Hope you’re enjoying the weekend! Test out some of the new CrowdCent products & join the Community discussion:

• Active discussion - chat

• CrowdCent on Twitter - link

• CrowdCent Vision - here

• CrowdCent ML Model - analyzer

• CrowdCent Curation - archive

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid of standing still.” - Chinese Proverb

Translation: Always be moving forward - from education, to business, to personal life. It’s OK to move slow - take one deliberate step at a time. Time is your most valuable resource - don’t waste it; use it wisely.

Finance

• Interest Rate Effects on Equities: Valuation Impacts [Article]

  • Recap: Useful article that breaks down the impact of interest rates on valuations (particularly for equities)

  • Comment: Many look at valuations as absolute (‘that's expensive / that's cheap’). But really, we should all be looking at valuations RELATIVE to alternatives - the most important input/alternative being interest rates. Right now, the most expensive thing out there are US Treasuries - they are artificially inflated (in price) because the Fed is suppressing interest rates. Effectively, the cost of money is being manipulated - so of course things have gotten a bit crazy... but they can get crazier if we are trying to inflate our way out of this

    

     

Blockchain

• Crypto Startup School [Videos]

  • Recap: Trying to learn more about the basics of blockchain and crypto? Check out this series of a16z-created videos

  • Comment: Education is step one. We are confident blockchain is a massive new technology that will shape the future, it's certainly worth it to understand the basics. The team at a16z has put together a very useful compilation of videos that will help get you up to speed

Technology

• Big Ideas Report 2021 [Slides]

  • Recap: Cathie Wood & the ARK team break down big, disruptive tech trends in 2021 and beyond

  • Comment: ARK has done an incredible job of building out the 'best practices' for active ETFs - from transparent holdings/trades, to podcasts and presentations, they have a clear focus on education and innovation. This slide deck is worth flipping through - delving into deep learning, Bitcoin, automation, and more... we agree with many of the big trends the team has pointed to

CrowdCent Thoughts & Predictions

• Check out the thoughts & predictions tracking update here, along with the original post (6/7/2020) - original here… these posts lay out thoughts around key market related components for 2021+

• Site continues to expand, check out crypto-asset posts here: ETH, BTC, NMR, CRV/UNI/BAL

• Any suggestions for CC Curation improvement, website, etc. - send an email to info@crowdcent.com

Look forward to more updates soon - the future is here...

Best,

Jason & Ryan

Website: CrowdCent

Twitter: @CrowdCent

Telegram: Link