has repeatedly denied bloom.bg/3QhUtYL
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Our CEO @adam3us joined @FTI_US CEO Jenny Johnson live on @business to discuss Bitcoin's recent price action, the 200-week MA, institutional demand, and the future of finance on-chain. Full interview:
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
That’s a wrap on @proofoftalk 🎤 Another incredible week of meaningful conversations, new connections, and a front-row seat to the ideas shaping the future of Web3. As an official media partner, we're proud to have supported the event while helping clients maximize their presence through strategic media opportunities, press introductions, and impactful storytelling throughout the week. What stood out most was the quality of the discussions. From institutional adoption and tokenization to AI, infrastructure, and the next phase of blockchain innovation, the focus was firmly on building real-world value and long-term impact. A huge shoutout to the Proof of Talk team for bringing together some of the industry's most influential voices, and to our clients who helped drive many of the event's most important conversations. Always a pleasure connecting with founders, partners, journalists, creators, and friends from across the ecosystem. Until next time 👋
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Jacob Steeves (@const_reborn), co-founder of Bittensor, on why subnets are a great alternative to raising straight from VCs.
"If you are a company, why should you do a subnet? Why not just raise from a VC or hire people?" Jacob Steeves @const_reborn, co-founder of @bittensor, just answered that live on the Proof of Talk stage. Decentralising Intelligence: The Unification of AI and Bitcoin. What happens when the two largest open networks in computing share the same architectural future. Powered by @ExploitSummit. Watch on Proof of Talk X: x.com/i/broadcasts/1DxLddEgz…
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Michael del Castillo (working with Proof of Talk) retweeted
Despite broader crypto market sentiment, it's the best time ever to be building in DeFi because the distribution layer is here. @sunandr_ at @proofoftalk on how vaults are powering onchain finance for institutional adoption, with @xbtogroup, @Zircuit, @temple_ny and @coinfund:
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