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Stuart Pollington was born in the United Kingdom and grew up there. After college he began working and along the way he decided he wanted to travel a bit. He worked in Las Vegas for six months and then had the opportunity to work for a year in Australia. He then ended up doing some work in Asia and fell in love with Thailand. For the past 20 years he has lived in Thailand where he helped start several entrepreneurial endeavors and he began two companies which are quite alive and well.   My discussion with Stuart gave us the opportunity to explore his ideas of leadership and entrepreneurial progress including what makes a good entrepreneur. He says, for example, that anyone who wishes to grow and be successful should be willing to ask many questions and always be willing to learn. Stuart's insights are quite valuable and worth your time. I believe you will find most useful Stuart's thoughts and ideas.     About the Guest:   Stuart Pollington is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist who has spent over two decades building businesses across the ASEAN region. Originally from the UK, Stuart relocated to Thailand more than 20 years ago and has since co-founded and led multiple ventures, including Easson Energy and Smart Digital Group. His experience spans digital marketing, AI, and sustainability, but at the heart of it all is his passion for building ideas from the ground up—and helping others do the same.   Throughout his career, Stuart has worn many hats: Sales Director, CTO, Founder, Digital Marketer and growth consultant. He thrives in that messy, unpredictable space where innovation meets real-world execution, often working closely with new businesses to help them launch, grow, and adapt in challenging environments. From Bangkok boardrooms to late-night brainstorms, he's seen firsthand how persistence and curiosity can turn setbacks into springboards.   Stuart's journey hasn't always been smooth—and that's exactly the point. He's a firm believer that failure is an essential part of the learning process. Whether it's a marketing campaign that flopped or a business idea that never got off the ground, each misstep has helped shape his approach and fueled his drive to keep moving forward. Ways to connect with Stuart:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpollington/ www.smart-digital.co.th www.smart-traffic.com.au www.evodigital.com.au https://easson.energy     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone. Once again, it is time for an episode of unstoppable mindset. And today we have a guest, Stuart pullington, who is in Thailand, so that is a little bit of a distance away, but be due to the magic of science and technology, we get to have a real, live, immediate conversation without any delay or anything like that, just because science is a beautiful thing. So Stuart is an entrepreneur. He's been very much involved in helping other people. He's formed companies, but he likes to help other entrepreneurs grow and do the same things that he has been doing. So I am really glad that he consented to be on unstoppable mindset. And Stuart, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. And thank you for being here,   Stuart Pollington ** 02:14 Ryan, thank you for the invitation, Michael, I'm looking forward to it.   Michael Hingson ** 02:18 And Stuart is originally from the United Kingdom, and now for the past, what 20 years you've been in Thailand? Yes, over   Stuart Pollington ** 02:27 a bit over 20 years now. So I think I worked out the other day. I'm 47 in a couple of weeks, and I've spent more than half of my life now over in Asia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:39 So why do you like Thailand so much as opposed to being in England?   Stuart Pollington ** 02:46 It's a good question. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do, I do like the UK. And I really, I really like where I came, where I'm from. I'm from the south coast, southeast, a place called Brighton. So, you know, pretty good, popular place in the UK because of where we're situated, by the, you know, on the on the sea, we get a lot of, you know, foreign tourists and students that come over, etc. I mean, Asia. Why? Why Asia? I mean, I originally went traveling. I did six months in America, actually, first in Las Vegas, which was a good experience, and then I did a bit of traveling in America, from the West Coast over to the East Coast. I did a year in Australia, like a working holiday. And then on my way back to the UK, I had a two week stop over in Thailand, and I went down to the beaches, really enjoyed kind of the culture and the way of life here, if you like. And ended up staying for a year the first time. And then after that year, went back to the UK for a little bit and decided that actually, no, I kind of liked the I liked the lifestyle, I liked the people, I liked the culture in Thailand, and decided that was where I wanted to kind of be, and made my way back   Michael Hingson ** 04:13 there you are. Well, I can tell you, Las Vegas isn't anything like it was 20 years ago. It is. It is totally different. It's evolved. It's very expensive today compared to the way it used to be. You can't, for example, go into a hotel and get an inexpensive buffet or anything like that anymore. Drinks at the hum on the on the casino floors are not like they used to be, or any of that. It's it's definitely a much higher profit, higher cost. Kind of a place to go. I've never been that needy to go to Las Vegas and spend a lot of time. I've been there for some meetings, but I've never really spent a lot of time in Las Vegas. It's a fascinating town. Um. One of my favorite barbecue places in New York, opened up a branch in Las Vegas, a place called Virgil's best barbecue in the country. And when they opened the restaurant, the Virgil's restaurant in Las Vegas, my understanding is that the people who opened it for Virgil's had to first spend six months in New York to make sure that they did it exactly the same way. And I'll tell you, the food tastes the same. It's just as good as New York. So that that would draw me to Las Vegas just to go to Virgil's. That's kind of fun. Well, tell us a little about the early Stuart kind of growing up and all that, and what led you to do the kinds of things you do, and so on. But tell us about the early Stuart, if you would.   Stuart Pollington ** 05:47 Yeah, no problem. I mean, was quite sporty, very sporty. When I was younger, used to play a lot of what we call football, which would be soccer over, over your way. So, you know, very big, younger into, like the the team sports and things like that, did well at school, absolutely in the lessons, not so great when it came to kind of exams and things like that. So I, you know, I learned a lot from school, but I don't think especially back then, and I think potentially the same in other countries. I don't think that the the education system was set up to cater for everyone, and obviously that's difficult. I do feel that. I do feel that maybe now people are a bit more aware of how individual, different individuals perform under different circumstances and need different kind of ways to motivate, etc. So, yeah, I mean, I that that was kind of me at school. Did a lot of sport that, you know was good in the lessons, but maybe not so good at the PAM studying, if you like, you know the studying that you need to do for exams where you really have to kind of cram and remember all that knowledge. And I also found with school that it was interesting in the lessons, but I never really felt that there was any kind of, well, we're learning this, but, and this is how you kind of utilize it, or this is the practical use of what we're learning for life, if that, if that makes sense. Yeah. So, you know, like when we were learning, and I was always very good at maths, and I love numbers, and you know, when we were learning things in maths and things like that, I just never felt that it was explained clearly what you would actually use that for. So when you're learning different equations, it wasn't really well explained how you would then utilize that later in life, which I think, for me personally, I think that would have made things more interesting, and would have helped to kind of understand which areas you should focus on. And, you know, maybe more time could have been spent understanding what an individual is good at, and then kind of explaining, well, if you're good at this, or passionate with this, then this is what you could do with it. I think I remember sitting down with our I can't they would have been our advisors at the time, where you sit down and talk about what you want to do after school, and the question was always, what do you want to be? Whereas, you know, for me personally, I think it would have been more useful to understand, what are your passion you know? What are you passionate about? