At first, we thought AI could challenge our business model. And the “checkers” analysis supports that. BUT the “chess” analysis leads to the exact opposite conclusion. Here’s how it is playing out: We raise capital for our clients from targeted investors. We’ve been doing it for 17 years. AI...
Checkers, chess… China’s newly launched, wind-powered Shanghai Lingang underwater data center leverages surrounding seawater for passive cooling, cutting energy use by nearly 23% and eliminating freshwater consumption to create highly sustainable infrastructure for the AI boom. Your keys, but still not your coins… US authorities seized roughly $1 billion...
If you find this offensive, I recommend a serious reality check. Here’s an important expression to understand today: “real things in the real world.” It just popped into my head when I was writing a post last week. But it speaks volumes. Over time (maybe years, maybe even a...
I can’t confirm or deny this… The SEC has ended its decades-old “no-deny” policy that barred settling defendants from publicly disputing SEC allegations, significantly shifting enforcement settlement practice and expanding defendants’ ability to challenge the SEC’s claims after settling. Why is so little written about the aftermath of investment...
“Ain’t nothin’ but a gangsta party”… AI-agent orchestration startup Polsia raised $30 million at a $250 million valuation using its AI agent to do much of the investor outreach and screening process, though the founder negotiated terms and met with prospective investors before closing the round. “I’m on the...
Gee, I wonder why the DOJ and CFTC charged someone for using insider information to profit from a Polymarket prediction market event contract? This is a turf war of epic proportion! Right on cue, soon thereafter the CFTC sued Minnesota for enacting America’s first law explicitly banning and criminalizing...
“Progress is impossible without change”… The White House issued an executive order directing the SEC, CFTC, FDIC, OCC, CFPB, and NCUA to review rules, guidance, and supervisory practices that may impede fintech innovation (including policies viewed as favoring incumbents over innovators) within 90 days, then take action within 180...
We just keep saying no…ICOs, no. Metaverse, no. NFT craze, no. SPAC mania, no. Meme-stocks, no. The geniuses criticize us. Scoff at us. It’s ok. Long game. Quality transactions. Data-driven investor selection. Substance. Disproportional value-add to our clients. Capital Raised® #investmentbanking #technology #corporatecurrency #homecrowdadvantage #privateequity #venturecapital #castleplacement #cpgoapp
Creating new technology is really fun!!!We try to be at least five years ahead of the curve.That means pulling back the lens – really far. And it is why one of the items from my post last week is so important: “In 2034 the number of Americans age 65+...
“There’ll be dancing in the street”… Secretive quant firm Jane Street generated a record $16.1 billion in Q1 trading revenue, while profits more than doubled from a year earlier. And I used to think I knew what clarity meant… The Senate’s CLARITY Act may be advancing after a compromise...
