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Seth Rogen, king of quarantine productivity, visited Jimmy Kimmel to promote his weed company, Houseplant, and it was a pretty fantastic interview. Granted, this one scored entertainment points right away because Rogen and Kimmel were in the studio together. This was not a Zoom interview, and Rogen seemed thrilled while joking, “I don’t know how to conduct myself out in the world” as he reflected upon his attire (which Kimmel likened to “kind of like if Mr. Rogers got high”). That sounds about right.

The An American Pickle star had plenty to offer, of course, during this 15-minute interview, including remarking that, if Harry and Meghan could use some weed, they know where to find him. Then at around the 13-minute mark, the discussion hit a crescendo when the perpetually-high Rogen started talking about edibles, which he considers a whole different ballgame (than smoking weed) with “very scattershot experiences.” Edibles affect him so much more differently than smoking weed, in fact, that Bryan Cranston noticed something was amiss at an awards show. Uh-oh.

“I had one experience at the Golden Globes many years ago that was pretty bad, yeah. There are times with edibles where I thought I was fine, but I was not. And that’s what’s scary about edibles… [that] you don’t even know what they are doing to you,” the Pineapple Express writer and actor related. “And I was at the Globes, which is a nightmare, so I had a weed lollipop throughout the show. And I thought, in my head, ‘I’m really high, but I’m keeping it together.’ Like, that was what I kept thinking in my head, like ‘Man, this thing is f*cking me up, but at least I look and I’m acting totally normal.’”

Normal? Not so much. When Rogen slid into an afterparty, he encountered the actor who played the most notorious meth kingpin on TV. Things did not go well because the Breaking Bad star was concerned. “The first thing he said to me was, ‘Are you okay?‘””

Rogen noted that this was “an alarming question to be asked when you think you are okay. Like, if you bump into something, and you’re hurt, and someone’s like, ‘Are you okay?’ You’re like, ‘Thank you, I’m okay.’ But when you just think you’re doing good, and someone looks at you, like, very scared and says, ‘Are you okay?’ It’ll really bring you back down to earth.”

That’s when Rogen decided to cut and run because, yeah, when Bryan Cranston looks “scared,” that’s not a good sign! “That guy’s seen some things,” Rogen remarked. “I was alarming to Walter White. I must have been f*cked up…. I turned around and left.”

Watch the full interview above.

Doja Cat may have released her showstopping album Hot Pink back in 2019, but thanks to TikTok, much of the LP’s songs have seen an uptick in popularity. Her track “Say So” even soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with help from TikTok users and a verse from Nicki Minaj. Now that “Streets” has also resurfaced on the charts in recent weeks, Doja Cat is now offering fans a video alongside the revitalized track.

The increased attention to “Streets” is in part due to the popular “Silhouette Challenge” on TikTok, which is also how she opens her sultry video. Featuring an audio mashup of Paul Anka’s 1959 “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” and “Streets,” the challenge sees users quickly changing from their bedtime clothes to posing pin-up style behind a deep red filter.

While Doja Cat is revisiting some of her Hot Pink tracks, the singer has been busy working on a handful of projects, including drumming up excitement for her next release, Planet Her. Most recently, Doja Cat teamed up with Saweetie for their buoyant collaboration “Best Friend.” She also appeared alongside Megan Thee Stallion on a sultry remix to Ariana Grande’s “34+35.”

Watch Doja Cat’s “Streets” video above.

Hot Pink is out now via RCA. Get it here.

Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Even with a recent tariff freeze, good scotch is always going to be more expensive than a good bourbon. We’re closing in on the $100 mark in our quest to find the best Scotch whisky at every price range and we’re only now getting into special limited releases, unique mashes, and finishings. We’re still squarely in the mid-range stuff — in fact, one of the bottles on this list is a standard 14-year-old release.

While we’re not the rarefied heights that Scotch whisky is known to reach just yet, you can rest easy knowing you’re getting something special and damn tasty for just under a hundy. And over the next couple of price rungs, things will get really interesting and unique.

As always, these prices are taken on average. Prices are always in flux. Trade wars, import costs, local state taxes, and retailer whims are going make some of these bottles a little more expensive or a little cheaper depending on where you are. Let’s dive in!

