- The Odin (DIY-bio / biohacking supplier run by Josiah Zayner) has been abruptly cut off from Square’s credit-card processing without explanation, highlighting ongoing friction between mainstream financial infrastructure and open biotech commerce.  
- A participant received a leftover Moderna COVID-19 vaccine after responding to an in-store pharmacy loudspeaker announcement, illustrating ad-hoc, community-level vaccine distribution.  
- Chia Network’s “proof-of-space-and-time” blockchain reportedly crossed 1 exabyte of committed storage, prompting discussion about whether storage hardware shortages could become the next crypto-driven supply-chain bottleneck.  
- Brief monetary-policy commentary framed the current macro environment as “you can’t fire me if I quit first” monetary theory—i.e., central banks inflating asset prices faster than natural deflation can reveal a bubble.