Daylight: A Cautionary Tale of Performative Wokeness — Pride Before a Fall In the financial realm, the rise and fall of Daylight — a US-based Neobank claiming to serve the unique needs of the LGBTQ+ community — is an intriguing cautionary tale. The bank, led by CEO Rob Curtis, embarked on a precarious journey, drenched in the colors of a rainbow flag…

The largest crypto exchange was at the edge of the precipice, whistleblowers push it a step further — Back in March, I published an article highlighting the striking similarities between the doomed exchange FTX and the soon-to-be-doomed Binance. This came in the wake of the U.S. …

The Deadline for a Last-Minute Deal, or Unprecedented Financial Firestorm, Looms — The United States is once again embroiled in a debt ceiling crisis, as the Treasury Department estimates that it will run out of borrowing capacity by early June. This situation has sparked a debate among policymakers, financial analysts, and economists on the potential impact of a debt ceiling breach and…

JP Morgan Thinks AI Can Turn Fedspeak Into Trading Signals — Picture this: You’re sitting at a dinner party, and someone mentions the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes. Eyes glaze over, the room goes silent, and suddenly, the host’s questionable choice of background jazz is painfully audible. Central bank-speak, with its dense jargon and cryptic undertones, can baffle even the savviest…

From the overreach of regulation to proof-of-stake, from CBDCs to ‘reinventing the financial system’; progressives are inadvertently stifling crypto’s potential — The recent meltdown in crypto markets has triggered yet another wave of doomsayers proclaiming that “crypto is dead”. Interestingly, none of them seem to have trusted their superior insights enough to short crypto and make a fortune. Talk about not putting your money where your mouth is…

The dangerous escalation of Woke tactics and the looming threat to Catholic values — “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” John Steinbeck, ‘The Short Reign of Pippin IV’ There was a time when the culture wars were simpler and more innocent, a time when we were only required to pay a symbolic ideological toll to the…

Rejecting the ESG Trojan Horse at the Gates — “The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. […] The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone. Thus some scientists care for truth; and their…

Do you know what you want, or do you want what the establishment wants you to want? — We’re living in a time where capitalism is (d)evolving. It’s not solely about profit anymore; it’s shifting towards a system that’s trying to quelch societal dissent, a metamorphosis known as Metacapitalism. This is the heart of the Great Reset, or stakeholder capitalism, where wealth and power merge with ideological influence…

Private Lies and Public Hysteria Made Araiza the Hookup Culture’s Scapegoat — “The truth is on the march, and nothing shall stop it.” Émile Zola, letter to M. Schuerer-Kestner on the Dreyfus Affair Truth, like the shell of an egg, is fragile. It requires careful handling and a commitment to protect it at all costs — that is, if we want to…