Where Money, Investing, and Technology Meet
Posted January 7, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Ycharts: This episode is sponsored by YCharts. Subscribe to YCharts’ Advisor Pulse, LinkedIn newsletter here And start your free YCharts trial through Animal Spirits (new customers only) here. On today’s show, we discuss: Listen here: Charts: Recommendations: Tweets/Bluesky pic.twitter.com/Wlq64SpNyf — […]
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves KFF Health News Scientists just cracked the multiple sclerosis code after decades of searching. Two specific gut bacteria are triggering the disease, and they’ve proven it using identical twins and mice. This changes everything we know about MS: pic.twitter.com/1YOHkSekqv — Craig Brockie (@CraigBrockie) January 6, 2026 South of […]
With my brain struggling to admit that it’s 2026, now seems like an ideal time to dive back under the duvet of 2025. (Still warm from the glow of double-digit equity returns or the world being on fire – I’m not sure which!) Somehow it never appears to be a good time to invest. And […]
Key Takeaways Vanadi Coffee has increased its Bitcoin holdings to 173 BTC. The latest purchase of 12 Bitcoins boosts its position on the Bitcoin 100 Ranking to 91st. Share this article Vanadi Coffee, a Spanish public coffee chain, has purchased an additional 12 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 173 BTC worth $16 million. 📢ANUNCIO […]
On paper, the U.S. national debt is a number so big it stops feeling real. Trillions do that to your brain. So let’s bring it back down to human size for a second. If you spread today’s federal debt across U.S. households, you land at roughly $285,000 per household, depending on the day you do […]
You Must Stare Into the Heart of the $400 Million Machine Gizmodo This might be the most creative way to show your POV without saying a single word. 👀 The “swan eyes” are incredible. 🦢pic.twitter.com/H4sbTbVANj — Curiosity (@MAstronomers) January 3, 2026 Climate/Environment Is This Where The Human Evolution Journey Ends? The George Tsakraklides View Pandemics […]
Key Takeaways Parcl and Polymarket announced a partnership to launch real estate prediction markets powered by Parcl’s daily housing price indices. Polymarket will operate and list the prediction markets, while Parcl will provide independent index data used to resolve outcomes. Share this article Polymarket will soon let users trade on whether home prices rise or […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the blockchain network must decide between chasing speculative trends or fulfilling its original promise as a neutral “world computer.” In two separate detailed posts on the social media platform X, Buterin reflected on 2025 as a year of significant technical progress. However, he cautioned against the network’s growing […]
An old boss of mine used to say, “It’s OK to be surprised by what happens in the markets. Just don’t be surprised that you’re surprised.” Here are some things that were surprising in 2025: 1. Just two of the Mag 7 stocks outperformed the S&P 500. Only Google and Nvidia beat the market in […]
A Shaolin kung fu master shows how it’s done. pic.twitter.com/cNxmz9xKRr — Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 3, 2026 U.S. Delta Force Captures Venezuelan President Maduro During Major Assault on Caracas: Defence Minister Vows Continued Fight Military Watch Magazine The entangled brain Aeon Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis SciTech Daily Looksmaxxing is the new […]
