Mindfully Curated
On episode LXVIII of "In The Know" (June 6, 2025), ARK CEO/CIO Cathie Wood discusses various aspects of fiscal and monetary policy, economic indicators, and market dynamics, with a focus on innovation and the future of finance. She highlights…
In this article, I argue that stablecoins could become one of the US government’s most important strategic assets during the next 5–10 years. Why? Percentage of Foreign holdings of US debt have declined sharply over the past 15 years, a trend likely to…
Thank you to the EFers that provided valuable input and feedback to the draft document: Bastian Aue, Vitalik Buterin, Bogdan Popa, Tomasz Stańczak, Fredrik Svantes, Yoav Weiss, Dankrad Feist, Tim Beiko, Nicolas Consigny, Nixo, Alex Stokes, Ladislaus, a…
Last week, SpaceX hit a major milestone when it launched a reused booster with Starship Flight Test 9. While the booster ended in RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) and Starship fell short of its mission, the test yielded critical data that should hel…
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 4-5 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here….
We are excited to announce the Devconnect Scholars Program, as part of Devconnect ARG 2025! The Scholars Program will welcome 100 leaders who are expanding Ethereum’s reach by connecting it to new communities, industries, and ideas. Scholars will co-le…
Ethereum stands at the edge of major breakthroughs. zkEVMs have rapidly accelerated, enabling us to rearchitect L1 to simultaneously support scale, verifiability, security and censorship-resistance. L2s are hardening, meeting users where they are, and …
In this episode of FYI – For Your Innovation, Brett Winton and ARK analyst Nemo Despot sit down with Generate Biomedicines CEO Mike Nally and CFO Jason Silvers to explore how generative AI is transforming the discovery and development of protein-based …
Last week, during I/O 2025, Google announced that it will embed generative AI across its ecosystem, including Android, Chrome, Search, and a new wearable device. Its long-term goal is to develop a universal AI agent that operates seamlessly across soft…
This article is the first in a two-part series examining the evolution of marketplaces. Here, we take a chronological journey through five eras—from the first barter systems and local shops through shopping malls and web-based platforms to today’s app-…
Last week, OpenAI unveiled its first purpose-built coding agent, Codex. Named after the original model that powered GitHub Copilot in August 2021—predating the launch of ChatGPT—Codex integrates directly into a company’s code repository, enabling full …
In this episode of FYI – For Your Innovation, ARK’s Chief Futurist, Brett Winton, and Research Analyst Nemo Marjanovic, sit down with Dr. Jin Hyung Lee, a leading neuroscience researcher at Stanford University. Dr. Lee and her team are pioneering break…
What does the future hold for nuclear and solar energy? Will nuclear struggle to become more relevant with potential capital costs of $26 trillion, or will next-gen reactors make nuclear more competitive than solar power?
Ethereum is the most secure blockchain ecosystem. This is the result of 10 years of progress and iteration across every level of Ethereum’s technology stack, from wallet UX to developer tooling to consensus protocol security. But being the most secure…
From local concerns in the Bronx to global issues in Queens, plus a trip to see Indigenous art in New Jersey, our favorite art is far-reaching right now.
On April 30, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction by restricting developers from directing users to alternative payment methods and then imposing a 27% fee on purchases external to the Apple a…