Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that in the three months ending in August 2025, the average monthly increase in non-farm payroll jobs in the United States was only approximately 29,000, the lowest level since 2010 (before the pandemic). Deeper employment indicators are also under pressure: initial unemployment claims have climbed to a nearly four-year peak, and the number of long-term unemployed (unemployment cycles exceeding 26 weeks) has reached its highest level since November 2021. In fact, Powell had already signaled at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Annual Meeting in late August 2025 that "downside risks to the job market are increasing," marking a significant shift in the Federal Reserve's policy focus from "fighting inflation" to "maintaining full employment."
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He was already a featured guest on CT at the time, thanks to the “Ultimate Bitcoin Debate” podcast with @APompliano. Very different times, but the same protagonist's journey. After that podcast, everyone in CT knew him. Especially since that legendary excerpt went viral.
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One criticism describes Zora as a "super casino-like purgatory," arguing that Content Coin is more like a meme coin with no intrinsic value, whose transactions rely more on social media buzz than genuine content engagement. Within this zero-sum framework, Zora is less a tool for creators and more a short-term speculative game. After all, the creator model has appeared in the NFT era and mostly ended in failure.
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