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Smart of @wsj to pull together this video on Evan Gershkovich — humanizes, testifies to his ethics and work, and highlights fact that he's essentially a Kremlin hostage wsj.com/video/series/i…

Doesn't Alex Daniel look great in the metaverse? fnlondon.com/articles/metav…

There is indeed a massive crypto lobbying effort happening in London, albeit with very little to show for their efforts because skepticism still runs deep in government. fnlondon.com/articles/crypt…

Wrote about crypto firms’ fast-growing reach in Westminster. Bosses used to spend their free time bickering on Twitter. Now, it’s all boozy dinners with MPs, meet-and-greets in Parliament, and easy access to ministers. Did someone say “Wild West”? fnlondon.com/articles/crypt…

In case we needed any more indication that a digital pound is on the horizon... The Bank of England is to hire dozens more people for its 'Britcoin' project in the coming months, doubling the size of its team working on a digital £££ fnlondon.com/articles/britc… Financial News

Excl: Copper's chief operating officer Sabrina Wilson quits, the latest of *five* top level departures in the last few months. Philip Hammond's crypto startup has already replaced its CFO, CTO, CCO and general counsel lately. fnlondon.com/articles/coppe… Financial News

I'm in the new British Journal of Photography interviewing Mahmoud Khattab. His photos explore loneliness and losing one's sense of self, all shot covertly during his compulsory service in the Egyptian army. It's really brave, vulnerable work. British Journal of Photography 1854.photography/ones-to-watch-…

Award-winning documentary artist Mathieu Asselin is back, with a visual investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal. We talked cars, corporate evil and why artists should meet these issues head-on, for the British Journal of Photography 1854.photography/2023/07/mathie… British Journal of Photography

🚨SCOOP 🚨 Ripple Europe chief Sendi Young tells the great Alex Daniel that the 'huge win' in the US case on XRP's status as a security is helping momentum in 🇺🇸🇪🇺 and beyond (they're gunning for a 🇬🇧UK Financial Conduct Authority crypto licence now) dlnews.com/articles/marke…

‘If Stevie Wonder wants to play it, pay attention!’: how a bizarre new instrument found unusual success theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

There aren't many people alive today who have invented a new musical instrument – even fewer have actually found success with it. But Tim Meeks, creator of Stevie Wonder's favourite new toy, the harpejji, is one of them. I wrote about it for The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

From Waystar RoyCo in Succession to the films of Quentin Tarantino – fictional companies are all around. For FT Weekend Magazine, I spoke to the designers behind them about their process, what they're poking fun at, and letting their imaginations run free 🎥 ft.com/content/73883b…

'Tarantino’s fake products underline the fact that the action is all taking place somewhere else. It’s a wink and a nudge that you’re not quite in reality.' Alex Daniel on the painstaking effort put into creating fictitious brands for film and TV: on.ft.com/3TTNvbs

Small businesses around the country said they feel “frightened” as they prepared for further rioting by boarding up shop fronts and closing early ✍️: Rosie Shead and Alex Daniel independent.co.uk/news/uk/london…

The UK’s last remaining #coal fired power station is to shut at the end of September, drawing to a close Britain’s 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity: by Alex Daniel independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour…