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2025 was a banner year for cryptocurrencies on many fronts. Global regulation eased. Stablecoins powered $46 trillion in annual transactions. And major shifts in U.S. government policy spurred wider adoption. But with that expansion came a notable bump in crypto fraud. A new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform based in New York City,ContinueContinue reading “Crypto scams took $17 billion last year. 2026 could be even worse”

AGENDA: 05:02 Anthropic's $10 Billion Fundraise 07:54 Has Claude Code Beaten Cursor Already 15:54 OpenAI Could Still Go to Zero 26:33 Andreessen Horowitz's $15 Billion Fundraise 45:16 The Middle is Dead: Boutique vs. Large Platforms in Venture 50:01 The Future of Venture Capital 01:08:06 The Impact of Wealth Taxes on the Industry      (FeedContinueContinue reading “20VC: Anthropic’s $10BN Fundraise: Have They Beaten Cursor Already | a16z’s $15BN Fundraise: Is the Middle Dead in VC Today? | H…”

Should I take this project? Say yes to the new job offer? Stick with this plan or walk away? Every choice we make can feel huge. And every path has its own set of risks and rewards. There are always more questions for every life-changing decision. Sometimes the pros-and-cons lists feel more like busywork thanContinueContinue reading “How the ‘Rule of 3’ framework simplifies tough decisions”

AI is no longer just a cascade of algorithms trained on massive amounts of data. It has become a physical and infrastructural phenomenon, one whose future will be determined not by breakthroughs in benchmarks, but by the hard realities of power, geography, regulation, and the very nature of intelligence. Businesses that fail to see thisContinueContinue reading “These invisible factors are limiting the future of AI”

In the world of social impact and sustainability, 2025’s word of the year could have been “headwinds.” It became a euphemism for everything from political pressure and regulatory changes to economic uncertainty, AI disruption, and social upheaval.  But in many ways, “headwinds” is an understatement for what impact and sustainability leaders across the corporate andContinueContinue reading “After a rough year, what will will corporate impact and sustainability look like in 2026?”