Governor Jared Polis announces that Colorado residents can now pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies; Polis is also selling NFTs to fund his reelection campaign (Esteban L. Hernandez/Axios)

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs EO banning TikTok for state agencies, employees, and contractors using state devices over “security threat” posed by China  —  TikTok is now banned on government employee devices in South Dakota because the governor believes the social media app’s ownership …

Dan Primack / Axios:
Source: Tiger Global seeks to raise $6B for its next fund that invests in privately held tech companies, less than half of what it raised for its prior fund  —  Tiger Global is seeking to raise $6 billion for its next fund that invests in privately-held tech companies, according to an investor letter viewed by Axios.

Senate.gov:
Live stream of the hearing “Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower” at the Senate Judiciary Committee  —  Skip to primary navigationSkip to content column-logo Committee on the Judiciary logo HEARINGS LEGISLATION NOMINATIONS LIBRARY PRESS ABOUT HEARINGS Data Security …

Matt Robinson / Bloomberg:
Source: the SEC is investigating whether Yuga Labs, creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, violated securities laws by selling its NFTs and ApeCoins  —  The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Yuga Labs Inc., the creator of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of NFTs …

Dan Primack / Axios:
Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the company confidentially filed for an IPO earlier this year  —  Grocery delivery app Instacart has decided to push its highly anticipated IPO into 2023, believing the current stock market is too volatile, as first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by Axios.

Cade Metz / New York Times:
Uber has agreed to pay New Jersey $100M in back taxes after the state said that the company had misclassified its drivers as independent contractors  —  New Jersey demanded back taxes from the ride-hailing company, claiming it misclassified drivers as independent contractors.