Investment in space companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021, report says
Private investment in space companies last year set a record, according to a report Tuesday by New York-based firm Space Capital.
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Gensler is short-changing public comments
Cato Institute Jennifer J. Schulp and Nicholas Anthony Jan 14, 2022 Gary Gensler, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has set an ambitious...
Microsoft Bets on Video Games: Buys Activision Blizzard for $70 billion
New York Times Shira Ovide Jan 18, 2022 Microsoft is making a big bet on video games, and even if you’re like me and don’t really...
What happens to your digital assets and cryptocurrency when you die? Even with a will, they may be overlooked
From digital photos to cryptocurrencies, certain items may be lost when you die if you don't make provisions for passing them on.
Moxie’s impressions of web3 (from making some distributed apps)
Moxie Marlinspike blog Jan 7, 2022 Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually...
Quantum computing use cases are getting real—what you need to know
McKinsey Digital Matteo Biondi, Anna Heid, Nicolaus Henke, Niko Mohr, Lorenzo Pautasso, Ivan Ostojic, Linde Wester, and Rodney Zemmel Dec 14, 2021 A burgeoning quantum-computing ecosystem...
US government to address the ramifications of cryptocurrencies on Jan 20th -> Tune in here
FinBold Jordan Major Jan 16, 2022 The Bitcoin mining sector has piqued the interest of several countries over the last year, and it appears that the...
UK Equity Crowdfunding Platform Seedrs Achieved Record Funding Levels in 2021
Crowdfund Insider JD Alois Jan 12, 2022 Seedrs, a leading UK-based securities crowdfunding platform that is merging with Republic, has provided a retrospective of 2021 performance....
Inside the metaverse economy, jobs and infrastructure projects are becoming real
CNBC Cameron Costa Jan 15, 2022 If 2021's word of the year was "NFT," Avery Akkineni says 2022's will be "Web 3.0." This year, digital assets...
Faces of Change: In Covid crisis, a new generation of community leaders echoes Martin Luther King's wisdom
Martin Luther King said whatever affects one, affects all. The Covid crisis makes this clear in new ways, as a new generation of Black community leaders...
Robo-advisors are growing in popularity. Can they really replace a human financial advisor?
Robo-advisors, which use algorithms to help put investing on auto pilot, are growing more popular. But are they right for everyone?
Here are 4 big tax mistakes to avoid after stock option moves
If you bought or "exercised" company stock options in 2021, you need to watch for tax pitfalls when filing, according to financial experts.
Top Wall Street analysts say these stocks have the best long-term potential
TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Dick's Sporting Goods and Microsoft.
Activist hedge funds launched 89 campaigns in 2021. Here’s how they fared
These investors were especially active in the information technology, consumer discretionary and financial sectors.