RFK campaign on site at Consensus.

How much of the tinfoil hat vote does he steal from Trump?

Good morning from Austin! I'll be speaking with the CEO of Bullish and the President of NYSE about the future of crypto. What should I ask?

Thrilled to accounce Michael del Castillo is joining FORTUNE as a Senior Reporter

Michael is a smart, brave and original journalist. He is joining the Finance desk to cover banks with a focus on how new tech is changing Wall Street

Tips & scoops to

Great ad, Twitter. Anyone else getting these 'hide your man boobs' messages?

Crypto law folks: ETF approval confirms ETH is a commodity. But what about staked ETH?

ETF providers had to say they wouldn't stake. Also, staked ETH is legal hook the SEC is using to go after Uniswap et al

So maybe Gensler thinks he still has jurisdiction. Thoughts?

Coinbase loses 9-0 at SCOTUS. Fortunately for the crypto industry, case is not about crypto

It's about that dumb Dogecoin sweepstakes contest.

Coinbase can normally force people into arbitration but not this time
supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…

My reporter's in-box is full of emails cheering the pro-crypto House vote—and none saying it's bad

This suggests anti-crypto folks lack a political lobby/ constituency beyond Gensler, Warren et al

No surprise so many Dems jumping ship

Uniswap rolling up its sleeve for a fight

Wells Notice reponse points to lack of a legal theory by SEC. Most interesting issues for me:

- Can Uniswap be liable for securities traded on site?
- Can building an interface (vs a wallet) make you a broker?

blog.uniswap.org/wells-notice-r…

Tech Against Scams, a coalition to fight 'pig butchering' ploys with better industry coordination, launches with Meta, Coinbase, Match, Kraken, others on board (Jeff Roberts / Fortune)

fortune.com/crypto/2024/05…

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Great idea: security teams from crypto, tech and dating sites get together to fight pig-butchering

New coalition includes Meta, Coinbase 🛡️ and Match. Would be nice to see Tether, LinkedIn and Binance join too!

fortune.com/crypto/2024/05…

On the news of the death of Iranian President Raisi, the butcher of Iran who executed thousands of ‘political prisoners’

IRAN:

Cheers and fireworks lit up the streets of Tehran.

CAMPUS OF UCLA & Jackson Hinkle:

Mourning, tears and sadness

This tells you all you need to know