A look at the rise of BitClout, a burgeoning crypto service monetizing social influence, valued at more than $1B in April, but operating in a legal gray zone (Caroline Lester/New Yorker)

A look at the rise of BitClout, a burgeoning crypto service monetizing social influence, valued at more than $1B in April, but operating in a legal gray zone — BitClout collapses everything—art, humor, personhood—into money, laying bare just who, and what, we are willing to pay for.