The MegaETH venture frames its programme around ultra-low latency and prodigious throughput, with a penchant for near-instant feedback-ideal for decentralized finance ( defi), gaming, and consumer-facing apps. In the manner of a satirical novelist, it proclaims security on Ethereum while prioritizing speed at the execution layer, a compromise that politely refrains from the customary designation of blockchain.
They’ve been dabblin’ in other potions and elixirs of late, too – gene editing and pain relief, among other things. Approval for Casgevy and Journavx, they call it. Sounds like somethin’ a wizard might concoct. But don’t let the fancy names fool ya, the real gold, as always, lies in what they do best.
There wasn’t any actual news about Figma, mind you. Just the pronouncements of certain Wall Street titans, who decided, collectively, that the software rout had gone on long enough. A bit like a committee of dragons deciding a village has burned sufficiently. It rarely ends well for the villagers, or the software companies, if you follow the analogy.
Their ambition lies in the realm of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), those scaled-down iterations of a technology perpetually on the cusp of widespread adoption. The promise, as always, is a solution to the insatiable hunger of modern civilization, a hunger increasingly exacerbated by the digital phantoms we call Artificial Intelligence. The connection, though frequently asserted, feels less a causal link and more a convenient juxtaposition – a mirroring of anxieties, perhaps.
Mark well, for Chainlink, the doyen of decentralized networks, hath been anointed by the Bank of England to unravel the mystery of how central bank treasure might dance with blockchain trinkets.
Energy Transfer commands a network exceeding 140,000 miles of pipeline, traversing a landscape indifferent to its ambitions. It shepherds natural gas, liquefied natural gas, crude oil—the very lifeblood of modern excess—across forty-four states. One imagines a vast, metallic circulatory system, pumping the planet’s desires. They even export some of it, adding a touch of geographical audacity to the proceedings.
But then came news from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM +2.30%), or TSMC as they’re known. A company that makes the tiny, brainy bits that power all this cleverness. And the numbers… oh, the numbers! They were quite astonishing, enough to silence those gloomy whispers and send a shiver of delight up the spines of those in the know. The stock price? It shot upwards like a rocket powered by pure, unadulterated profit.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a portfolio in want of a reliable income must be in a constant search of suitable holdings. VYM, with its expansive net cast across nearly six hundred companies, appears to embrace a philosophy of widespread security, much like a sensible marriage arranged for the benefit of all concerned. SCHD, however, follows a more selective course, favouring a smaller number of concerns—a hundred and one, to be precise—screened for both quality and a generous yield. This comparison, therefore, touches upon matters of cost, performance, and the delicate balance between breadth and concentration.
Now, I’m a growth investor. I like to find things that are going up. Preferably straight up. Like a rocket! But even rockets need fuel, and a clear flight path. So, let’s look under the hood of this GLP-1 craze. Three things you must know before you jump in. Trust me, I’ve seen more investment schemes crash and burn than hot fudge sundaes at a picnic.
And who, pray tell, stands to benefit most from this modern-day Midas touch? Why, it is none other than Nvidia (NVDA +0.10%), purveyor of the very silicon upon which these digital dreams are built. Is this, then, a venture worthy of our consideration? Let us examine the matter with a discerning eye.