In Crypto Winter, Jesse Powell’s Pirate-King Leadership Style Might Be the New Normal

Although many social-political discussions are now off the table, the company’s leadership has made some exceptions as to which subjects of conversation are fair game. Topics aligned with the “crypto, cypherpunk, libertarian values” of Kraken’s founders, Powell and Thahn Luu, including free speech, bodily autonomy and self defense, for example, might be discussed in company Slack channels. Guns might be an optional part of corporate retreats.