Glenkinchie Distillers Edition

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $92

The Whisky:

This limited edition expression from last year’s Diageo Distillers Edition is expertly crafted whisky. The Lowland juice has a finishing maturation in a specially made barrel which is constructed from used and new American oak that’s then filled with Amontillado sherry for a month. Once that fortified wine is dumped, the whisky goes in for its final maturation.

Tasting Notes:

There are hints of very soft wood next to berries steeped in honey with a light vanilla edge. The taste dips into a slight black pepper with a note of brie rinds or, maybe, a cheese cellar. The end is slow and leaves you with a nice, warm buzzing in your senses and a real feeling of velvet roundness.

Bottom Line:

This was one of our favorites when we tasted them on Expression Session earlier this year. It’s a great sipper that goes down almost too easily (even without ice).

Oban 14

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $93

The Whisky:

This is a great gateway to both Oban and scotch to have on hand. The juice is classically made and then matured in the Oban storehouses for 14 long years — all within a stone’s throw of the sea.

Tasting Notes:

Citrus, salt, and a billow of peat smoke open this one up in classic fashion. That citrus carries on as a foundation for mild spices, a note of honey, hints of pears, and plummy dried fruits mingle on the tongue. The oak spice and extremely mild peat smoke meet on the end with a slight malty sweetness as the sip fades.

Bottom Line:

We have a soft spot for this tiny Highland distillery nestled in the middle of a quaint seaside town. The whisky really is one of the most accessible on the market while still packing serious sweet-leaning notes. It also pairs perfectly with a plate of raw oysters or a nice chowder.

The Macallan Classic Cut 2019

ABV: 52.9%

Average Price: $95

The Whisky:

The Macallan might be the most famous Highland malt there is. This special limited edition release drops every year and highlights the casks specifically. Whisky Maker Polly Logan hand-selects sherry barrels for the maturation of this whisky. Those barrels are then hand-selected by Logan after aging and bottled as is.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a holiday cake vibe on the nose touching on candied orange zest, dried fruit, nuts, and plenty of eggnog spices. The palate dials in on the spices, highlighting the orange zest and fresh ginger juice sharpness while the oak lingers in the background with the malts. The end doesn’t last too long and leaves you with a velvet honeyed sweetness.

Bottom Line:

These yearly releases have been excellent sippers. What you’re paying for with this bottle is the masterful craft that goes into single malts marrying sherry casking and how that can really shine.

Aberlour A’bunadh

ABV: 56.2% (varies)

Average Price: $95

The Whisky:

A’bunadh (ah-boon-arh) means “the original” in Gaelic and the juice in this Highland bottle represents that for Aberlour. The whisky is matured in old Olorosso sherry casks exclusively. The juice then goes into the bottle at cask strength, unfussed with.

Tasting Notes:

That sherry plumminess is evident right up top, with hints of bright orange oils, clumps of dark chocolate, honey, and nuts, and a hint of oak. The taste shines with notes of dark, ripe cherries, prunes, more bright orange zest, dark chocolate, and a good measure of svelte vanilla. The slow finish leaves you with a creamy mouthfeel next to bitter chocolate next to sweet cherries and plums, all of which leads towards a warming spice on the tongue at the end.

Bottom Line:

This is a damn-fine sipper. A little ice or few drops of water really helps to open up the deeper bitter chocolate and vanilla edges while holding onto all those fruits. Price aside, this also makes a killer cocktail.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

ABV: 57.1%

Average Price: $95

The Whisky:

This whisky is named after the world’s second-largest whirlpool, which spins in the inky seas between the isles of Islay and Jura off the coast of Scotland. The juice is classic Ardbeg distillate that is aged exclusively in fresh French Limousin casks. That juice is then married to the ten-year-old Ardbeg and bottled at cask strength.

Tasting Notes:

This is a big whisky with hints of pine resin, smoked bacon fat, worn briny ropes, blue and blackberries, dark spices, and a hint of minty dark chocolate on the nose. The palate is straight-up chewy with black pepper coated bacon fat next to heavily roasted coffee beans and salted almonds all while still holding onto those dark berries as a sweet counterpoint. The end is a mix of dark berries, bitter coffee or chocolate, and that fatty and peppery smoked meat with a seaspray edge that lasts a very long time.

