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Startup Insider: On Naqi Logix’s Mind-Bending Technology
By Early Investing on June 21, 2023
Imagine controlling a video game without a joystick, keyboard, or mouse… using only your mind. It sounds like a combination of telepathy and telekinesis… and like something only Professor X or Magneto could do. But it’s very possible. Dave Segal, founder of Naqi Logix, has done it himself. And he wants to go much further than controlling video games. Naqi Logix has created a hands-free, voice-free, and…
Crypto Insider: Overcoming Crypto Skepticism
By Early Investing on June 14, 2023
It’s a tale as old as time. As one generation grows older, the next generation becomes more independent. The younger generation creates or popularizes new forms of technology, art, and culture, while the older generation tends to reject them — usually because the older generation doesn’t understand them. …
The SEC Can’t Kill Crypto
By Vin Narayanan on June 9, 2023
We’re entering a new phase in the development of the crypto ecosystem. The era of crypto exchanges and crypto businesses operating without any regulatory oversight are coming to an end. The European Parliament voted 517-38 in April on a comprehensive package of new rules aimed at…
Startup Insider: All About Small Business Investments
By Early Investing on June 7, 2023
Small business investments are a growing asset class. Unlike startups, small businesses — like restaurants, bakeries, and breweries — can offer investors income streams right away. Small business investors typically get paid through interest payments or revenue sharing. But, as with any investment, small…
Bitcoin Decouples From Stocks, Moves Closer to Gold
By Vin Narayanan on June 2, 2023
Crypto Market Musings It’s been a relatively calm week for crypto. Bitcoin is up 1.73% over the last seven days as of this writing. Ethereum is up 3.54% over the same period. Monero is down 1.93%. Crypto has largely decoupled from the Nasdaq and the S&P…
Crypto Insider: Bitcoin Falls While AI Cryptos Rally
By Early Investing on May 31, 2023
Bitcoin dropped around 8% in May — its first monthly loss of 2023. There are a few factors that drove it down, including continuous inflation, high interest rates, and bitcoin decoupling from the Nasdaq. But while bitcoin is falling, AI cryptos are soaring. According to CNBC,…
Startup Insider: All About Options With Jeff Bishop
By Early Investing on May 24, 2023
We love talking about startups at Early Investing. But we rarely talk about a different type of investing: options. And if there’s one person who knows options, it’s Jeff Bishop. Jeff is the founder and CEO of RagingBull, a financial education…
Going Down a Collectibles Rabbit Hole
By Vin Narayanan on May 19, 2023
There’s a group of about 10 people that I’ve been friends with since 1995. We were all young professionals back then, starting out in our first jobs and trying to navigate life as best we could. The fact that we’ve all stayed in touch and remained friends for…
Crypto Insider: How Crypto Investors Can Fight for Regulatory Clarity
By Early Investing on May 17, 2023
Last July, Coinbase asked the SEC to undergo a formal rulemaking process for crypto so that exchanges, crypto startups, and the crypto community at large would understand how to operate. The SEC sat on the request and chose not to respond to it. So last month Coinbase…
Get Your Investing Mojo Back
By Vin Narayanan on May 12, 2023
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin is trading around $27,000 as of this writing and is down about 6.5% over the last seven days. Ethereum is trading around $1,800 and is down about 4.5% over the same time period. Welcome to crypto allergy season. Some weeks will be good. Some…
Startup Insider: Monogram Orthopaedics IPO Could Be Big for the Crowdfunding Market
By Early Investing on May 10, 2023
Spring is here and the weather is warming up. What makes it even better is another upcoming IPO! Monogram Orthopaedics — a First Stage Investor portfolio company that combines personalized 3D-printed implants with robotically precise surgeries — is set…
Federal Court Gives the SEC a Deadline to Respond to Coinbase
By Vin Narayanan on May 5, 2023
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin is down around 0.7% over the last seven days. Ethereum is down about 0.4% over that same time period. And Monero is up about 1.8%. Conflicting macro narratives appear to be driving the market. Inflation is proving to be stubborn, and the…
Crypto Insider: Coinbase Sues the SEC
By Early Investing on May 3, 2023
Crypto regulations are still a confusing mess. And now Coinbase is suing the SEC to try to force regulators to choose a path forward. In the lawsuit, Coinbase asks that the SEC be forced to publicly share its answer to a petition Coinbase filed in July…
The Kind of Regulatory Moment Crypto Needs
By Vin Narayanan on April 28, 2023
Crypto Market Musings As I write, bitcoin is trading around $29,000. Ethereum is trading close to $1,900. And the rest of the markets are a mess. Welcome to crypto allergy season, everyone. The bear market is over. The bull market hasn’t started. That means cryptos aren’t…
Startup Insider: Considering the Kenvue IPO
By Early Investing on April 26, 2023
The initial public offering (IPO) market has been a barren wasteland lately, but investors now have something to look forward to. Johnson & Johnson announced that its consumer health spinoff company Kenvue will IPO later this year. Kenvue will be valued around $40 billion by the…
The Only Criteria That Matters in Real Estate Investing
By Vin Narayanan on April 21, 2023
All real estate is local. Sure, you can compile data and try to see if there are any big picture trends. But if prices in your neighborhood are going down while prices in some city across the country (or state!) are going up, “national” numbers don’t matter. …