Base

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

all-in

no sweeter sound to my ears than all-in discussing @polymarket for the entire first section

also hosted a meetup last night and every single person knew polymarket — not all of them knew why it was different from polls, but it clicked after a quick explanation

base-world

hackathon season begins for @ensdomains!

see you in singapore, rome, san francisco, and bangkok over the next 2 months 🫡

Nature

Memes

finance

Pretty clear that Netflix is following Apple’s rule book on pricing

The delinquency rate on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) for offices spiked to 8.1% in July, the highest in 11 years.

Auto insurance rates in the US have increased by 50% over the past 3 years. That's the biggest 3-year spike since 1975-78.

Photography

gonna be back in yosemite one month from today for the first time in 12 yrs

HYPED

Now I know the real reason why I injured my lower back. 🥲🤣🤣

According to the Sahm Rule, we are in a recession! 📉📉📉

Named after FED economist Claudia Sahm: a recession is likely if the unemployment rate (3-month avg) rises by 0.5% from its low.

Three-month average for the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is 50bps higher than the 12 month low

Mortgage purchase application index measures the demand for buying homes and it’s lower than during the GFC! 📉📉

sergey

@sergdiesel