Bottom Line:

This is a great candidate for someone who doesn’t want to go all-in on a peat monster but still is interested. It’s very smoky, yes, but there’s a nuance to that smoke and the fatty, peppery, sea spray vibe can be really enticing (think old barbecue houses), especially when you cut this with a little water or ice.

Glenmorangie The Cadboll Estate

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $95

The Whisky:

Glenmorangie dropped this release on the North American market last year. The juice is made from Highland barley grown exclusively on the 440-acre Cadboll Estate, which surrounds the distillery. The juice is then filled into French casks which held Muscat and Sémillion wines. It’s then left alone for 15 years to mature.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a sense of buttered scones with lemon curd next to a good dose of vanilla and a touch of savory herbs on the nose. The palate really holds onto that biscuity nature while adding in a caramel candy note next to a bit of butter with a white sugar cube vibe. That lemon comes back on the short finish with hints of old straw and strawberry jam.

Bottom Line:

This is an interesting one-off. This really doesn’t feel like an everyday sipper, as it leans a little sweet (for us), but we can see how this could be someone’s jam with all that lemon/strawberry/buttered biscuit depth.

Highland Park Cask Strength

ABV: 63.3%

Average Price: $96

The Whisky:

This drop from last fall is the first in a new line from the Orkney Island’s distillery. The juice is a blend of single malts that are aged exclusively in old American oak that held sherry. The barrels are married and bottled as is to assure you’re getting all the nuance and flavor of their malts meeting that oak.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a light sense of wildflowers on the nose with a rich vanilla husk that leads towards a touch of peat. The taste is surprisingly silken (for a cask strength) with rich and buttery toffee next to honeysuckle, eggnog spices and creaminess, and a small dose of orange zest as a counterpoint. The end holds onto the creaminess and spices as the peat just edges in with a whisper of resinous pine smoke.

Bottom Line:

This is another great option for someone looking to just dip their toes in the peat world. There’s definite smoke in play, but it takes a backseat to the finer points of the dram, especially when a little water is added. You’ll get this dark chocolate sense with a bit of a wet forest vibe.

Tamdhu Batch Strength 004

ABV: 57.8%

Average Price: $98

The Whisky:

Tamdhu continues to quietly put out award-winning whiskies. Their limited-edition releases in their Batch Strength series always wow. The juice was aged for 15 years in American and European oak that held sherry in Spain. The whisky is then bottled from batched barrels with zero fussing.

Tasting Notes:

The nose has vanilla beans mixing with walnut shells, dark spices, and a note of sherried oak. The palate veers away from that with highlights of buttery biscuits, orange oils, bright red berries, more spice, and a creamy mouthfeel. The end is medium-length and hits on that spice, oak, and fruit one last time, leaving you with a sweet finish.

Bottom Line:

This one will be a little harder to source but worth the effort. It’s a special bottle that’d work well as a gift or just a slow weekend sipper.

Deanston 15 Organic Whisky

ABV: 46.3%

Average Price: $99

The Whisky:

Deanston is renowned for making unique expressions. Their 15-Year Orange Whisky uses barley that’s certified organic by the Organic Food Federation. The barrels are only batched with other 15-year-old Highland malts from Deanston that offer the same certification to assure a purely organic whisky.

Tasting Notes:

There’s a blend of sweetgrass next to vanilla pods, sweetbread, and apple orchards. That apple turns into pear on the palate as vanilla becomes creamy and a little spice-laden with a hint of that sweetgrass and oak lurking in the background. The end is light yet long as a cedar note arrives to sort of house all that vanilla, orchard fruit, and spice.

Bottom Line:

This is just an interesting palate expander, especially if you’re looking for a bridge between bourbon and scotch. If you can find it, give it a shot in our favorite bourbon cocktails or on the rocks.

The Dalmore Port Wood Reserve

ABV: 46.5%

Average Price: $99

The Whisky:

This Highland single malt continues to wow. The juice is aged in ex-bourbon white oak before it’s batched and transferred to port pipes. The pipes are sourced from the iconic port distiller W&J Graham’s. The results are then remarried, proofed with soft Highland water, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

You’re greeted with a nutty and plummy oak next to spicy stewed dates with a rich toffee and vanilla cream. The palate delivers on that while offering a counterpoint of bright orange zest and dark coffee bitterness with a hint of apricot. The end leans back into the toffee, vanilla, and plummy spice while the orange darkens to a tobacco chew and a final hint of syrupy cherries arrives on the long finish.