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? And then saying, Well, you know, you could actually do this. This is something you could do, you know. So you could take that and you could become, this could be the sort of career you could do, if that makes sense. So anyway, that that was kind of like, like school and everything like that. And then after school, you know, I didn't, I worked for a couple of years. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. Funnily enough, there was actually a Toys R Us opening in Brighton in one of the summers she went and got, I got a summer job there at Toys R Us. And I really enjoyed that. Actually, that was my first step into actually doing a bit of sales. I worked on the computers. So we were, you know, selling the computers to people coming in. And when we opened the store, it's a brand new store. You know, it was just when the pay as you go. Mobile phones were kind of just coming out. We had Vodafone analog, but it was the non contract where you could just buy top up cards when they first came out, and I remember we were the first store, because we were a new store. We were the first store to have those phones for sale. And I remember just being really determined to just try and be the first person to just sell the first ever mobile phone within Toys R Us. And I remember I started in the morning, and I think my lunch was at, say, 12, but I missed my lunch, and I think I was up till about one, one or 2pm until finally I managed to find someone who, who was, who me, had that need or wanted the phone, and so I made that first sale for toys r us in the UK with the mobile phone, and that that, in itself, taught me a lot about, you know, not giving up and kind of pushing through and persevering a bit. So yeah, that that was kind of my, my early part. I was always interested in other cultures, though. I was always interested at school, you know, I do projects on Australia, Egypt and things like that. And, you know, in the UK, when you get to about, I think similar, similar to America, but, you know, in the UK, where you either before or after uni, it's quite usual to do, like, a gap year or do a bit of traveling. And I just kind of never got round to it. And I had friends that went and did a gap year or years working holiday in Australia, and I remember when they came back, and I was like, Yeah, you know, that's that's actually what I want to do. So when I was about 22 it was at that point, and I'd worked my way up by them from Toys R Us, I'd already moved around the country, helped them open new stores in different locations in the UK. Was working in their busiest story of in Europe, which was in London. But I decided I wanted to kind of I wanted to go and travel. So I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying, Look, this is what I want to do. I had a friend who was traveling, and he was meeting up with his sister, and his sister happened to be in Las Vegas, which is how we, we kind of ended up there. And I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying that I want to leave, I want to go and do this. And I remember him sat down just trying to kind of kind of talk me out of it, because they obviously saw something in me. They wanted me to continue on the path I was doing with them, which was going, you know, towards the management, the leadership kind of roles. And I remember the conversation because I was saying to him, Look, I want, I want to, I want to go and travel. I really want to go. I'm going to go to Las Vegas or to travel America. And his response to me was, well, you know, if you stay here for another x years, you can get to this position, then you can go and have a holiday in America, and you could, you can get a helicopter, you can fly over the Grand Canyon, and kind of really trying to sell me into staying in that path that they wanted me to go on. And I thought about that, and I just said, No, I don't want to just go on a holiday. I really just want to immerse myself, and I just want to go there, and I want to live the experience. And so yeah, I I left that position, went to Las Vegas, ended up staying six months. I did three months. Did a bit in Mexico, came back for another three months. And that's where I met a lot of different people from different countries. And I really kind of got that initial early bug of wanting to go out and seeing a bit more of the world. And it was at that point in my life where I was in between, kind of the end of education, beginning of my business career, I guess, and I had that gap where it was the opportunity to do it. So I did, so yeah, I did that time in America, then back to the UK, then a year in Australia, which was great. And then, yeah, like I said, on the way home, is where I did my stop over. And then just obviously fell in love with Thailand and Asia, and that became my mindset after that year going back to the UK. My mindset was, how do I get back to Thailand? You know, how do I get back to Asia? I also spent a bit of time, about five years in the Philippines as well. So, you know, I like, I like, I like the region, I like the people, I like the kind of way of life, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 14:23 So when you were working in the Philippines, and then when you got to Thailand, what did you do?   Stuart Pollington ** 14:30 Yeah, so I mean, it all starts with Thailand, really. So I mean, originally, when I first came over, I was, I was teaching and doing, trying to kind of some teaching and voluntary stuff. When I came back, I did a similar thing, and then I got, I get, I wouldn't say lucky, I guess I had an opportunity to work for a company that was, we were, we were basically selling laptop. Laptops in the UK, student laptops, they were refurbished like your IBM or your Dell, and we they would be refurbished and resold normally, to students. And we also, we also used to sell the the laptop batteries. So we would sell like the IBM or Dell laptop batteries, but we sell the OEM, you know, so we would get them direct from, from from China, so like third party batteries, if you like. And back in the day, this is just over 20 years ago, but back then, early days of what we would call digital marketing and online marketing. And you know, our website in the UK, we used to rank, you know, number one for keywords like IBM, refurb, refurbished. IBM, laptop Dell, laptop battery, IBM battery. So we used to rank above the brands, and that was my introduction, if you like, to digital marketing and how it's possible to make money online. And then that kind of just morphed into, well, you know, if we're able to do this for our own business, why can't we do this for other businesses? And that would have been the, you know, the early owners and founders of the of smart digital and smart traffic seeing that opportunity and transitioning from running one business and doing well to helping multiple businesses do well online and that, that was the bit I really enjoy. You know, talking to different business owners in different industries. A lot of what we do is very similar, but then you have slightly different approaches, depending on them, the location and the type of business that people are in.   Michael Hingson ** 16:47 Well, you, you have certainly been been around. You formed your own or you formed countries along the way, like Eastern energy and smart digital group. What were they? Right?   