Mindfully Curated
In this episode of The Brainstorm, Sam Korus, Brett Winton, Nick Grous, and Frank Downing dive into the competitive landscape of AI, exploring why Google is outpacing its rivals with the release of Gemini 3. They discuss the implications of this techno…
Target looks increasingly like a contrarian investor’s dream.
Last week, Google released its Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 3 Deep Think models, perhaps its most significant AI offerings to date. According to early results, Gemini 3 has surged to the top of multiple frontier model benchmarks, outperforming Anthropic and…
In this episode of The Brainstorm, Sam Korus, Brett Winton, and Nick Grous dive into the current state of the market, discussing the recent downturn and its impact on major players like Bitcoin and Nvidia. They explore the narrative around AI as a pote…
This article is the first in a four-part series that seeks to explain the intricacies of the stablecoin landscape. The mechanics of stablecoins are complex, and no comprehensive educational resource currently consolidates the mechanics, risks, and trad…
Disclaimer: The following blog is a proposal from the Account Abstraction team. Content may not imply consensus views, and the EF is a broad organization that includes a healthy diversity of opinion across Protocol and beyond that together strengthen E…
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Dr. Vinay Prasad, previewed a “plausible mechanism” pathway to accelerate the delivery of bespoke therapies. Published in the New England Journal of Medi…
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-6 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. If you enjoy read…
In this episode of The Brainstorm, Nick Grous, Tasha Keeney, and Brett Winton dive into the latest Tesla shareholder meeting, discussing Tesla’s ambitious plans to build their own chip fab and the implications for the future of autonomous driving. They also explore Robinhood’s strategic moves in the financial market and the potential of space-based data centers.
In this episode, ARK’s Cathie Wood and Brett Winton sit down with Sean McClain, Founder and CEO of AbSci, to explore how generative AI is reshaping drug discovery, development timelines, and clinical costs. Sean walks through real-world examples of AI-…
Alphabet announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative to explore orbital AI data centers, on the heels of SpaceX’s announced plans to deploy data centers in space using its Starlink V3 satellites and NVIDIA’s partnership with Starcloud to send computing…
ARK CEO/CIO Cathie Wood delves into the current economic landscape, addressing recent market drawdowns and liquidity challenges. She provides insights into fiscal and monetary policies, market indicators, and the role of innovation in shaping the futur…
In this episode of The Brainstorm, hosts Nick Grous, Brett Winton, and guests Frank Downing and Jozef Soja dive into OpenAI’s ambitious restructuring plan and its implications for a potential $1 trillion IPO. They explore the intricacies of OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, the challenges of defining artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the strategic moves shaping the future of AI.
Fusaka follows this year’s Pectra upgrade, representing a major step forward in Ethereum’s scaling roadmap that improves L1 performance, increases blob throughput, and enhances user experience. The Fusaka network upgrade is scheduled to activate on th…
In two weeks, we open the doors to the first-ever Ethereum World’s Fair at La Rural in Buenos Aires. This year isn’t about someday. It’s about now. On Ethereum today you can pay, play, vote, save, borrow, lend, and chat, all onchain — and at Devconnec…
We aim to take readers through Robinhood’s three-stage product roadmap: reshaping brokerage, bundling the broader financial stack, and positioning for the great generational wealth transfer. Each stage builds on the last to expand the company’s reach a…
Last week, OpenAI finalized its long-anticipated restructuring into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), formalizing its governance model and partnership with Microsoft.
Over the past few years, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown in depth, diversity, and maturity. Builders and communities worldwide have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, creating new tools, protocols, and public goods that strengthen the network a…
In this episode of The Brainstorm, join Nick Grous, Tasha Keeney, and Brett Winton as they dive into Tesla’s latest earnings, the future of Robotaxis, and the challenges of humanoid robots. Explore insights on Tesla’s production ramp, AI advancements, and the potential for full autonomy.
In this episode, ARK’s Brett Winton and Lorenzo Valente sit down with Anatoly Yakovenko — co-founder of Solana — to explore how Solana is evolving into a high-performance, globally distributed financial infrastructure. Anatoly shares the network’s orig…