Utopia in Beta

Exploring the ideas and systems that shape our future, one unfinished conversation at a time.

Hosted by @IZYcastrowrites.

Partnered with @arcanumventures.

[Arcanum Ventures @ArcanumVentures]

Gene therapies linked to 30% lifespan extension in animals have been sitting in academic freezers for decades.

Mac Davis decided not to wait for the FDA.

He took @MinicircleDNA to a charter city in Honduras, ran clinical trials, and is now approved in the Bahamas.

The biotech space race is real.

New episode of @UtopiainBeta is out.

Watch it here:
https://t.co/MQbwAMO8Q2

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

Gene therapies that could extend your lifespan have existed for decades.

The science existed.

The system didn't allow it.

Mac Davis built @MinicircleDNA anyway.

Five clinical trials later, the Bahamas just approved them.

Watch the interview:
https://t.co/ZcKC1bvfUZ

[Arcanum Ventures @ArcanumVentures]

Governments are willing to talk. The bottleneck now is the founders. Patri Friedman (@patrissimo) has been funding new countries since 2020.

He says the playbook is the same as any startup: talk to your customers, sequence correctly, and build the economic engine first.

The hardest startup you'll ever build is a city. New episode of Utopia in Beta is out.

Watch the Interview:
https://t.co/x4C47fjwwa

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

Patri Friedman (@patrissimo) has been funding new countries since 2020.

His verdict: the infrastructure for charter cities is more ready than people think.

The missing piece is founders willing to treat it like a startup.

Watch the Interview:
https://t.co/P9kUOlNBuw

[Arcanum Ventures @ArcanumVentures]

Quantum computers could crack Bitcoin's encryption in minutes.

A Nobel physicist just confirmed it. Google published the paper. And 33% of all Bitcoin in existence sits in vulnerable addresses right now.

Q-Day is no longer a thought experiment.

Join us live for ep. 47 of The FORUM this week as we get into what quantum computing actually means for crypto, global security, and the internet economy.

🗓️Thursday, April 16th, 2026
🕙 2PM UTC

Hosts:

- @ArcanumVentures
- @BOOMROOMpodcast
- @MELOWILD
- @IZYcastrowrites
- @Utopiainbeta

Panelists:

- @QuantusNetwork
- @YuviLightman
- @JoeMattia
- @defijangle
- @0xMiden
- @azeemk
- @WhaleCoinTalk
- @hubkotl
- @ManoThanabalan
- @profdiggity
- @ivycybered
- @suvaprotocol

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

https://t.co/sEBoO0DHdC

[Moncesco @fra_mosterts]

Great convo with @Utopiainbeta on what Umia enables! listen up if you are interested in how decision markets and ownership rights will drive the resurgence of tokens!

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

Crypto solved infrastructure. The broken part is what comes after.

How projects raise money, govern treasuries, and keep founders accountable.

Francesco Mosterts (@fra_mosterts) from @umia_finance has a structural fix.

New episode out now:
https://t.co/8PPor6eSyp

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

In my latest podcast episode with @timourxyz of @JoinEdgeCity, my mind was blown.
Focused on what it takes to create culture in new societies, Timour took me through Edge city's approach.

We discussed:

-Why network states and intentional communities matter now

-How multidisciplinarity shapes culture and what Edge does differently

-The four core principles guiding Edge City’s villages

-Why multigenerationality is a feature, not a complication

-Integrating local communities, lessons from Patagonia and beyond

-Pop-up villages as incubators for longer-term permanent hubs

-Accessibility, scholarships and the criticism of exclusivity

-The role Edge City plays in the wider network state ecosystem

Link to the full conversation in the comments below

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

We’re watching people build the future of society in real time!

In this episode, we go inside @JoinEdgeCity, where 500+ builders, researchers, and artists are experimenting with new ways to live, work, and organize.

Watch it here:

https://t.co/IsMByUJvhW

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

An AI that listens.

A VR workplace that people actually want to use.

This episode with Christoph of @ArthurSpaces goes deep on privacy, collaboration, AI context, and what the the future of work looks like.

New episode live:
https://t.co/DIyuy9GQR8

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

Meta acquired Moltbook today
OpenAI acquired OpenClaw in February

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

What if society was something you could prototype?

In this episode of Utopia in Beta, we explore minimum viable societies, network states, and the layered systems that could redefine how we live together.

New episode live.

Watch here: https://t.co/dystgPOwYO

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

“There is no AI slop, it’s human slop”

New essay- link below

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

My lucky subscribers got two newsletters from me this week because of course I had to write something about Moltbook

[Victor Vernissage @tech_mingler]

A new pod is out!

Utopia in beta, reality in production

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

@loferroresearch @humanode_io Thank you for sharing!

[Isabelle Castro @IZYcastrowrites]

The second episode of the Utopia in Beta podcast is out!!

On this one I speak to @tech_mingler from @humanode_io about building meritocratic systems

[Utopia in Beta @Utopiainbeta]

What if governance wasn’t about wealth, popularity, or politics?

What if it was about ideas and execution?

A deep dive into cognitocracy, merit, and the future of governance on the latest Utopia in Beta with Victor Vernissage from @humanode_io.

📺 https://t.co/9T0TUUoF4b

[Arcanum Ventures @ArcanumVentures]

Agents Everywhere!

AI agents are back, thanks in part to Clawdbot/Moltbot.

Local models. Personal bots. Full delegation.

This Space is about the return of agentic AI and why everyone suddenly wants software to act on their behalf, and why it may be dangerous.

From running locally on a Mac mini to bots managing work, decisions, and attention.

Join us live!

📅 Thursday, January 29th
🕑 2PM UTC

Hosts:

- @ArcanumVentures
- @BOOMROOMpodcast
- @Utopiainbeta
- @MELOWILD
- @IZYcastrowrites

Panelists:

- @MevenRekt
- @KairosTech_AI
- @onlyoneneel
- @Caf0lla
- @NeoxInfra
- @prophetmarketai
- @eneonomics
- @Me3Labs
- @bondoncredit
- @vandynathan
- @MiggyCryptoX
- @Minidoge_Global
- @evolv3labs
- @0xEv3
- @sina_builds
- @ActionModelAI
- @inflowpayai
- @Gomxszzz
- @RealAuraDEX
- @csocsoooauradex