Stuart Pollington ** 16:59 Yeah. So, so yeah, going back to the computer website. Out of that came a company called smart traffic that was put together by the free original founders, guy called Simon, guy called Ben, and a guy called Andy. And so they originally came together and put and had created, if you like, smart traffic. And smart traffic is a digital marketing agency originally started with SEO, the organic, you know, so when someone's searching for something in Google, we help get websites to the top of that page so that people can then click on them, and hopefully they get a lead or a sale, or whatever they're they're trying to do with that, with that traffic. So, yeah, they originally put that together. I being here and on the ground. I then started working within the business. So I was running the student website, if you like, the laptop website, and then got the opportunity from very early on to work within the Digital Marketing Company. I've got a sales background, but I'm also quite technical, and I would say I'm good with numbers, so a little bit analytical as well. So the opportunity came. We had opened an office in the Philippines, and it had been open for about, I think, 18 months or two years, and it was growing quite big, and they wanted someone else to go over there to support Simon, who was one of the founders who opened the office over there. And that's when I got the opportunity. So I was over in Cebu for what, five, five and a half years. At one point, we had an office there with maybe 120 staff, and we did a lot of the technical SEO, and we were delivering campaigns for the UK. So we had a company in the UK. We had one in Australia, and then also locally, within the kind of Thai market. And that was fantastic. I really enjoyed working over in the Philippines again. Culture enjoyed the culture enjoyed the people. Really enjoyed, you know, just getting stuck in and working on different client campaigns. And then eventually that brought me back to Thailand. There was a restructure of the company we, you know, we moved a lot of the a lot of the deliverables around. So I was then brought back to Thailand, which suited me, because I wanted to come back to Thailand at that point. And then I had the opportunity. So the previous owners, they, they created a couple of other businesses in Thailand. They're one that very big one that went really well, called dot property, so they ended up moving back to the UK. Long story short, about maybe 10 years ago, I got the opportunity to take over smart digital in Thailand and smart traffic in Australia, which are both the. Marketing agencies that I'd been helping to run. So I had the opportunity to take those over and assume ownership of those, which was fantastic. And then I've obviously been successfully running those for the last 10 years, both here and and in Australia, we do a lot of SEO. We do a lot of Google ads and social campaigns and web design, and we do a lot of white label. So we we sit in the background for other agencies around the world. So there'll be agencies in, you know, maybe Australia, the UK, America, some in Thailand as well, who are very strong at maybe social or very strong ads, but maybe not as strong on the SEO so we, we just become their SEO team. We'll run and manage the campaigns for them, and then we'll deliver all the reporting with their branding on so that they can then plug that into what they do for their clients and deliver to their clients. So that's all fantastic. I mean, I love, I love digital marketing. I love, I love looking at the data and, you know, working out how things work. And we've been very successful over the years, which then led on to that opportunity that you mentioned and you asked about with Eastern energy. So that was about three and a half years ago, right right around the COVID time, I had a meeting, if you like, in in Bangkok, with a guy called Robert Eason. He was actually on his way to the UK with his family, and kind of got stuck in Bangkok with all the lockdowns, and he was actually on his way to the UK to start Eastern energy there. And Eastern energy is basically, it's an energy monitoring and energy efficiency company. It's basically a UK design solution where we have a hardware technology that we retrofit, which is connects, like to the MDB, and then we have sensors that we place around the location, and for every piece of equipment that we connect to this solution, we can see in real time, second by second, the energy being used. We can then take that data, and we use machine learning and AI to actually work with our clients to identify where their energy wastage is, and then work with them to try and reduce that energy wastage, and that reduces the amount of energy they're using, which reduces their cost, but also, very importantly, reduces the CO two emissions. And so I had this chance encounter with Robert, and I remember, at the time I was we were talking about how this solution worked, and I was like, oh, that's quite interesting. You know, I've I, you know, the the digital marketing is going quite well. Could be time to maybe look at another kind of opportunity, if you like. So I had a look at how it worked. I looked at the kind of ideal clients and what sort of other projects were being delivered by the group around the world. And there were a couple of big name brands over in there. So because it works quite well with qsrs, like quick service restaurant, so like your fast food chains, where you have multiple locations. And it just so happened that one of the in case studies they'd had, I just through my networking, I do a lot of networking with the chambers in Bangkok. Through my networking, I actually happened to know some of the people in the right positions at some of these companies. I'd never had the opportunity to work with them, with the digital marketing because most of them would have their own in house teams, and I just saw it as an opportunity to maybe do something with this here. So I, you know, I said to Robert, give me a week. And then a week later, I said, right, we've got a meeting with this company. It's international fast food brand. They've got 1700 locations in Thailand. So when ended that meeting, very, very positive. And after that meeting, I think Robert and I just I said to Robert, you know, currently you have a plan to go to the UK. Currently you're stuck in Thailand with lockdown, with COVID. We don't know what's going to happen and where everything's going to go. Why don't we do it here? And that's where it originally came from. We decided, let's, you know, let's, let's give that a shot over here. Since then, we've brought in two other partners. There's now four of us, a guy called Gary and a guy called Patrick. And yeah, I mean, it's a bit slower than I thought it would be, but it's in the last. Six months, it's really kind of picked up, which has been fantastic. And for me, it was, for me, it was just two things that made sense. One, I love I love data, and I love the technology. So I love the fact that we're now helping businesses by giving them data that they don't currently have the access to, you know. So when you get, you know, when you when you get your electricity bill, you get it the month after you've used everything, don't you, and it just tells you how much you've got to pay. And there's not really much choice. So what we're doing is giving them the visibility in real time to see where their energy is going and be able to make changes in real time to reduce that energy wastage. And I just thought, Well, look, this is great. It's very techie. It's using, you know, date big data, which I love, using machine learning and AI, which is great. And then I also, you know, I do care about the environment. I got two young kids, so I do care about what's happening around the world. And for me, that was a win, win. You know, I got to, I got to do something with tech that was new and exciting. It's definitely new to this region, even though it's been new to the same sort of technology has been utilized in Europe and America for a number of years. So it felt new, it felt exciting. And it's also good, you know, because we are helping people on the path to net zero. You know, how can we get to net zero? How can we reduce these emissions? So, yeah, I mean that that, for me, is   Stuart Pollington ** 26:40 two different types of, in my opinion, entrepreneurial kind of journeys. One is that the with the digital marketing is, is all it's a story of working my way up to then reach the top, if