I wonder how much Yuga Labs paid for these hip hop legends for this.I wonder how much Yuga Labs paid for these hip hop legends for this. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the music video. Eminem and Snoop Dogg did a new music video for BAYC. It debuted at NFT.NYC months back but it was fresh. They literally turned into BAYC characters and rapped about NFTs, metaverse, weed and Long Beach. Old but still keeping it relevant. Hip-hop legends who still gets attention and eyeballs. Combined, E...

I wonder how much Yuga Labs paid for these hip hop legends for this.I wonder how much Yuga Labs paid for these hip hop legends for this. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the music video. Eminem and Snoop Dogg did a new music video for BAYC. It debuted at NFT.NYC months back but it was fresh. They literally turned into BAYC characters and rapped about NFTs, metaverse, weed and Long Beach. Old but still keeping it relevant. Hip-hop legends who still gets attention and eyeballs. Combined, E...

Everyone is looking forward to Apple’s amazing keynote events, or are they?Everyone is looking forward to Apple’s amazing keynote events, or are they? What would you do if Apple added a feature that made your startup obsolete? WWDC is Apple’s flagship event where they invite developers and enthusiasts from all over the world to join them as they unveil some of their coolest, latest updates. Most of the time, its awesome news for everyone else. But for a few startups, it can be terrible. Why? ...

Everyone is looking forward to Apple’s amazing keynote events, or are they?Everyone is looking forward to Apple’s amazing keynote events, or are they? What would you do if Apple added a feature that made your startup obsolete? WWDC is Apple’s flagship event where they invite developers and enthusiasts from all over the world to join them as they unveil some of their coolest, latest updates. Most of the time, its awesome news for everyone else. But for a few startups, it can be terrible. Why? ...

Did Apple under-delivered for the iPhone 14 or are we just expecting too much?Was the iPhone 14 launch meh? Sure the demo was cool (as expected from Apple’s product launches), but if you compared it the last generation of iPhones, it was just an incremental improvement. Most of the cool new features were software (dynamic island, low power mode, always on display .etc). The new A16 Bionic chip makes it faster (its really hard to tell unless you are still using an iPhone a few generations back...

Did Apple under-delivered for the iPhone 14 or are we just expecting too much?Was the iPhone 14 launch meh? Sure the demo was cool (as expected from Apple’s product launches), but if you compared it the last generation of iPhones, it was just an incremental improvement. Most of the cool new features were software (dynamic island, low power mode, always on display .etc). The new A16 Bionic chip makes it faster (its really hard to tell unless you are still using an iPhone a few generations back...

Adam Neumann’s New Startup Flow Gets Backing From Andreessen Horowitz to the tune of $350M, for a startup that doesn’t even have a product or a clear proposition.If there is a world record for who can raise the most money the fastest, it would be won by Mr Adam Neumann. Adam Neumann just broke the world record for raising the most amount of money in the shortest period of time, during a bear market. He is the greatest showman in startup history. The absolute genius of a fund-raising magician ...

Adam Neumann’s New Startup Flow Gets Backing From Andreessen Horowitz to the tune of $350M, for a startup that doesn’t even have a product or a clear proposition.If there is a world record for who can raise the most money the fastest, it would be won by Mr Adam Neumann. Adam Neumann just broke the world record for raising the most amount of money in the shortest period of time, during a bear market. He is the greatest showman in startup history. The absolute genius of a fund-raising magician ...

Apparently drinking till you collapse is a common sight in Japan.Apparently drinking till you collapse is a common sight in Japan. Once in a while I read some very interesting headlines and this was just gold. Having a bad week? Let’s see if your week was a bad as this Japanese salaryman losing critical information of an entire city because he was intoxicated beyond belief. “The unnamed man in his 40s had stored the USB stick in his bag when he went out for drinks at a local restaurant in Osa...

Apparently drinking till you collapse is a common sight in Japan.Apparently drinking till you collapse is a common sight in Japan. Once in a while I read some very interesting headlines and this was just gold. Having a bad week? Let’s see if your week was a bad as this Japanese salaryman losing critical information of an entire city because he was intoxicated beyond belief. “The unnamed man in his 40s had stored the USB stick in his bag when he went out for drinks at a local restaurant in Osa...

Is Opensea turning in a desert?NFT transactions on Opensea, one of the largest NFT trading platforms, has dropped 99% in 4 months. Opensea is a NFT marketplace and makes money by taking a cut from transactions. More transactions means more revenue. On May 1st, OpenSea processed ~$2.7b in transactions. On 28 Aug, OpenSea processed ~$9.34m in transactions. Over the same time, OpenSea has lost about 1/3 of its users. “Meanwhile, OpenSea’s daily user count has fallen from 58,870 on January 9th to...

Is Opensea turning in a desert?NFT transactions on Opensea, one of the largest NFT trading platforms, has dropped 99% in 4 months. Opensea is a NFT marketplace and makes money by taking a cut from transactions. More transactions means more revenue. On May 1st, OpenSea processed ~$2.7b in transactions. On 28 Aug, OpenSea processed ~$9.34m in transactions. Over the same time, OpenSea has lost about 1/3 of its users. “Meanwhile, OpenSea’s daily user count has fallen from 58,870 on January 9th to...

