
Monday links: staring at screens
3 weeks ago
2 MIN READ
Crypto
- Strategy ($MSTR) now owns more than 500,000 Bitcoin. (theblock.co)
- Tornado Cash is used by cybercriminals. The U.S. has removed sanctions on it. (axios.com)
- How Solana became synonymous with memecoins. (msn.com)
Global
- America’s allies are rethinking their purchase of U.S. arms systems. (wapo.st)
- Members of the administration are using Signal to coordinate military actions. They accidentally added a journalist to their chat. (theatlantic.com)
- X has blocked access to opposition accounts in Turkey. (politico.eu)
- Don’t hold your breath for a Marshall Plan for Ukraine. (theconversation.com)
Social Security
- DOGE is having a hard time finding fraud in Social Security. (wapo.st)
- Focusing exclusively on fraud will make it harder for legitimate recipients to get Social Security benefits. (axios.com)
- Cuts will likely make customer service at Social Security even worse. (wsj.com)
Economy
- Four factors that help identify a coming recession. (optimisticallie.com)
- The employment situation is weak. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
- Just how much does government spend? (ritholtz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: compassionate objectivity. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Are you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should be. (abnormalreturns.com)
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