Bottom Line:

This is a super-rich and silken dram of whisky that feels like a real treat — like you get a bottle once a year and really enjoy it slowly. A little water or ice will amp up the coffee and cherries while highlighting the orange tobacco vibe.

Just a few days after a 2013 investigation alleged inappropriate interactions between then-LSU head coach Les Miles and female students, he is no longer the head coach at the University of Kansas. The school announced on Monday that Miles was being replaced by Mike DeBord on an interim basis while a “national search” for a replacement begins, with Kansas saying they “have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately.”

“I am extremely disappointed for our university, fans and everyone involved with our football program,” Kansas Director of Athletics Jeff Long said in a statement. “There is a lot of young talent on this football team, and I have no doubt we will identify the right individual to lead this program. We will begin the search for a new head coach immediately with an outside firm to assist in this process. We need to win football games, and that is exactly what we’re going to do.”

Miles exits after just two seasons in Lawrence, posting an overall record of 3-18. Kansas was winless in 2020, losing all nine of its games.

“This is certainly a difficult day for me and for my family,” Miles said in an official statement. “I love this university and the young men in our football program. I have truly enjoyed being the head coach at KU and know that it is in a better place now than when I arrived. To our student-athletes, I want you to remember that you came to play for KU and earn a degree here. So, I implore you to stay and build on what we started and do all of the things we talked about doing together. There is a bright future for all of you and for KU Football.”

The 2013 investigation, released released by USA Today (and which can be read in their entirety (with redactions) here) include allegations that Miles made female students feel “uncomfortable” and even the allegation that he kissed a student twice in his car. From there, LSU stepped in to ban Miles from being alone with students and prompted him to attend sessions with an attorney.

Additional fallout could certainly transpire for Miles and LSU. However, Kansas made the decision to take the first step to part ways and, in “news dump” fashion, they announced the choice deep into the night on a Monday evening in March.

Though she’s been working in music since her preteen days, it’s been almost ten years since Jhene Aiko released her official debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s). To celebrate its upcoming anniversary later this month, Aiko is rereleasing the project to streaming services for the first time ever — and it includes an exclusive track.

Sailing Soul(s) is the first project Aiko released after having adverse meetings with label heads. Instead of trying to put the mixtape out through a label, Aiko decided to debut the project through her own website. In a post about it, Aiko wrote she was sick of trying to “sell” herself to label executives at the time:

“this mixtape was a pivotal moment for me. when i was 12 i was signed to a label, singing songs i had no real connection to. besides that, i had no real stories of my own to tell at 12 lol. then i took a break to focus on school. in my teens i was singing demo records and taking meetings. i met with one record exec who told me i needed to do a better job as ‘selling’ myself when i came into meetings. dressing like myself, singing like myself, talking like myself… wasn’t enough. i thought, ‘why do i have to sell myself? why do i have to try to convince you of my worth? of who i am??? from that point on i decided i would never try to ‘sell’ myself. i would simply BE myself and whoever felt a connection would SEE ME and my worth.”

Sailing Soul(s) is out on streaming services 3/12 via 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam Recordings. Pre-save it here.

If you have any interest in bourbon whiskey, you’ve probably heard the name Buffalo Trace. Even if you only know the brand from its $20 baseline bourbon expression — featuring a strutting, majestic bison on the label — you probably also know that the distillery is widely known for quality. What you may not know, is that besides its namesake brand it produces such award-winning standouts as Pappy Van Winkle, E.H. Taylor, Eagle Rare, and Weller.

As if this famed distillery needed any more accolades, it was recently honored again. This time by the 2021 World Whiskies Awards when its W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. was not only named “Best Kentucky Bourbon” but also “Category Winner.” Meaning that in a field that’s flooded with iconic, high-quality, long-aged, hard-to-find, rare bottlings, W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. beat the competition not once, but twice.

Here are our tasting notes on this World Whiskies Awards winner.

