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The newsletter explores historic cases where inanimate objects were sued, from ancient Greece to medieval English deodand law, and modern U.S. cases involving ships, dinosaur skeletons, and cryptocurrency. It highlights how civil asset forfeiture lets the government sue property directly, citing a recent case against ~2210.8222 SOL. The piece also profiles the secretive “Alpha” group of Polymarket traders, noting their backgrounds, strategies, and estimated $40 million earnings since 2024.