NewsWho are the best traders in the world?
US politicians, of course. “It’s interesting to note that the one group of investors with astonishing predictive powers is US senators, who outperformed equity markets by 12…
CryptoWhy Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade matters
Ethereum’s new Pectra upgrade was supposed to drop this month—March 2025—but, surprise, it’s late again. No shock there; it’s practically tradition.
NewsWhy foreigners don’t love us anymore
The chart below is depressing as hell. It shows outflows from SA equities tanking since 2020, with just small outflows of bonds.
CryptoWhy the world is learning to love stablecoins.
A recent report out by Castle Island Ventures and Brevan Howard Digital (sponsored by Visa) shows why the world has fallen in love with stablecoins.
NewsWill AI bring an end to personal income tax?
There’s been a lot of discussion about the government’s failed attempt to raise VAT by two percentage points (which is a 13.3% increase).
NewsWill Trump turn on SA?
Trump coming for SA? It certainly seems so. His newly-appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not be visiting South Africa for the G20 summit.
CryptoXRP breaks through $3, bitcoin hits R2m
What a week it was. Bitcoin smashed R2 million (where it is currently hovering) and XRP broke through R57 ($3).
CryptoBitcoin hits R2 million – next target R3 million
Source: Google Bitcoin (BTC) hit R2 million over the weekend. The next target is R3 million. For context, BTC broke R1 million in November 2021 and then dropped 70%.
NewsFlying taxis, humanoid robots and AI-powered cures for cancer – a look into the near future
Never mind the distant future – the near future looks both fascinating and terrifying. We are at the start of a massive acceleration in innovation and growth that will power…
NewsGovernment spending and wealth inequality go hand in hand
The graph below should be a compulsory study in all political science classes. The more the government spends, the greater the income equality.
NewsWith AI, is your university degree worth anything?
The chart below shows that those with college degrees in the US face the same rate of unemployment as those without degrees.
News20% of South Africans earning more than R1m a year work in government
Getting a job in government is the best gig in town. As we previously reported, South African public sector workers earn 50% more than their private sector peers.