ABV: 47.5%

Price: MSRP $50 (Sells for upwards of $800)

The Story:

C.Y.P.B. stands for “Craft Your Perfect Bourbon” — as this bourbon was literally created by fans of Weller.

It all began back in 2015, when Buffalo Trace launched a website where bourbon fans could log on and design the flavors, characteristics, production methods, proof, and aging they’d like used to create their “perfect bourbon.” The distillery even let fans choose the warehouse that the juice would be matured in. More than 100,000 people chimed in with opinions.

What they voted for is what we now know as Weller C.Y.P.B., a limited-edition wheated bourbon that was aged in the highest floors of the Buffalo Trace rickhouse for eight years before being bottled at a potent 95 proof.

When it hit first hit shelves in 2018 (2020 is the third release), the suggested retail price for this expression was an easy-to-stomach $40. Not bad for a whiskey designed from start to finish to fit the tastes of a rabid bourbon fanbase. Sadly, since this is a limited-edition expression (and a Weller) that same fan base has driven the price to $500, $800, and even higher.

This is a theme in the bourbon world. If you want a limited edition bottling, you’d better be ready to pay the equivalent of a mortgage payment to get it.

Tasting Notes:

A whiskey like this deserves a proper nosing before taking a sip. Crack it open and take a few whiffs. If you do, you’ll be treated to aromas of zesty dried orange peels, rich charred oak, sweet cream, and subtle cinnamon sugar. The palate is filled with the flavors of sun-dried leather, pipe tobacco, buttery caramel, allspice, and creamy vanilla. The finish is long, filled with pleasing heat, and ends with a mix of cinnamon and almond cookies.

Bottom Line:

Sure, this bourbon is listed for $40, but unless you are friends with a liquor store owner, you’re going to pay a lot more to get your hands on this bottle. It’s a high-quality whiskey, but you have to decide if it’s worth spending an exorbitant fee to get it.

Speaking personally, $300 is often my max-out for bourbon whiskey. I’d gladly pay that for this bottle, but even at that rate, the chances of tracking one down are scarce.

Andrew Cuomo saw no issue with writing a book about how he handled the pandemic while the pandemic still raged. It’s called American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic, and it was published in October of last year, before the weather in New York, the state he governs, got cold, before cases went slightly back up, before the vaccines had a disastrous initial roll-out. And it was before he was the subject of two major scandals: One involving him and his aides manipulating data about the scale of nursing home deaths, and another involving allegations of sexual misconduct involving multiple younger women.

Amidst the scandals, Penguin Random House announced they were putting a hold on the book’s promotion. Moreover, the publishing giant told The New York Times there were “no plans” to reprint the book, nor to reissue it in paperback. They cited as a motivating factor not both cases but “the ongoing investigation into N.Y.S. reporting of Covid-related fatalities in nursing homes.”

American Crisis was rushed into print, arriving only seven months into a once-in-a-century pandemic that is, as of this writing, about to turn one year old. The book, as Penguin Random House statement put it, found him elaborating “in his own voice” about “the decision making that shaped his political policy.”

Cuomo, who has always been a controversial figure, especially amongst those who live in New York City, earned raves in the early months of the pandemic for his calm and reasoned daily press conferences. That reputation soured even before the twin scandals took root, which have led some to demand his retirement. Moreover, sales of the book plummeted even before allegations came forth. According to NPD BookScan, between January 23 and February 27, Cuomo’s tome sold a mere 400 copies.

(Via The New York Times)

Conservative media have spent the last couple weeks angry about cartoons and puppets and toys, but they took a break on Monday to dogpile on two people who alleged racism. On Sunday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave their first major interview since stepping rom the royal duties last January. There were a lot of horrifying revelations that made people very mad. At one point Markle even talked about contemplating suicide. Even that didn’t stop rightwing pundits from attacking them, including Megyn Kelly, and including young Trumpist Charlie Kirk.

At under 30, Kirk is among the youngest of former president Donald Trump’s minions, and he spent so long passionately spreading lies about the 2020 election that even Geraldo Rivera called him out. He’s also been known to record videos while looking like crap. So when he attacked Prince Harry for being, in his words, a “metrosexual beta male” — after calling Markle a liar, with no proof — people weren’t having it.

