alshe.substack.com is a personal newsletter from someone calling themselves Alex Shelaev, launched just hours ago. On its face, it looks like any other Substack — there's an About page, privacy policy, and terms of service. But two things jump out for a site this young: it loads 205 external scripts (unusually high for a fresh Substack), and its only payment mention is bitcoin, a non-reversible method.
For a personal blog, anonymity isn't unusual, and the security basics are fine — valid HTTPS, no blacklists, and a clean Google Web Risk report. But the combination of zero history, a massive script footprint, and a cryptocurrency payment reference creates a pattern that should give you pause. There's no way to know yet whether this is a legitimate author or someone testing the waters for something else.
If you're considering subscribing or sending money, wait. Let the site age, look for genuine engagement from the author, and see whether the script count gets cleaned up. Right now, there's just not enough evidence to trust it. The best 'alshe.substack.com reviews' will come from actual subscribers, and there are none yet.