July 2025 – Behind-the-scenes update (Patreon)

Roundup.

I released my video on the quest to build weapons of mass destruction on Habbo Hotel

I published long-read articles on:

How I wrote about the Habbo 2020 market crash while it was still unfolding back in January 2021

The evidence for the claims I made on Habbo warfare in the WMD video

DemocracyCraft's Lehman moment following the collapse of Vanguard National Bank

I released copies of the leaked accounting records and regulatory filings that I referred to in the DC Short II documentary after a patron explicitly requested it

Next videos.

As mentioned previously, I am currently working on a third installment of the DC Short to complete the trilogy, which will cover the collapse of Vanguard National Bank.

The video will be designed as a standalone video—in other words, you'd be able to watch it without having watched DC Short I and II—but the video will still function as a sequel as well.

I've also begun working on other video projects, which will be related to virtual democracies.

YouTube membership.

I've introduced YouTube membership as an alternative way for people to donate to my channel.

To be clear, you won't have to get a YouTube membership, as I've designed them to mostly mirror the benefits of Patreon membership. (That said, if you're working in some sort of hedge fund—real-world or Minecraft—and you want to get both, I'm not going to stop you.)

For reasons of transparency, the differences are as follows:

Patreon donors will get access to:

My full back catalogue of Patreon posts

Ad-free videos

Certain types of posts, particularly long-reads, which may be difficult/impossible to post on my YouTube channel

Patreon producers will get access to the Producer's Archive

YouTube members will get access to "loyalty badges" next to their usernames in the comment section of my videos

Thank you.

I can't understate my gratitude to every one of you who has decided to put your money where your mouth is and to give your vote of confidence through financial means.

So, If you're reading this: once again, thank you so much!