Extra Extra: Crypto veterans worry Trump's meme coin undermines the sector's credibility
Jan. 21, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Because some people who otherwise believe in cryptocurrencies think this is a "rug pull" scam, here are your afternoon links: C.C. Sabathia up for Hall of Fame vote, A$AP Rocky shooting trial underway, red wine is back and more.

Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where it's really darn cold.
Here's what else is happening:
- The Police Benevolent Association has appealed a settlement that requires NYPD officers responding to protests to "avoid intentional strikes to the head" with batons, among other reforms.
- Hundreds of extra cops have begun riding subway trains overnight as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's move to deploy more officers underground.
- Thunderstorms are forecast to hit Los Angeles this weekend, creating the potential for devastating mudslides in new "burn scar" areas.
- WSJ: "[Crypto] industry players worry the success of the president’s meme coin will undermine the credibility they have worked hard to cultivate."
- Jules Feiffer, the longtime Village Voice comic strip artist who also illustrated and helped create "The Phantom Tollbooth," has died at the age of 95.
- Get Carsten Charles "That's for you, b----" Sabathia in the Hall of Fame.
- Michael Jordan's old 32,000-square-foot house in suburban Chicago is being turned into a $1 million-a-week timeshare.
- Jury selection begins today in the trial of A$AP Rocky, who faces charges for allegedly firing a semiautomatic gun at his friend in Los Angeles back in 2021.
- Big Reds?
- And finally, stout lil guy:
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— No Context Cats (@nocontextscats) January 21, 2025