Defending the Vote; Moderna’s 90%; The Crypto Revolution

Just two weeks after a group of Black business executives co-wrote a letter urging the rest of corporate America to oppose Georgia’s voting legislation, a much larger group has penned a similar statement defending voting rights. Among the signatories: Warren Buffett, Amazon, Google, BlackRock, and hundreds of others. Now in the limelight: members of the business community who chose not to sign. While the CDC and FDA look into concerns about risks potentially associated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Moderna has revealed its Covid vaccine to be over 90% effective, six months after the second dose. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel shares more of the company’s data, as well as details of the industry’s vaccination safety system. Plus, crypto’s day has come; in a massive and massively anticipated direct listing, Coinbase has debuted on the public markets. Longtime crypto investor and Bitcoin bull Michael Novogratz explains why Coinbase is just the beginning of a revolution.

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