Who says you can’t make money from meme stocks?Who says you can’t make money from meme stocks? It is every bit as incredible as it sounds. A 20 year old university student in California just 5X his entire portfolio and made $130M from one trade. Meet Jake Freeman, who probably know more about Wallstreetbets on Reddit that you and I. What stock was it? Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). Yes, I know, the ticker is quite cute. But the story of BBBY isn’t cute. A well known department store in the US, the...

Who says you can’t make money from meme stocks?Who says you can’t make money from meme stocks? It is every bit as incredible as it sounds. A 20 year old university student in California just 5X his entire portfolio and made $130M from one trade. Meet Jake Freeman, who probably know more about Wallstreetbets on Reddit that you and I. What stock was it? Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). Yes, I know, the ticker is quite cute. But the story of BBBY isn’t cute. A well known department store in the US, the...

SoftBank sustained losses so big, it might be hard to bounce back from this one.SoftBank sustained losses so big, it might be hard to bounce back from this one. “SoftBank Group reported a record 3.16 trillion yen ($32.3 billion) net loss as a sell-off in global tech stocks continued to hammer its Vision Fund’s portfolio of investments.” “The Vision Fund segment posted a loss of 2.33 trillion yen in the three months ended June 30, following a then record 2.2 trillion yen loss in the previous q...

SoftBank sustained losses so big, it might be hard to bounce back from this one.SoftBank sustained losses so big, it might be hard to bounce back from this one. “SoftBank Group reported a record 3.16 trillion yen ($32.3 billion) net loss as a sell-off in global tech stocks continued to hammer its Vision Fund’s portfolio of investments.” “The Vision Fund segment posted a loss of 2.33 trillion yen in the three months ended June 30, following a then record 2.2 trillion yen loss in the previous q...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, teamed up with crypto exchange Coinbase in August in a move that both Wall Street and the crypto industry are watching closely.Not billion, TRILLION. “Coinbase and BlackRock have teamed up to give institutional investors greater access to cryptocurrencies.” What does it mean? It means that customers of BlackRock can directly, easily and flexibly buy/sell cryptocurrencies whenever they want. Why is this a big deal? Well BlackRock manages $10 trilli...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, teamed up with crypto exchange Coinbase in August in a move that both Wall Street and the crypto industry are watching closely.Not billion, TRILLION. “Coinbase and BlackRock have teamed up to give institutional investors greater access to cryptocurrencies.” What does it mean? It means that customers of BlackRock can directly, easily and flexibly buy/sell cryptocurrencies whenever they want. Why is this a big deal? Well BlackRock manages $10 trilli...

Combined, both of the founders of Robinhood had 17% of the company worth $5B.Combined, both of the founders of Robinhood had 17% of the company worth $5B. We all have the perception that founders make boatload of cash each month. Like swimming in dollar bills. Flaunting lamborghinis and hosting dinner parties on super yachts. Living in posh NYC penthouses and flying only business or 1st class. Well… That maybe partially true. I came across a crazy list that broke down all the founders and how...

Combined, both of the founders of Robinhood had 17% of the company worth $5B.Combined, both of the founders of Robinhood had 17% of the company worth $5B. We all have the perception that founders make boatload of cash each month. Like swimming in dollar bills. Flaunting lamborghinis and hosting dinner parties on super yachts. Living in posh NYC penthouses and flying only business or 1st class. Well… That maybe partially true. I came across a crazy list that broke down all the founders and how...

Joseph Schooling was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore’s first ever Olympic gold medal.What does Joseph Schooling and Mike Posner have in common? They both took “drugs” when they were overseas. Mike Posner took a pill (probably MDMA) while in Ibiza, after Avicii offered it to him and lived to regret/enjoy that moment of mistake/excitement. Joseph Schooling, the Olympic Gold medalist swim ace of Singapore took it while he was Hanoi participating ...

Joseph Schooling was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore’s first ever Olympic gold medal.What does Joseph Schooling and Mike Posner have in common? They both took “drugs” when they were overseas. Mike Posner took a pill (probably MDMA) while in Ibiza, after Avicii offered it to him and lived to regret/enjoy that moment of mistake/excitement. Joseph Schooling, the Olympic Gold medalist swim ace of Singapore took it while he was Hanoi participating ...

Ex-Coinbase Employee and 2 Others Are Charged in Insider Trading Case. A former Coinbase Global employee and two others face wire fraud charges in what federal prosecutors in Manhattan called the first-ever insider trading case involving the market for digital currencies.Apparently two ex-CoinBase employees are charged with wire fraud in a landmark case of insider trading involving digital currencies. Like what Nate Chastain did, these two employees of CoinBase reportedly front-run the coins ...

Ex-Coinbase Employee and 2 Others Are Charged in Insider Trading Case. A former Coinbase Global employee and two others face wire fraud charges in what federal prosecutors in Manhattan called the first-ever insider trading case involving the market for digital currencies.Apparently two ex-CoinBase employees are charged with wire fraud in a landmark case of insider trading involving digital currencies. Like what Nate Chastain did, these two employees of CoinBase reportedly front-run the coins ...