03/09/2021: Weekly Newsletter
I’ll let these charts speak for themselves… but I will say that the juxaposition yesterday between reading these charts and reading/seeing posts on social media about International Women’s Day was pretty striking.
Money & Crypto
Top investors behind some of the largest companies… the overlap is pretty interesting
Apollo announces merger with Athene
CBO projects 102% debt ratio in 2021 and an avg 10 year U.S. treasuries of 1.6% between 2021 - 2025
Coinbase worth $90Bn in private auction ahead of IPO
What is a non-fungible token (NFT) and why am I hearing about it? A good primer from WSJ. “Non-fungible tokens are similar to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, with a key difference: while every bitcoin created can be exchanged for one another, these can’t. As the name suggests, non-fungible tokens are meant to be unique.” And how Taco Bell recently sold some
PayPal to buy Curv, crypto company
IPO: JD, Chinese e-commerce giant, to list logistics unit in Hong Kong, Deliveroo, UK-based delivery company, $10Bn, IonQ via SPAC,
Tech & Science
China’s undersea Peace Cable
♫ How an online crowdsourced group solves mysteries like how dictator Bashar Al-Assad used chemical weapons, who controlled territory in the Libyan civil war
Best practices for passwords, getting a password manager, and protecting your passwords
Thousands affected by China-linked email hacking on Microsoft Exchange email
Etc.
Feeling like your life is overruled by your calendar and /or to-do list? This article had good tips for re-balancing
The fabulous and stunning costumes of Coming 2 America
Cicely Tyson’s long and accomplished career
Looking for a Sherlock Holmes-esque PBS show with a strong female lead and a slow burn romance? I just watched Miss Scarlet & the Duke and it checks all these boxes
♫ As I try to increase my step count, I’ve been really enjoying The Fall of Civilizations podcast to listen on walks. It goes through the rise and fall of empires like the Incas, Roman Britain, the Sumerians, the Han dynasty, the Bronze Age, and others.
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own. The content on this site and on the podcast does not constitute financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice.
