06/21/2021: Weekly Newsletter

In the first 5 minutes of the show Starstruck (which by the way, is great) a guy is going on and on…and on about all the cryptocurrencies out there.

And then I had a moment…I have been that guy at a party. So I apologize to all those who have had to be victims of my crypto babble at a party.

Money & Crypto

Rising debt to ebitda ratios and high yield debt

Financial advice influencers and personal finance coaching

Student debt’s effects on older generations

50% of home purchases made with 20% down payment

Used car market’s increasing prices

Power of ESG investing

Scammers sending fake Ledger wallets

How crypto mining affects CPU and GPU prices and supply

Criptoloja and Mind the Coin are the first crypto exchanges in Portugal to receive regulatory approval

Sichuan province the latest to shutdown bitcoin miner

Saudi Arabia pension and insurance fund merger to reach $250B AUM

Fundraise: BharatPe (Indian payment co) $250M, KeepTrucking $190M

M&A: Gopuff buys rideOS for $115M

Tech & Science

Mapping droughts over the last 20 years

The summer solstice

Every June 21st MetaSub collects samples in cities around the world to map the local microbes

Etc.

Mapping LA’s trees and how that highlights the city’s inequity

🎧 Barry Meier talks about his book Pain Killer on the opium crisis and his new book Spooked about the rise of private spying

🎧 Carey Bennett, costume designer for The Office, talks about developing the cast’s outfit and finding Dwight’s iconic mustard button down shirt

🎧 Maintenace Phase talks about Oprah’s famous weight loss episode and its affect on American culture (thank you to a friend who recommended this pod to me!)

The history behind Juneteenth

Bucks defeat Nets and Clippers defeat Jazz

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.

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