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Animal Spirits: The Nothing Ever Happens Market
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On today’s show, we discuss:
The Biggest Companies Across America Are Cutting Their Workforces
Sam Altman says Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees
After Zuckerberg spent billions on an AI 'dream team,' he has to deliver for Meta shareholders
Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill in Big Win for Crypto Industry
Chase Sapphire Reserve changes: New earning rates, more statement credits for a higher annual fee
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It seems the hard and soft data have converged toward each other.
— Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited)
5:13 PM • Jun 18, 2025
BREAKING: X will soon launch investing and trading directly within the app, per FT.
“You’ll be able to come to X and be able to transact your whole financial life on the platform,” X CEO @lindayaX says.
X is the future of finance.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter)
12:37 PM • Jun 19, 2025
JUST IN: Coinbase CEO says "the world needs crypto, now more than ever."
"Debt is growing exponentially, inflation is crippling entire nations, economic freedom is declining. It's time to increase economic freedom globally, with crypto."
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)
5:06 PM • Jun 20, 2025
The Genius Act just passed the Senate and will likely become law. If so, it may be one of the most consequential changes to the global financial system in many years. It effectively deputizes U.S. corporations to dollarize the world, ultimately defangs the KYC/AML regime, and
— Samuel Lee (@svrnco)
11:40 PM • Jun 17, 2025
Here's $CRCL on every day since its IPO. Incredible run.
6/5 +168%
6/6 +29%
6/9 +7%
6/10 -8%
6/11 +10%
6/12 -9%
6/13 +25%
6/16 +13%
6/17 -1.2%
6/18 +34%
6/20 +21%— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart)
4:56 PM • Jun 20, 2025
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