Crypto is growing up: Goodbye yacht parties and NFTs, hello regulation and practical tech

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No more yacht parties for the crypto scene.
Messari Mainnet 2023 did not feature the yacht parties and speculative hype of years past.

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New York City's mayor is proposing major policy changes to lower housing costs and build 100,000 new homes

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Brownstone apartment houses in Manhattan, New York, United States, on October 22, 2022.
Half of New Yorkers spend more than 30% of their income on rent as a housing shortage worsens the affordability crisis.

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The golden years for NYC Airbnb hosts are over

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A street in Brooklyn.
A street in Brooklyn, New York.

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It's going to be way harder to be a tourist in NYC

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People are booking trips to NYC again, but city officials are enforcing restrictive laws that limit the number of new short-term rentals and hotels.

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The asking price for Ivana Trump's lavish townhouse, decorated with gold and a pink marble bathroom, was just cut by $4 million after failing to sell in nearly a year

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Library with leopard print carpet, chairs and couch, gold ceiling.
Ivana Trump's townhouse was listed for sale in November after her death last July.

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The typical NYC family is spending more than 25% of its income on childcare — triple what's deemed affordable

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small children walking with an adults
Parents drop their children off for school in Provo, Utah. A childcare crisis is raging across the country, and will only get worse when American Rescue plan funds run out at the end of the month.

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Yelp says diners love to take pictures in these 25 restaurants around the US — and it's easy to see why

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The Pink Door
The Pink Door is a Seattle-based Italian restaurant.

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A Gen Z couple pays $1,300 for a New York City microstudio. Here's how they made it work for them and their cat.

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Elana Wallach and her partner Luis Cortorreal split a tiny microstudio in the East Village.
Elana Wallach and her partner Luis Cortorreal split a tiny microstudio in the East Village.

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A founder of Big Gay Ice Cream is suing his partner, accusing him of mismanagement and collecting government pandemic loans

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Big Gay Ice Cream
Big Gay Ice Cream now has just one store.

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NYC Airbnb reckoning: New restrictions will make life more difficult for hosts, and some may find their listings banned altogether

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New York City aerial view
A new future of New York City short-term rentals is on the horizon.

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