you like. And whereas Eastern energy is more of a traditional kind of as an entrepreneur, this is, this is an idea. Let's do something with it and get an exciting about it. So two kind of, two different approaches to get to the ownership stage, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 27:14 I have an interesting story. I appreciate what you're saying. The whole entrepreneurial spirit is so important in what we do, and I wish more people had it. But years ago, one of my first jobs out of college was working for a company in Massachusetts, Kurzweil Computer Products. Ray Kurzweil, who developed, originally a reading machine for the blind, and then later a more commercial version of it. And there's somebody that I had met when I was a student at UC Irvine who ended up being back in Massachusetts working for at that time, a think tank consulting company called Bolt Beranek and Newman. I don't know whether you're familiar with them. They changed their name to, I think it was CLOUD NINE or Planet Nine. But Dick was telling me one day that, and this is when mainframe computers were so large and there was a lot needed to keep them cool and so on. Anyway, he was telling me that one day the gas utility came in because the total heating bill for the six story building was like $10 and they wanted to know how BBN bolt, brannic and Newman was stealing energy and and making it so that they didn't pay very much money. And the the president of the company said, let me show you. They went down to the basement, and there they had two PDP 20s, which are like dual PDP 10s. And they put out a lot of heat, needless to say, to run them. And what BBN did was to take all of that heat and pipe it through the building to keep the building warm in the winter. Rather than paying all the gas bills, they were using something that they already had, the entrepreneurial spirit liveth well. And the bottom line is they, they kept the building well heated. And I don't know what they did in the summer, but during the winter it was, it was pretty cool, and they were able to have $10 gas bills for the six story building, which was kind of fun. No,   Stuart Pollington ** 29:39 that's brilliant, yeah, and that just goes to show me, that is what a large part of this, you know, energy efficiency and things like that, is, it's, it's, it's not about just completely replacing or stopping something. It's about better utilizing it. Isn't it? So they, you know the example you just gave there, with the heat and the wasted energy of being lost in that heat release they've used and utilized, which is brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 30:12 I a couple of years ago. So my wife passed away in 2022 and we have a furnace and so on here, and we had gas bills that were up in the $200 a month or more up as much as $300 a month in the winter to keep the house at a temperature that we could stand. And two years ago, I thought about, how do we lower that? And I was never a great fan of space heaters, but I decided to try something. We got a couple of space heaters, and we put them out in the living room, and we have ceiling fans. So turned on the space heaters and turned on the ceiling fans, and it did a pretty decent job of keeping the temperature down, such that for most months, I didn't even have to turn the furnace on at all, and our heating bill went down to like $39 a month. Then last year, we got an additional heater that was a little bit larger, and added that to the mix. And again, the bottom line is that if I start all of that early in the morning, our heating bill is like 30 $35 a month. Now I do cheat occasionally, and I'll turn the furnace on for about 45 minutes or 50 minutes in the morning with the ceiling fans to help distribute the warmer air, and I can get the house up to 75 degrees, or almost 30 Celsius, in in a very quick time. And then with the other two space heaters running, I don't have to use furnaces or anything for the rest of the day. So I think this year, the most expensive heating bill we had was like $80 because I did occasionally run the the the heaters or the furnace, and when I was traveling, I would turn the furnace on for the cat a little bit. But the bottom line is, there's so many things that we can do to be creative, if we think about it, to make things run more efficiently and not use as much energy and eliminate a lot of the waste that that we have, and so that that has worked out pretty well, and I have solar on the house. So in the summer, when most people around here are paying four and $500 a month for their electric bills to run the air conditioning. My electric bill year round, is $168 a month, which is   Stuart Pollington ** 32:47 cool. Yeah, no, that's great that you've and you've that is a great example there of kind of how you know our approach to energy efficiency. You know what? What are you currently doing? Is there a more efficient way of doing it? Which is exactly what you found, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 33:07 yeah, and it works really well. So I can't complain it's warming up now. So in fact, we're not I haven't turned the furnace or anything on at all this week. This is the first week it's really been warm at night. In fact, it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit last night. I actually had to turn the air conditioner on and lower the house to 70 degrees, and then turned it off because I don't need to keep it on, and made it easier to sleep. But it's it's amazing, if we think about it, what the things that we can do to make our energy lives more efficient, lower the carbon footprint, and all those kinds of things. So I hear what you're saying, and it's and it's important, I think that we all think about as many ways as we can of doing that. I   Stuart Pollington ** 33:56 think one of the biggest problems with energy is just invisible. You don't, you know, you don't really see it. No. So just, it's just one of those. You just don't really think about it. And again, you only get, you only get told what you've used once you've used it. Yeah, so it's too late by then. And then you go, Oh, you know, you might get an expensive bill. And go, oh, I need to be careful. And then you're careful for a few days or a week, and then again, you don't see it until you get your next bill. Yeah, it's really hard as with anything. I mean, it's a bit like going to the gym. If you go to the gym or the fitness and you just do it sporadically. You don't really have a routine, or, you know, it's gonna be very hard to achieve anything. But then if you, if you set your mind to it, if you maybe get a trainer, and you get a you go onto a better diet, and you follow your routine, you can you will see the results. And it's very similar to what we do. If you've once you've got the data, and you can actually see what. Happening, you can make proper, informed and educated business decisions, and that's what we're trying to do with that is to help businesses make the right decision on the path to net zero   Michael Hingson ** 35:11 well, and you have to develop the mindset as the consumer to bring in a company like yours, or at least think about yourself. What can I do consistently to have a better energy pattern? And I think that's what most people tend not to do a lot, and the result of that is that they pay more than they need to. The power companies like it, the gas companies like it. But still, there are better ways to do it so. So tell me you have been in business and been an entrepreneur for a long time. What is maybe an example of some major crisis or thing that happened to you that you you regard as a failure or a setback that you have had to deal with and that taught you something crucial about business or life.   