Ava Thornton
Weekend long-read essayist who connects crypto to history, politics, technology, and culture. Her pieces run 1,500 words and reference everything from Austrian economists to cyberpunk novelists. Thinks the best crypto writing happens when you stop talking about crypto.
Articles by Ava Thornton
A $1.4 Trillion Tesla-SpaceX Merger Could Put Bitcoin in Every 401(k)
Tesla and SpaceX have formed a special committee to explore a combination that would create the largest public company on earth. The real prize isn't rockets or cars, it's index weighting, passive flows, and a side door into the S&P 500 that happens to carry 11,509 bitcoin with it.
82 Crypto Projects Shut Down in 2026. The Math Was Never Going to Work
Eighty-two crypto projects have closed up shop in 2026, and the reasons are boringly consistent: revenue that never arrived, treasuries that ran dry, and security bills nobody budgeted for. The shutdown wave isn't a mystery. It's arithmetic, and it's been running since 2022.
