Early Access – Habbo Roman Empire: My first virtual "democracy"
My original intention was to turn my original long-read article into a relatively short 20-30 minute v...
2025-10-15 09:16:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Habbo Roman Empire: My first-ever virtual "democracy"
When I created the Roman Empire of Habboon (an unauthorised Habbo knock-off) in November 2016, I knew nothing about...
2025-09-12 15:56:14 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 2025 – Behind-the-scenes update
Hiya patrons—both those who've just joined and those who were here from the very beginning!
Here's your behind-the-scenes update for September 2025.
Virtual democracies.
I'm t...
2025-09-12 11:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access – VNB: The Minecraft bank that lost $200,000 in 3 minutes
The final instalment of The DC Short trilogy is now out! Thank you to everyone for your patience!
You can watch this video either as a standalone documentary or as Part 3 of the seri...
2025-08-14 18:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 2025 – Behind-the-scenes update
Whoops!
On the 20th July 2025, some of you received emails and notifications about a post that I mistakenly published about Uffizi Holdings' "accounting discrepancies."
This was done ...
2025-08-01 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostJuly 2025 – Behind-the-scenes update
Roundup.
I released my video on 2025-07-01 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
DemocracyCraft's Lehman moment: Vanguard collapse sparks financial meltdown
Fed and Treasury officials urge calm after approving D$20M (US$8K) bailout
Bank runs reported in Volt, Voyager, and the Exchange
"What's your evidence for the claims you made on Habbo warfare?"
I received a question today from a user called Joe Robertson, who asked the following—
What is your evidence for all the claims you make in your video? You seem keen on seeing H...
2025-06-15 13:45:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Access – The quest to build weapons of mass destruction on Habbo Hotel
You saw The Big Short on Minecraft—now get ready for Oppenheimer on Habbo.
You can now watch it here, on Patreon, ad-free.
If you wish to watch the video on YouTube ...
2025-06-02 11:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe Vanguard Papers: Leaked accounting records and regulatory filings
Following the collapse of Vanguard National Bank a few days ago, which was caused by 2025-05-20 12:50:23 +0000 UTC View Post
How I wrote about the Habbo 2020 market crash while it was still unfolding
When I released my video on 2025-05-17 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
May 2025 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hiya patrons—both new and old!
I'd like to first thank every single one of you for your financial support, which continue to help make the production of my videos possible!
Now—for ...
2025-05-01 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostVanguard National Bank lost US$345,000 to a high frequency trader—and it's refusing to pay out
On the 11th February 2025, the owner of CityRP, LilDigiVert, received an urgent message from Vang...
2025-04-16 14:11:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe DC Short: What do real-world economists and experts think?
"Why isn't everyone in DemocracyCraft committing fraud?"
The DC Short was probably the most intense piece of investigative journalism I've done so far. The s...
2025-04-05 12:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostHow traders on Minecraft moved their money offshore – DC Short II
No one asked for a "what if the Panama Papers happened in Minecraft?" video but I'm delivering one anyway.
A product of over 3 months of investigation, spanning over 300 pages of documen...
2025-04-03 16:38:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe short seller who bet on a Minecraft financial crisis – DC Short I
Thank you to everyone for your patience and I'm glad that I can now finally release The DC Short!
You can watch it here, on Patreon, ad-free.
If you wish to watch the video on ...
2025-04-03 16:37:50 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 2025 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hello, dear patrons! Here's your behind-the-scenes update for March 2025!
Miscellaneous news.
The Averra Dossier won 2025-03-01 14:29:50 +0000 UTC View Post
February 2025 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hello, dear patrons! Here's your behind-the-scenes update for February 2025!
Teenage Virtual Democracies: A Retrospective.
I've been blown away by the positive reception that the 2025-01-31 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The Trollipocalypse
When Drew Durnil made his video in 2020 on the game NationStates—a game that allowed users to join and cre...
2025-01-02 21:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access – When teenagers run virtual democracies
I'm ecstatic to finally complete my long-awaited video on Virtual Teenage Democracies!
You can now watch it here, on Patreon, ad-free.
If you wish to watch the video on YouTube...
2024-12-30 12:52:30 +0000 UTC View PostDecember 2024 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hello, dear patrons! Here's your behind-the-scenes update for December 2024.
Next video.
I've (mostly) finished my research for the Virtual Teenage Democracies video and have...
2024-12-04 22:35:36 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly billing from January 2025 onwards
Summary
From the 1st January 2025 onwards, you'll be charged every month
In return for monthly payments, I'll post monthly on Patreon, such as a...
2024-11-08 21:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post
November 2024 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hello, my patrons! Here's your behind-the-scenes update for November 2024.
Next video.
I've begun researching for my next documentary on Virtual Teenage Democraci...
2024-11-01 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access – How the Habbo 2020 market crash wiped out over $30M
Four years overdue and four scripts later, I've finally done it—I've made the Habbo 2020 video.
When I wrote the first script for this video back in January 2021, I was writing about this e...
2024-10-13 20:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostOctober 2024 – Behind-the-Scenes Update
Hello, my patrons! Here's your behind-the-scenes update for October 2024.
Next video.
As mentioned in my previous post, the next video I plan to work on is about the 2020 market crash...
2024-10-02 15:49:24 +0000 UTC View PostAd-Free Release – How one man faked a Discord "democracy" for over 3 years
This video has been uploaded to Patreon, along with subtitles, as an ad-free alternative to YouTube.
2024-09-30 22:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access – How one man faked a Discord "democracy" for over 3 years
Four years ago, I asked you—dear patrons—what video you wanted. You voted for a video on online democracy experiments.
I didn't expect to have taken four years. Four years is so long that...
2024-09-30 20:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Averra Dossier: Secretive network of over 35 alt accounts revealed
For over two years, Averra has rigged every election in Alcris, stacked every branch of government and political party, and covertly repressed political opponents with his alt accounts. 2024-08-09 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
March 2024 – Behind-the-Scenes Retrospective
In March 2024, I delivered a presentation titled "Public Law in Virtual Worlds" in an academic colloquium held at Hertford College...
2024-03-08 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 2021 – Behind-the-Scenes Retrospective
In late September 2021, I was interviewed by the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK to discuss my findings in my first two Habbo videos: 2021-09-21 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post