Stuart Pollington ** 36:08 Brilliant question. I mean, I would, I would guess, over 20 years, there's been a lot of different, sorry, a lot of different things that have happened. I think probably, probably an impactful one would have been. And this taught me a lot about my team, and, you know, their approach and how everyone can pull together. So it would have been, I think it was about, it was when I was in the Philippines. So it would have been about maybe 1212, years ago, we're in Cebu, and there was a big earthquake, and when it hit Cebu, I think it was quite early in the morning. It was like 6am and I remember the whole bed was kind of shaking and rocking, and we, you know, had to get out of the condo. And we're, at the time, living in a place called it Park. And in the Philippines, there's a lot of cool centers, so it's very much 24/7 with an office environment. So as we're coming out of the condo, in literally pants, as in, when I say pants, I mean underwear, because you literally jump out of bed and run. And they were like 1000s, 1000s of all the local Filipinos all all in their normal clothes, because they've all doing the call center work. And I remember just, you know, sitting out on the ground as the aftershocks and whole grounds moving and and, and that that was a very, you know, personal experience. But then on top of that, I've then got over 100 staff in in Cebu at the time that I then have to think about. And, you know, is everyone okay? And then, because of the time it happened, Luckily no one was in the office because it was early, yeah, but it all but it also meant that everything we needed   Michael Hingson ** 38:08 was in the office. Was in the office. Yeah, yeah. So,   Stuart Pollington ** 38:10 so I remember Matt, you know, I remember getting a group of us there, was myself and maybe three or four others from the office, and I remember getting in my car, drove to the office. We were on, I think it's like the eighth or ninth floor, and they didn't want to let us in because of, obviously, the earthquake, and it was a, it was a couple of hours later, and you've got to be obviously, you know, everything needs checking. You still got all the aftershocks, but we managed to let them allow us to run up the fire exit to the office so we could grab, you know, I think we were grabbing, like, 1520, laptops and screens to put in the car so that we could then, and we had to do that of the fire exit, so running up, running down, and that was all into The car so we could then drive to a location where I could get some of my team together remote and to work in this. I think we ended up in some coffee shop we found that was open, and we had the old free G boost kind of the Wi Fi dongles, dongles. And I just remember having to get, like, 1015, of my team, and we're all sat around there in the coffee shop in the morning. You know, there's still the after shops going on the I remember the office building being a mess, and, you know, the tiles had come in and everything, and it was all a bit crazy, but we had to find a way to keep the business running. So we were in the Philippines, we were the support team. We did all of the delivery of the work, but we also worked with the account managers in the UK and Australia as their technical liaisons, if you like. So we. Helped do the strategy. We did everything. And so with us out of action, the whole of Australia and of the whole of the UK team were kind of in a limbo, so we really had to pull together as a team. It taught me a lot about my staff and my team, but it also kind of it taught me about, no matter what does happen, you know, you can find a way through things, you know. So at the time that it happened, it felt like, you know, that's it, what we're going to do, but we had to turn that around and find the way to keep everything going. And yeah, that, that that just taught me a lot of you know, you can't give up. You've got to find a way to kind of push on through. And yeah, we did a fantastic job. Everyone was safe. Sorry. I probably should have said that. You know, no one, none of my team, were affected directly from the from the earthquake, which was great, and we found a way to keep things going so that the business, if you like, didn't fall apart. We,   Michael Hingson ** 41:09 you know, I guess, in our own way, had a similar thing, of course, with September 11, having our office on the 78th floor of Tower One, the difference is that that my staff was out that day working. They weren't going to be in the office. One person was going to be because he had an appointment at Cantor Fitzgerald up on the 96th floor of Tower One for 10 o'clock in the morning, and came in on one of the trains. But just as it arrived at the station tower two was hit, and everything shook, and the engineer said, don't even leave. We're going back out. And they left. But we lost everything in the office that day, and there was, of course, no way to get that. And I realized the next day, and my wife helped me start to work through it, that we had a whole team that had no office, had nothing to go to, so we did a variety of things to help them deal with it. Most of them had their computers because we had laptops by that time, and I had taken my laptop home the previous night and backed up all of my data onto my computer at home, so I was able to work from home, and other people had their computers with them. The reason I didn't have my laptop after September 11 is that I took it in that day to do some work. But needless to say, when we evacuated, it was heavy enough that going down 1463 stairs, 78 floors, that would have been a challenge with the laptop, so we left it, but it worked out. But I hear what you're saying, and the reality is that you got to keep the team going. And even if you can't necessarily do the work that you normally would do you still have to keep everyone's spirits up, and you have to do what needs to be done to keep everybody motivated and be able to function. So I think I learned the same lessons as you and value, of course, not that it all happened, but what I learned from it, because it's so important to be able to persevere and move forward, which, which is something that we don't see nearly as much as sometimes we really should.   Stuart Pollington ** 43:34 Yeah, no, no, definitely. I mean the other thing, and I think you you just mentioned there actually is it. You know, it was also good to see afterwards how everyone kind of pulls together. And, you know, we had a lot of support, not just in the Philippines, but from the UK and the Australia teams. I mean, we had a, we had a bit of an incident, you know, may have seen on the news two weeks ago, I think now, we had an incident in Bangkok where there was a earthquake in Myanmar, and then the all the buildings are shaking in Bangkok, yeah, 7.9 Yeah, that's it. And just, but just to see everyone come together was, was it's just amazing. You know? It's a shame, sometimes it takes something big to happen for people to come together and support each other.   Michael Hingson ** 44:27 We saw so much of that after September 11. For a while, everyone pulled together, everyone was supporting each other. But then over time, people forgot, and we ended up as a as a country, in some ways, being very fractured. Some political decisions were made that shouldn't have been, and that didn't help, but it was unfortunate that after a while, people started to forget, in fact, I went to work for an organization out in California in 2002 in addition to. To taking on a career of public speaking, and in 2008 the president of the organization said, we're changing and eliminating your job because nobody's interested in September 11 anymore, which was just crazy, but those are the kinds of attitudes that some people have, well, yeah, there was so little interest in September 11 anymore that when my first book, thunderdog was published, it became a number one New York Times bestseller. Yeah, there was no interest. It's   Stuart Pollington ** 45:31 just, I hope you sent him a signed copy and said, There you go.   Michael Hingson ** 45:35 Noah was even more fun than that, because this person had been hired in late 2007 and she did such a great job that after about 18 months, the board told her to go away, because she had so demoralized the organization that some of the departments were investigating forming unions, you know. So I didn't need to do anything. Wow, so, you know, but it, it's crazy, the attitudes that people have. Well, you have it is, it's it's really sad. Well, you have done a couple of things that I think are very interesting. You have moved to other countries, and you've also started businesses in unfamiliar markets. What advice? What advice would you give to someone who you learn about who's doing that today, starting a business in an unfamiliar market, or in a foreign country, or someplace where they've never been?   