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Ever since rates came off zero and fiscal deficits exploded, markets have started paying close attention to how the government is funding itself

August’s annual headline figure came in at 2.3% after an upward revision Thursday, so things are moving in the right direction

Reports swirled yesterday that Musk’s funding round for xAI would value the startup at around $40 billion

Coinbase’s final total for Q3: $331 billion, the equivalent of 15% of the total crypto market cap at the time

Markets are, unsurprisingly, still all but certain (96% sure) the Fed will opt for another 25bps interest rate cut next month

Bitcoin stopped $175 short of setting a new price record on Tuesday evening

Solana memecoins are collectively at an all-time high

Optimistic rollups like Optimism, Arbitrum and Base are seeing rapid adoption relative to zk rollups

While inclusion lists could strengthen Ethereum’s censorship resistance, they also raise legal questions that might push participants out of regulated markets

Curve founder and his company are voting ‘yea’