| Presented by | | | | | One of the more embarrassing incidents in the recent crypto correction was the draining of the equivalent of $625 million from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity last March. That story led senior writer Ainsley Harris to dig into the network of that game's players, backers, and promoters, and she came back with this fascinating profile of Bryce "Brycent" Johnson, a 20-something man who stumbled into an opportunity to stream and talk up the game before anyone else, ride its rise and fall, and come through the other side in a seemingly better place than when he started a mere 13 months ago. It's a rich portrait of an underappreciated aspect of the crypto ecosystem—the influencers who bring new people into the game. You can read it now as our latest premium exclusive. —David Lidsky, @davidlidsky | | | | | |
| NEWS | Tech CEO pay under the spotlight: What you need to know | | On Wednesday, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon will all hold their annual “say on pay” votes, and two influential proxy advisory groups—Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis—are encouraging investors to offer a thumbs-down on fat executive compensation packages. | | | Dodd-Frank requires companies to give their shareholders a vote on executive pay practices. Companies satisfy this requirement by disclosing the upcoming year’s pay packages at their annual shareholder meetings, then letting investors approve or reject them. | | | Although it’s rare for investors to reject them, the tide could be turning this year as tech stocks fall significantly and signs of an economic downturn are on the horizon. | | | Last week, two-thirds of Intel shareholders voted down the company’s latest executive compensation package, including another massive compensation package for CEO Pat Gelsinger—$178 million. | | Check out the latest news stories here. | | | | | | |