Stuart Pollington ** 46:34 Yeah, again, good questions. I looking back and then so and seeing what I'm doing now, and looking back to when I first came over, I think chambers, I think if I have one, you know, obviously you need to understand the market you want. You need to understand, like the labor laws, the tax laws and, you know, the business laws and things like that. But I think, I think the best thing you could do in any country is to check out the chambers. You know, I'm heavily involved and active with aus Jam, which is the Australian Chamber of Commerce, because of the connection with smart traffic in Australia, in Sydney, the digital marketing. I'm also involved with bcct, the British chamber as British Chamber of Commerce Thailand as well, that there's a very big AmCham American Chamber over here as well. And I just think that the chambers can help a lot. You know, they're good for the networking. Through the networking, you can meet the different types of people you need to know, connections with visas, with, you know, work permits, how to set up the business, recruiting everything. So everything I need, I can actually find within this ecosphere of the chambers. And the chambers in Thailand and Bangkok, specifically, they're very active, lots of regular networking, which brings, you know, introductions, new leads to the business, new connections. And then on top of that, we've had, we've had a lot of support from the British Embassy over in in Thailand, especially with the Eastern energy, because it is tech based, because it is UK Tech, and because it is obviously something that's good for the environment and what everyone's trying to push towards. So I think the two key areas for me, if you are starting a business in an unfamiliar area, is one. Check out the chambers. So obviously the first one you'd look at is your own nationality. But don't stress too much about that. I mean, the chambers over here will welcome anyone from any nationality. So, you know, utilize the chambers because it's through that that you're going to get to speak to people, expats, already running businesses. You'll hear the horror stories. You'll hear the tips. It will save you some time, it will save you some money, and it will save you from making similar mistakes. And then also talk to your embassy and how they can maybe support you. We've had, again, some great support from the British Embassy. They've witnessed demo use. They've helped us with introductions. On the energy efficiency side,   Michael Hingson ** 49:26 one of the things that clearly happens though, with you is that you also spend time establishing relationships with people, so you talk about the chamber and so on. But it also has to be that you've established and developed trusting relationships, so that you are able to learn the things that you learned, and that people are willing to help teach you. And I suspect that they also realize that you would be willing to help others as well.   Stuart Pollington ** 49:55 Yeah, and I think I mean yes, and I'm talking about. And I mentioned, sorry, networking and the changes. But with networking, you know, you don't, you shouldn't go in there with the mindset of, I'm going into networking. I want to make as many sales as I can. Whatever you go into the networking. Is an opportunity to meet people, to learn from people you then some of those people, or most of those people, may not even be the right fit for you, but it's about making those relationships and then helping each other and making introductions. So you know, a lot of what I do with the chambers, I run a lot of webinars. I do workshops where I do free training on digital marketing, on AI, on SEO, on ads, on social. I use that as my lead gen, if you like. So I spend a lot of time doing this educationally and helping people. And then the offshot of that is that some of those will come and talk to me and ask me to how I can help them, or they will recommend me to someone else. And you know, we all know in business, referrals are some of the best leads you can get.   Michael Hingson ** 51:11 Yeah, by any, by any definition, one of, one of the things that I tell every sales person that I've ever hired is you are a student, at least for your first year, don't hesitate to ask questions, because in reality, in general, people are going to be perfectly willing to help you. They're not going to look down on you if you ask questions and legitimately are looking for guidance and information. Again, it's not about you, it's about what you learn, and it's about how you then are able to use that knowledge to help other people, and the people and the individuals who recognize that do really well.   Stuart Pollington ** 51:50 No, exactly, and I don't know about you, Michael, but I like, I like helping people. Yeah, I like, it makes me feel good. And, yeah, that's, that's a big part of it as well. You know   Michael Hingson ** 52:01 it is and, and that's the way it ought to be. It's, that's the other thing that I tell them. I said, once you have learned a great deal, first of all, don't forget that you're always going to be a student. And second of all, don't hesitate to be a teacher and help other people as well.   Speaker 1 ** 52:16 Man, that's really important. Yeah, brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 52:20 Now you have worked across a number of sectors and market, marketing, tech, sales, energy and so on. How did how do you do that? You You've clearly not necessarily been an expert in those right at the beginning. So how do you learn and grow and adapt to be able to to work in those various industries.   Stuart Pollington ** 52:41 Yeah, I mean, for the marketing, for the marketing, it helps that I really was interested in it. So there was a good there was a good interest. And if you're interested in something, then you get excited about it, and you have the motivation and the willingness to learn and ask the questions, like you said, and then that is where you can take that kind of passion and interest and turn it into something a bit more constructive. It's a bit like I was saying at the beginning. It's the sort of thing I wish they'd done a bit maybe with me at school, was understand what I was good at and what I liked. But yeah, so with the marketing, I mean, very similar to what you've said, I asked questions. I see it just seems to click in my head on how it worked. And it kind of made sense to me. It was just one of these things that clicked, yeah. And so for the marketing, I just found it personally quite interesting, but interesting, but also found it quite easy. It just made sense to me, you know. And similar, you know, using computers and technology, I think it just makes sense. It doesn't to everyone. And other people have their strengths in other areas, but, you know, for me, it made sense. So, you know that that was the easy part. Same with Eastern energy, it's technology. It makes sense. I love it, but at the end of the day, it's all about it's all about people, really business, and you've got your people and your team, and how you motivate them is going to be similar. It's going to be slightly different depending on culture and where you're based, in the type of industry you're in, but also very similar. You know, people want praise, they want constructive feedback. They want to know where they're gonna be in a year or five years. All of that's very similar. So you people within the business, and then your customers are just people as well, aren't they? Well, customers, partners, clients, you know that they are just people. So it's all, it's all, it's all about people, regardless of what we're doing. And because it's all very similar with tech and that, it just, yeah, I don't know. It just makes sense to me. Michael, I mean, it's different. It's funny, because when I do do network and I talk to people, I say, Well, I've got this digital marketing agency here. Work, and then I've got this energy efficiency business here. And the question is always, wow, they sound really different. How did you how did you get into them? But when, again, when I look at it, it's not it's it's tech, it's tech, it's data, it's people. That's how I look at it,   Michael Hingson ** 55:16 right? And a lot of the same rules apply across the board. Yes, there are specific things about each industry that are different, but the basics are the same.   