“Are you happy in this modern world”??? Tokenized RWA (Real World Assets) have reached $35 billion, with major participants including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and Hamilton Lane. But what’s the TAM??? TransAstra, a startup developing inflatable “capture bags” to enclose and relocate asteroids for potential mining,...
When we ask younger clients and investors if they need a demo of CPGO, they look at us like we’re from Mars.They just get it. No explanation required. Real-Time. Transparency. Speed. Interactive. For sure, many older people get it (and embrace it) too. Immediately. But some still prefer spreadsheets,...
A marriage made in heaven… Someone finally gets it!Christine Moy, Apollo Partner-Head of Digital Assets, Data/AI Strategy: “The killer use case for blockchain is being open architecture infrastructure where multiple different asset types can coexist and be programmable.” Keyword: PROGRAMMABLE Coexist on shared infrastructure with embedded logic. Programmable assets....
Signal or noise??? US foreclosure filings rose 20% YOY in February to 38,800 properties. “There’s a place where the sun never goes”… Franklin Templeton is advancing tokenized fund infrastructure for five ETFs with direct wallet access and 24/7 trading. Cheer up!!! US layoffs have surged to the highest levels...
It finally happened, and…an entire industry is gobsmacked. The crypto community spent years demanding clarity.Now it’s happening.And it may be the most uncomfortable clarity imaginable. The SEC and CFTC have drawn a bright line: Let that sink in: if what you are buying has no economic upside from the...
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking”… Meta Platforms is scaling back its metaverse push as losses mount, highlighting how the once-super-hyped metaverse has struggled to achieve mainstream adoption or sustained consumer demand. “These $ amounts are NOT typos!!! A crypto trader accidentally turned $50.4 million into...
If you think tokenization will eliminate investment bankers…You have it exactly backwards! Capital raising has been constrained by friction: lawyers, transfer agents, settlement systems, cap tables, compliance checks, and limited secondary markets. So, companies raise large rounds infrequently. Each event is a major production. Tokenization changes everything. When securities...
“I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens”… BuzzFeed reported a $57.3 million net loss for the year and warned investors that there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern, meaning it may not remain in business...
Hurdling towards a dystopian future.No one works. Just 24/7 gambling. AI agents do everything for everyone. Humans just sit in front of screens all day… betting. On absurdities like five-minute wagers on whether Bitcoin’s price will be higher or lower (I didn’t make this up – available for your...
“It’s a wild world”… Oil prices surged amid Middle East conflict and disruption at the Strait of Hormuz, with US benchmark WTI rising about 54% over the past week, its largest weekly gain since 2020 during the extreme volatility at the start of the COVID-19 oil market shock. “He...
