Members of Musk's private security team were deputized as federal agents last year, allowing them to carry firearms in certain federal buildings, despite some of the guards failing to meet what the Marshals Service considered to be the basic requirements to be deputized as federal law enforcement.
Identity spoofing against older adults alone grew by 8x between 2020 and 2024, driven in part by convincing AI impersonations of friends and loved ones. It's a problem costing people in the U.S. nearly half a billion dollars a year with no end in sight.
MEV is especially notorious on Ethereum, where it continues to be extracted at a rate equivalent to 11% of block rewards. Data shows that nearly $300,000 was lost in sandwich attacks in September. This reveals that MEV is a recurring hidden fee, not a minor inefficiency, hitting large trades hardest in volatile markets.
