jspertell

Fitness junkie. Collector with a vintage obsession. Always curious, always learning.

[jspertell @jspertell]

@brian_armstrong @CoinbaseDev @base https://t.co/d6YYsyyeob I like what Coinbase is doing.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

Here are our top priorities for 2026 at Coinbase:

1) Grow the everything exchange globally (crypto, equities, prediction markets, commodities - across spot, futures, and options)

2) Scale stablecoins and payments

3) Bring the world onchain through @CoinbaseDev, @base chain, and @baseapp

We're making major investments in product quality and automation underlying each of these as well. Goal is to make Coinbase the #1 financial app in the world.

[jspertell @jspertell]

Understanding that difference matters more than guessing direction.

https://t.co/RunS0k2gQQ

[jspertell @jspertell]

Liquidity isn’t just “more money = higher prices.”

Some assets absorb new capital cleanly.
Others get noisy, fragile, or distorted.

That difference matters more than most people think.

[Tanay Jaipuria @tanayj]

Waymo total rides per week:

May 24: ~50K
Aug 24: ~100K
Dec 24: ~150K
Feb 25: ~200K
Apr 25: ~250K

[jspertell @jspertell]

Context is king when it comes to unlocking the best results from AI. The clearer and more detailed your input, the sharper and more valuable the AI’s output.

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

very interesting paper
an individual with AI outperforms a whole team without AI and performs almost as well as a team with AI

[jspertell @jspertell]

@rrhoover Granola

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Drones are responsible for over ~60% of the daily RF casualties at this point, and are the principal means of stopping attacks in combination with mining, and traditional artillery. Better integration has led to a more systemic approach at the tactical level. 6/

[jspertell @jspertell]

Best insight I heard at #GDC … tokens are a privilege.

[CN Wire @Sino_Market]

🇨🇳JUST IN
#CHINA'S STATE COUNCIL AND CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE ISSUE "ACTION PLAN TO REVITALIZE CONSUMPTION" TO BOOST DOMESTIC DEMAND.

ACTION PLAN FOCUSES ON INCREASING INCOMES, IMPROVING CONSUMPTION CAPACITY, UPGRADING SERVICE QUALITY, AND OPTIMIZING CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENT.

🔸FIRST MAJOR INITIATIVE: PROMOTE URBAN-RURAL RESIDENT INCOME GROWTH. MEASURES INCLUDE RAISING MINIMUM WAGES, EXPANDING WORK-RELIEF PROGRAMS, AND CRACKING DOWN ON WAGE ARREARS FOR SMES.

PLAN AIMS TO BROADEN PROPERTY-INCOME CHANNELS BY STABILIZING STOCK MARKETS, EASING LONG-TERM CAPITAL MARKET ACCESS, AND STRENGTHENING STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE MARKET VALUE MANAGEMENT.

AGRICULTURAL INCOME BOOSTS: IMPLEMENT GRAIN FARMER SUBSIDY MECHANISMS, PROMOTE "THREE PRODUCTS, ONE STANDARD" AGRI-PRODUCTS, AND DEVELOP RURAL TOURISM/ECONOMIES.

🔸SECOND INITIATIVE: ENHANCE CONSUMPTION CAPACITY. KEY MEASURES INCLUDE INTRODUCING CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES, EXPANDING EDUCATION/HEALTHCARE RESOURCES, AND RAISING PENSIONS IN 2025.

MEDICAL REFORMS: FULLY IMPLEMENT PERSONAL PENSION SYSTEM, REMOVE HOUSEHOLD REGISTRATION BARRIERS FOR FLEXIBLE WORKERS' INSURANCE, AND EXPAND OCCUPATIONAL INJURY COVERAGE.

🔸THIRD INITIATIVE: UPGRADE SERVICE CONSUMPTION. PROMOTE ELDERLY-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDCARE, AND HOME SERVICES INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

TOURISM BOOST: EXTEND SCENIC SPOT OPERATING HOURS, SIMPLIFY EVENT APPROVALS FOR NATIONWIDE TOURS, AND LAUNCH ICE AND SNOW TOURISM PROMOTION PLAN.

🔸FOURTH INITIATIVE: UPGRADE MAJOR CONSUMPTION. IMPLEMENT NATIONWIDE TRADE-INS FOR CARS, APPLIANCES, AND SMART DEVICES WITH SUBSIDIES. SUPPORT SECOND-HAND GOODS MARKET DEVELOPMENT.

HOUSING MEASURES: ACCELERATE URBAN VILLAGE RENOVATION, ALLOW SPECIAL BONDS FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSING PURCHASES, AND EXPAND HOUSING PROVIDENT FUND USAGE FOR RENTAL/PURCHASE.

🔸FIFTH INITIATIVE: IMPROVE CONSUMPTION QUALITY. DEVELOP "CHINA SERVICE" BRANDS, PROMOTE CULTURAL IP PRODUCTS, AND ACCELERATE AI+ CONSUMPTION IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING/WEARABLES.

SUPPORT LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY: DEVELOP TOURISM/DRONE CONSUMPTION, STREAMLINE YACHT REGISTRATION, AND ENRICH CRUISE ROUTES.

🔸SIXTH INITIATIVE: OPTIMIZE CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENT. ENFORCE PAID LEAVE RIGHTS, LAUNCH 3-YEAR CONSUMER PROTECTION CAMPAIGN, AND CRACK DOWN ON FAKE PRODUCTS/UNFAIR PRICING.

IMPROVE RURAL-URBAN DISTRIBUTION: BUILD COUNTY-LEVEL LOGISTICS HUBS, UPGRADE NIGHTTIME CONSUMPTION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DEVELOP IMMERSIVE RETAIL SPACES.

🔸FINAL INITIATIVE: REDUCE CONSUMPTION RESTRICTIONS. BAN "ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL" POLICIES, EASE AUTO PURCHASE LIMITS FOR LONG-TERM LICENSE PLATE LOTTERY PARTICIPANTS, AND SUPPORT TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES.

PLAN EMPHASIZES CROSS-DEPARTMENT COORDINATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTATION TO ACHIEVE CONSUMPTION-LED ECONOMIC GROWTH.

#CHINA $SHCOMP $SSEC $ASHR $HSI $KWEB $FXI $HXC $DRAG $YINN $YANG @MKTNews24

[Matter @matter]

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[jspertell @jspertell]

Maybe stating the obvious … but shouldn’t web3 live on the web?

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

In honor of international women's day, let's take a moment to remember the most famous statistician in history.

You've definitely heard of her, but you probably have no idea she was a statistician.

It's Florence Nightingale.

[jspertell @jspertell]

@antoniogm Did you see the bari Weiss interview on free press. Very good.

[jspertell @jspertell]

@Schwarzenegger remember the 5 year old version of me?

[Nabeel S. Qureshi @nabeelqu]

Surprisingly common trait in high agency people is they had heroes and figured out how to meet them all before age 25

[jspertell @jspertell]

@dwr https://t.co/CLuqUZEL5o

[Sam Altman @sama]

!!

[Bob McGrew @bobmcgrewai]

That o1 is better than GPT-4.5 on most problems tells us that pre-training isn't the optimal place to spend compute in 2025. There's a lot of low-hanging fruit in reasoning still.

But pre-training isn't dead, it's just waiting for reasoning to catch up to log-linear returns.

[jspertell @jspertell]

this is good.

[Matt Blackwell @matt_blackwell]

I completely missed that Republicans introduced a bill to increase the endowment tax from 1.4% to 21%. If passed, Harvard would go from paying ~$35m to $525m/yr in federal taxes (that’s 8.2% of its current operating expenses)