Over the last three years, we’ve reached a state of regulatory onslaught that is harmful to American companies and consumers. The SEC’s continued attack on crypto, coupled with recent rule proposals like the one related to predictive data analytics, mark yet another improper…

So, so, so proud of my friend and inspiration Keri Blakinger for her Pulitzer finalist in feature writing for 'The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row.' nytimes.com/2023/08/31/mag…

Robinhood’s chief legal officer said the notice came after “years of good faith attempts” to work with the SEC.

Full story from Katherine Ross:

blockworks.co/news/robinhood…

oh dang

have a great weekend y’all 🫡

quesadillas slap

We hear a lot about bitcoin ETF flows.

But why should we care? And why maybe, should we tune it out?

blockworks.co/news/why-etf-f…

$SQ plans to implement a DCA purchase program for bitcoin, investing 10% (!!) of its gross profit from bitcoin products into buying bitcoin

Coinbase reported adjusted EBITDA of $1B, which is “more than [the company] generated in all of 2023.”

Full story from Katherine Ross:

blockworks.co/news/coinbase-…

$COIN earnings are out:

the wolf of Wall Street being third on this list tells me all I need to know

In today’s Empire newsletter:

- How many crypto users are there, really?
- Block’s alleged unscrupulous crypto transactions
- Plus, are memecoins more akin to casino chips than legit tokens?

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Tesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind Brakes

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“If you stay put long enough, everything returns.”
newyorker.com/culture/infini…

huh, I wonder if there could be a person behind a company that created radically new business and editorial incentives for some of the big changes to magazine journalism in the last, say 15 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve signals interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools.