Dan Primack

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Updated lineup for Axios BFD (more to come):

Garrett Langley, founder and CEO of Flock

Omeed Malik & Donald Trump Jr, partners at 1789 Capital

Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi

Kim Posnett, global co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs

Alex Rodriguez, CEO of A-Rod Corp/chair of Minnesota T-Wolves and Lynx

Robert F. Smith, CEO of Vista Equity Partners

Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercarbon Capital

Joan Solotar, Blackstone's global head of private wealth

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They still have time

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from last Friday's newsletter:

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DOJ sues to delay Alaska election results if GOP incumbent loses https://t.co/TfwzVeaTX0

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@devinbanerjee A LOT of conversation about the orange.

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PE Hub, the site I launched 20 years ago, seems to have met its maker. Or at least the brand has (along with Venture Capital Journal and Buyouts).

Not surprising given the lack of innovation and ownership turnover, but still sad to see. So much work went into creating it.

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On the a16z name change from a16z crypto to a16z frontier.

it didn't make the decision unilaterally. it needed permission of fund 5 LPs.

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Fireblocks denying, fwiw

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Scoop: Visa in talks to acquire Fireblocks for around $2.5B https://t.co/eohiTtsU62

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"The wall has broken. The enemy is inside the fort. We are now fighting hand to hand."

Scoop: Senate Republicans fear Mississippi is in play https://t.co/DmRRvH6bHS

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BREAKING: Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook users https://t.co/mu7TNGfEfK

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from last Friday's newsletter:

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NFL owners plan private equity fund with General Atlantic https://t.co/U4BUbXxHuX

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Elon Musk's merger math https://t.co/6u8hwBBF3m

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Scoop: Kohlberg buying Alcanza for around $850M https://t.co/YFt3Ca6Bx6

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From February when SpaceX and xAI merged:

"Don't be surprised if this is a prelude to a future merger with Tesla, which recently invested $2 billion into xAI.

Tesla would make the chips, SpaceX would be responsible for launch and satellites, and xAI would build the models and agentic networks."

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Two huge Elon stories right now:

Confirms that SpaceX and Tesla are considering a merger.

And then...
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Foursquare was acquired last month. The outcome was disappointing. It's taken me a while to write this, but I think I'm finally done grieving it. Here are some thoughts on our final years, an effort to honor the team who helped build & maintain FSQ's legacy, and my attempt to finally get some closure. https://t.co/HgcgI9DWvy

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The corpse of Paul George seems to be reanimated. #celtics

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Axios Media Trends live is about to begin

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Exclusive: Joel Kaplan leaving Meta after 15 years as policy chief https://t.co/HbQwc37xMy $META

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Exclusive: Steve Cohen backs Hertz's robotaxi ambitions https://t.co/BLX9N42roH