Some people pointed out that Kirk is not exactly an Adonis.

More to the point, Prince Harry actually fought in a war. Charlie Kirk, well, did not.

Some pointed out it’s always dweebs like Kirk or Ben Shapiro who cry about the supposed decline of traditional masculinity.

Some questioned his questioning of the monarchy’s racism.

Others called out his obvious attempt to channel the late Rush Limbaugh.

And some made fun of his looks.

Eddie Murphy’s return to cinema has been a welcome one, with Dolomite Is My Name and Coming 2 America earning rave reviews from critics and movie fans alike. His stint on SNL last year was a return to form as well, and people mostly just seem thrilled that a stretch of some some less-than-stellar films seems to be behind him.

But Murphy’s legacy will always have a bit of Pluto Nash in it, and he recently admitted that the negative press and unflattering awards caused him to put his career on pause and make sure he started picking better roles. Most notably, there was a Golden Raspberry Awards honor for Worst Actor of the Decade in 2010, which made him decide to take a long break.

IndieWire recapped a Murphy appearance on Marc Maron’s podcast, which had some pretty insightful comments about what winning a Raspberry for worst actor of the decade did to him.

“I was making s*itty movies,” Murphy said. “I was like, ‘This s*it ain’t fun. They’re giving me Razzies…Motherf*ckers gave me the ‘worst actor ever’ Razzie. [So I thought], ‘Maybe it’s time to take a break.’”

That break came after an arguably impressive stretch of bad movies, which garnered him nine nominations and three wins for the likes of Norbit, The Adventures Of Pluto Nash, and Meet Dave. But that Worst Actor of the Decade Award apparently was the fruit that broke the actor’s will to appear in mediocre projects.

“I was only gonna take a break for a year, then all of a sudden six years go by, and I’m sitting on the couch, and I could sit on the couch and not get off it, but I don’t want to the last bunch of s*it they see me do [to be] bulls*it,” Murphy said. “The plan was to go do ‘Dolemite,’ ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Coming 2 America,’ and then do stand-up and see how I felt afterwards. At least then they’ll know I’m [still] funny.”

Thankfully for Murphy, that time off seems to have been well-spent recharging for what’s been a good second act to his career. And a sign that, yes, he can still be funny, even after all that cringe.

[via IndieWire]

Over the past few months, NBA Top Shot has exploded in popularity, as hundreds of thousands of people flood the site every time there is a new pack drop. That growth is both exciting and a bit concerning for Top Shot, as they have struggled to keep up with their sudden growth as they are still a product in beta that is working out a lot of kinks and issues in real time. Doing that when hundreds of thousands of accounts are trying to get a pack means that the issues will be magnified and the frustrations will grow.

After the Rising Stars pack drop over the weekend, the Top Shot Marketplace has been down as they try to figure out how to handle the demands they’re suddenly faced with. The volume of items being bought and sold has stretched Top Shot’s infrastructure to the brink, and as they look to expand it to meet the demand, they announced a number of new limitations they’ll be placing on the Marketplace to ease the pressure on their system as they gradually reopen.

Collectors will be limited to buying one Moment every two hours under the new rules. They can attempt to buy as many as they’d like, but once they purchase one successfully, they will be locked out of buying any more for two more hours. Collectors will also only be allowed to create a new “for sale” listing for one Moment every two hours, which is meant to ease the burden on their servers. Finally, collectors will only be allowed to delist a Moment every 10 minutes once sales are open — for now the Marketplace has been opened to allow for unlimited delisting before sales go back live. They also won’t allow any new accounts to be opened and gifting will be turned off for an unspecified amount of time.

All of this is to say, the frantic pace of Top Shot buying and selling will slow significantly once they reopen the Marketplace. Dapper Labs said on Monday the limitations will eventually be loosened, but do not provide a timetable for that beyond saying they “expect to scale down these limits over time as we improve our infrastructure.” The stated reasons for the changes are to allow them to continue to combat bots, while also hopefully allowing them to stay open for longer. It also stands to reason that these limitations, while eventually loosened, might stay to some degree as they have been clear they do not want to be seen as an investment tool and are simply for collecting, and limiting the frenetic trading that can occur would certainly be one way to combat that.