Friday links: shiny trading objects
1 month ago
2 MIN READ
Microstrategy
- Who is buying all those Microstrategy ($MSTR) convertible bonds? (on.ft.com)
- Why leveraged Microstrategy ($MSTR) ETFs are struggling to keep up. (davenadig.substack.com)
Crypto
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs hold more Bitcoin than Satoshi. (sherwood.news)
- Crypto really is good for money laundering. (ft.com)
- The case for crypto being a notable, real transformation. (edgyoptimist.substack.com)
AI
- Companies aren’t talking about ChatGPT much any more. (sherwood.news)
- AI is set to improve weather forecasting. (phys.org)
- Women are less likely to use AI. (bloomberg.com)
Restaurants
- Why QSRs are focusing on chicken: price. (msn.com)
- More restaurants are offering sparkling water for free. (eater.com)
- How does ‘Raninforest Cafe’ still hang on? (slate.com)
Economy
- Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The labor economy is decelerating. (bonddad.blogspot.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: walking in nature. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: Silicon Valley innovation. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Have you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- 52 things learned in 2024 including ‘In 2024, around 10% of Anguilla’s GDP will come from fees for its .ai domain name.’ (medium.com)
- 90 facts from 2024 including ‘Immigrants have started more than half (44 of 87) of America’s startup companies valued at $1 billion dollars or more.’ (theideafarm.com)
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