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fix the markets

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To me, this is scripture.

Join Natasha and me for a chat live at noon ET today. The show is called Dumb B!tch Hour, and it’s streaming only on X.

It was so fun (too fun?) hanging out in Denver. Keep an eye out for NET GALA announcements coming soon. Mark your calendar for the first Friday in May.

Bye!

The Boys

Writer: Deana

Cooked. Assets to be included in the Crypto Strategic Reserve, and/or stockpile, were announced on Truth Social on Sunday afternoon, sending the crypto bros (me) into a tailspin. In particular, the inclusion of Cardano — a token that hasn’t been relevant since 2017 — felt…off. *Nicki Minaj voice* Ariana, what are you doing here, etc. It “smacks of self-interest,” and even Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the White House Crypto Czar’s bestie agrees. In other news, this JD Vance ‘pwease’ meme has hit 33.5M views and counting, numbers that seem to guarantee that Vance himself has scrolled past it.

Seeing Red. “Happy Tariff Tuesday” we yell in unison while our net worth tumbles faster than Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar dreams. Seriously though, what happened to the markets? Tech stock selloff? Les Taríffs? Hey, at least there are air-fried avocado oil fries at Sweetgreen now — a blessed salve. Sorry I promise that next week’s newsletter won’t be so doom and gloom.

Quick Hits.

🍽️ Our faves at Blackbird launched Flynet — the future of hospitality payments.

🤝 Honestly this industry isn’t worthy of the creative work that Cait & Blake did for the Syndicate x Boys Club collab in Denver.

💧 Read Dayana’s ETHDenver recap, “Dry, Dazed, and Delighted.”

🍾 Cork Protocol live on mainnet - tokenized risk for DeFi.

✨ Read Kim’s ETHDenver recap on her favorite moments.