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Hayden Davis poses with Argentine President Javier Milei

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Issue 77 – Whenever presidents get involved, if they become angry, you don't want to be there

A major crypto scandal tarnishes the reputation of Solana bigwigs, crypto influencers, and Argentine President Javier Milei.

Representative GT Thompson speaks at a hearing on digital asset legislation

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Issue 76 – Tripartisan legislation

Crypto exchanges face legal troubles, and Trump’s crypto empire grows as regulations are slashed and enforcement is sidelined.

Trump poses with a signed executive order, which has been photoshopped to show the TRUMP memecoin branding and price chart

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Issue 75 – Absolutely preposterous

Trump horrifies even some of his crypto-steeped fans by launching a memecoin before his inauguration, and a flurry of activity from the new administration signals what’s in store for the crypto world in the next four years.

Puck political cartoon, “The bosses of the Senate”, depicting large industrialists looming over Senators

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Issue 74 – Stop asking me questions like “where does the yield come from”

Regulators and lawmakers eagerly prepare to abdicate any last traces of interest in the wellbeing of everyday Americans as they suck up to the powerful billionaires who will soon be publicly calling the shots.

A betting market on the spread of the Palisades fire, superimposed over a photo of a firefighter

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Issue 73 – Degen volunteer fire brigade

Terra founder Do Kwon is finally extradited, the CFPB proposes crypto consumer protections, and Polymarket reaches new lows.

A photo of Donald Trump sitting at the Oval Office desk, surrounded by five people each with crypto company logos as heads

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Issue 72 – A seat at the table

The SEC is still busy even though it may soon be undermined, crypto industry capture of government continues to worsen, and several media outlets botch their crypto reporting at a time it’s needed most.

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky on a stage, wearing a shirt reading “Banks are not your friends.”

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Issue 71 – (Crypto) banks are not your friends

Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky pleads guilty to fraud, some Tornado Cash sanctions are overturned, and tech billionaires complain about “debanking”.

A “Department of Government Efficiency” image featuring Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the dogecoin mascot

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Issue 70 – The Cryptocurrency States of America

Crypto’s efforts to buy the 2024 elections paid off, and we’re in for a bumpy ride.

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Issue 69 – Nice

Coinbase threatens me that continuing to report on their activities would be “.... unwise”. Also, election spending hits a fever pitch, with several new crypto PACs coming out of the woodwork.

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Issue 68 – Opportunity agenda

Harris shouts out crypto in her “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men”, one crypto exec leaves prison as another enters, and Stand With Crypto bets on the favorites.

A sheet of lined paper with a “bug out” list, and a photo of a rucksack hanging from a tree

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Issue 67 – Bug out bitcoin

Crypto resurfaces on the campaign trail and the FTX fallout continues to unfold. Also, merch!

A collage of a Stratios ship from Eve Online, the Flappy Bird bird, and Hamster Kombot tokens

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Issue 66 – Pretensions to relevance

FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried says he wants a do-over, and some more ill-received blockchain games suggest “GameFi” has an uncertain future.

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Issue 65 – World Liberty Fiasco

Even the most pro-Trump crypto faithful think Trump’s new crypto scheme is a terrible idea.

Kamala Harris in a blue suit sits on a chair looking into the distance, in front of a cartoon Bitcoin background

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Issue 64 – Pointing its arsenal at our friends

As parts of the crypto industry scramble to court the Harris administration with events like “Crypto4Harris”, others insist it is Harris who must “bend the knee”.

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Issue 63 – RobConf 2024

Coinbase responds to campaign finance violation allegations, Trump panders to bitcoiners, and I chat with Lyn Alden about sexism in bitcoin.

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Issue 62 – Grassroots

Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto Alliance fudges the numbers, a (former) crypto industry CEO has a meltdown, and another exchange suffers a nine-figure hack.