Stuart Pollington ** 55:28 That's it. I, in fact, I that isn't almost, there's almost word for word. What I use when I'm explaining our approach to SEO, I just say, Look, you know, there's, there's three core areas with SEO, it's the tech, the on site, it's the content, and it's the off site signals, or the link building. I said they're the three core areas for Google. They've been the same for, you know, 20 years. Within those areas, there's lots of individual things you need to look at, and that changes a lot. And there's 1000s of things that go into the algorithm, but the basics are the same. Sort your tech, sort the text, sort the tech of it out, the speed of the site and the usability. Make sure your content is good and relevant and authoritative, and then get other sites to recommend you and reference you, you know So, but, yeah, that's very similar to how I try and explain SEO. Yeah, you know all this stuff going on, but you still got the core basics of the same.   Michael Hingson ** 56:29 It is the same as it has always been, absolutely. So what do you do? Or how do you deal with a situation when plans necessarily don't go like you think they should, and and all that. How do you stay motivated?   Stuart Pollington ** 56:45 I mean, it depends, it depends what's gone wrong. But, I mean, I'm, I'm, I'm a big believer in, you know, learning from your mistakes and then learning also learning from what went wrong. Because sometimes you don't make a mistake and something goes wrong, but something still goes wrong. I think it helps. It helps to have a good team around you and have a good support team that you can talk to. It's good to be able to work through issues. But, I mean, for me, I think the main thing is, you know, every like you were saying earlier, about asking questions and being a student for a year. You know everything that happens in business, good or bad, is a lesson that should help you be better in the future. So you know the first thing, when something goes wrong, understand what's gone wrong first. Why did it go wrong? How did it go wrong? How do we resolve this, if we need to resolve something for the client or us, and then how do we try and limit that happening in the future? And then what do we learn from that? And how do we make sure we can improve and be better? And I think, you know, it's not always easy when things go wrong, but I think I'm long enough in the tooth now that I understand that, you know, the bad days don't last. There's always a good day around the corner, and it's about, you know, working out how you get through   Michael Hingson ** 58:10 it. And that's the issue, is working it out. And you have to have the tenacity and, well, the interest and the desire to work it out, rather than letting it overwhelm you and beat you down, you learn how to move forward.   Stuart Pollington ** 58:25 Yeah, and that's not easy, is it? I mean, let's be honest. I mean, even, even being when we were younger and kids, you know, things happen. It does. We're just human, aren't we? We have emotions. We have certain feelings. But if you can just deal with that and then constructively and critically look at the problem, you can normally find a solution.   Michael Hingson ** 58:46 Yeah, exactly. What's one piece of advice you wished you had learned earlier in your entrepreneurial career?   Stuart Pollington ** 58:56 Um, I Yeah. I mean, for this one. I think, I think what you said earlier, actually, it got me thinking during wise we've been talking because I was kind of, I would say, don't be afraid to ask questions just based on what we've been talking about. It's changed a little bit because I was going to say, well, you know, one of the things I really wish I'd learned or known earlier was, you know, about the value of mentorship and kind of finding the the right people who can almost show you where you need to be, but you could, you know, but when people hear the word mentor, they think of either or, you know, someone really, yeah, high up who I could I'm too afraid to ask them, or someone who's going to cost you 1000s of dollars a month. So actually, I'm going to change that to don't be afraid to ask questions, because that's basically what you'd expect from a mentor, is to be able to ask. Questions, run ideas. And I think, I think, yeah, I think thinking back now, understanding that the more questions you ask, the more information you have, the better your decisions you can make. And obviously, don't be afraid to learn from other people's experience, because they've been through it, and potentially they could have the right way for you to get through it as well.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:24 And you never know where you're going to find a mentor. Exactly,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:00:28 yeah, no, exactly. I think again, you hear the word mentor, and you think people have this diff, a certain perception of it, but it can be anyone. I mean, you know, if I my mom could be my mentor, for, for, for her great, you know, cooking and things that she would do in her roast dinners. You know that that's kind of a mentor, isn't it making a better roast dinner? So I think, yeah, I think, I   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:54 think, but it all gets back to being willing to ask questions and to listen,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:02 and then I would add one more thing. So ask the questions, listen and then take action. And that's where that unstoppable mindset, I think, comes in, because I think people do ask questions, people can listen, but it's the taking action. It's that final step of having the courage to say, I'm going to do this, I'm going to go for   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:23 it. And you may find out that what was advised to you may not be the exact thing that works for you, but if you start working at it, and you start trying it, you will figure out what works   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:37 exactly. Yeah, no, exactly. That's it, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:41 Well, what a great place to actually end this. We've been doing this now over an hour, and I know, can you believe it? And I have a puppy dog who probably says, If you don't feed me dinner soon, you're going to be my dinner. So I should probably go do that. That's   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:57 all good. So for me, I'm going to go and get my breakfast coffee. Now it's 7am now, five past seven in the morning.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 There you are. Well, this is my day. This has been a lot of fun. I really appreciate you being here, and I want to say to everyone listening and watching, we really appreciate you being here with us as well. Tell others about unstoppable mindset. We really appreciate that. Love to hear your thoughts and get your thoughts, so feel free to email me with any of your ideas and your your conceptions of all of this. Feel free to email me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I B, e.com, you can also go to our podcast page. There's a contact form there, and my podcast page is www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast, and Michael hingson is spelled M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O N. Love to hear from you. Would really appreciate it if you'll give us a five star rating wherever you're watching or listening to the podcast today, if you know anyone and steward as well for you, if any one of you listening or participating knows anyone else that you think ought to be a guest on unstoppable mindset, we'd love to hear from you. We'd love introductions, always looking for more people to tell their stories. So that's what this is really all about. So I really appreciate you all taking the time to be here, and Stuart, especially you. Thank you for being here. This has been a lot of fun, and we really appreciate you taking your time.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:26 Thank you, Michael. Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed that. And you know, in the spirit of everything, you know, if, if anyone does have any questions for me, just feel free to reach out. I'm happy to chat.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:39 How do they do that? What's the best way, I   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:41 think probably the LinkedIn so I think on when you post and share this, you will have the link. I think   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:49 we will. But why don't you go ahead and say your LinkedIn info anyway? Okay, yeah.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:53 I mean, the easiest thing to do would just be the Google search for my name on LinkedIn. So Stuart pollington, it's S, T, U, a, r, t, and then P, O, L, L, I N, G, T, O, N, and if you go to LinkedIn, that is my I think I got lucky. I've got the actual LinkedIn URL, LinkedIn, forward slash, I N, forward slash. Stuart pollington, so it should be nice and easy.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:19 Yeah, I think I got that with Michael hingson. I was very fortunate for that as well. Got lucky with   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:23 that. Yeah, they've got numbers and everything. And I'm like, Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:30 Well, thank you again. 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Printing Money is back with Episode 30, and it's that quarterly time, so we are happy and thankful to welcome back Troy Jensen (Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald) to review the Q1 2025 3DP/AM public market earnings. Public market valuations are based on forward looking earnings, but the reporting calendar means we recorded this “Q1 2025” episode on the very last day of Q2.  That is to say, we are looking back as fast as possible in order to look forward. Danny and Troy start off by ruminating on the lack of 3DP/AM participation in a seemingly general public market momentum.  Tariffs and interest rates play their roles, still it is incumbent upon the 3DP/AM industry to find its footing. Next, Danny and Troy dive into the Q1 2025 public market earnings.  What of Stratasys and its new cash stockpile?  Can 3D Systems engineer a financial turnaround?  What is the path ahead for Nano Dimension under a new CEO?  Does Q1 2025 show that Materialise's Q4 2024 disappointment was just an outlier? From here, Danny and Troy turn to some private market players, in part because there are not as many relevant pubic pure-plays nowadays, but also because these privates are significant and can have impacts on the public market players' performance. The conversation transitions to some green shoot success stories and last, a quick a look ahead at Q2, which of course has already happened… Please enjoy Episode 30 and check out our previous episodes too. This episode was recorded June 30, 2025. Timestamps: 00:12 – Welcome to Episode 30 and welcome back to Troy Jensen (Cantor Fitzgerald) 00:45 – The public markets have come back, but not so for 3DP/AM stocks 01:30 – Little to no institutional interest, lack of profitability, not enough growth 02:41 – AI and other hot tech moves fast, 3DP/AM moves slow 03:03 – Tariff impact to capital equipment buying decisions 04:15 – Interest rates impact to capital equipment buying decisions 05:55 – Regional performance of metal AM (source: AMPOWER) 07:19 – Stratasys (SSYS) Q1 2025 earnings review 09:18 – Stratasys acquires BASF spinout Forward AM, others next? 14:03 – 3D Systems (DDD) Q1 earnings review 17:25 – 3D Systems' business with Align Technologies (ALGN) 19:35 – Healthcare 3DP/AM strong: 3D Systems (ex-Align) and Materialise (MTLS) 20:40 – Nano Dimension (NNDM) Q1 2025 earnings 21:36 – What is coming of Desktop Metal? 22:45 – Ofir Baharav and the Nano Dimension vision 23:45 – (Speculation only) DDD and NNDM, a synergistic match? 25:47 – Materialise (MTLS) Q1 2025 earnings 28:41 – Formlabs business overview 29:47 – Bambu Lab business overview 30:05 – Nikon SLM Solutions (Nikon - 7731:JP), EOS, Velo3D (VLDX) business overviews 30:31 – Green shoots: 3DP/AM services for Aerospace/Defense 31:14 – LPBF for production: Incodema and I3D 33:15 – Wag the dog: 3DP/AM materials are entrenching into the supply chain 34:37 – Q2 2025 look ahead (considering it's already Q3…) 35:33 – Thank you to Troy and thank you for listening Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing stated on this podcast constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by the hosts, the organizer or any third-party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in this or in any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.  The information on this podcast is of a general nature that does not address the circumstances and risk profile of any individual or entity and should not constitute professional and/or financial advice. Referenced transactions are sourced from publicly available information. Danny Piper is a registered representative of Finalis Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This material has been prepared for information and educational...

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Joseph Onorati, CEO of the Defi Development Corporation, joined me to discuss the company's Solana treasury strategy.Topics: - DeFi Development Corp overview - Choosing Solana as a treasury reserve asset - Cantor Fitzgerald coverage of Solana treasury companies - Trend of companies using Crypto as a treasury reserve asset - Risks that come with a bear marketShow Sponsor -

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Vrijwel iedere econoom denkt dat Trumps beleid een drama is. Maar dat doet eigenlijk niet ter zake. De Amerikaanse president is er en gaat de komende vier jaar niet weg, we zullen er dus mee om moeten gaan. Dan is het goed om ook eens naar de positieve kant van zijn beleid te kijken. De belegger in mij heeft namelijk geen mening, maar reageert op basis van de ontstane situatie. Tijd om even uit mijn bubbel te stappen. Door Trumps beleid staan de economische verwachtingen onder druk, waardoor de olieprijs is gedaald. Daarnaast draaien de Opec-landen de oliekraan verder open. Meer aanbod en minder vraag leiden tot een lagere olieprijs en daarmee een lagere benzineprijs. Trump had het beloofd en de Amerikaanse kiezer is er erg blij mee. Ook geven steeds meer bedrijven aan dat ze in de VS willen investeren. Het aantal Amerikaanse bedrijven dat reshoring in hun earnings calls noemt, is verdrievoudigd. Al is dat makkelijk gezegd, maar niet zo makkelijk gedaan. En de importtarieven leveren een hoop geld op. Alleen weten de meeste kiezers niet dat ze dat waarschijnlijk zelf betalen. De grote architect achter dit beleid is Howard Lutnick, een miljardair die nu minister van handel is. Zijn bedrijf Cantor Fitzgerald werd keihard geraakt tijdens 9/11. Alle 658 medewerkers in het WTC kwamen om bij die aanslag. Door een bijzonder toeval was hij niet op kantoor. Hij heeft er zijn levenswerk van gemaakt om het bedrijf opnieuw op te bouwen. Geen salarisdoorbetaling voor de families van de omgekomen personeelsleden. Wel zette hij een fonds op dat hij vulde met 25% van de winst van het nieuwe bedrijf. Het kon ook mislukken. Maar het werd een succes. Met dezelfde pragmatische aanpak stapte hij in de Trump-regering. Musk zou $2000 mrd aan overbodige overheidskosten wegsnijden, maar vond slechts totaal $150 mrd, zeg $15 mrd per jaar. In werkelijkheid is dat waarschijnlijk een stuk lager. Lutnick zou de importtarieven binnenharken. Onze eigen Cardano-econome heeft berekend dat importtarieven maximaal $250 mrd tot $300 mrd op jaarbasis opleveren. Je kunt zeggen dat beide mannen dramatisch hebben gefaald. Maar je kan ook stellen dat iedere extra dollar die wordt opgehaald, winst is. Bovendien is het de kiezers nu wel duidelijk dat de overheid niet permanent kan uitdijen. En dat Amerika niet eeuwig kan leunen op import uit het buitenland. De glas-halfvolbenadering is dat de mannen misschien wel voor $315 mrd meer overheidsopbrengsten hebben gezorgd. NB. De nieuwe regering gooit er met de One Big Beautiful Bill ook gelijk weer $240 mrd per jaar uit. De belegger in mij mag dan moeite doen om de positieve kant van dit economische experiment in te zien, de mens in mij verlangt heel erg terug naar een normale pre-Trump-wereld. Over de column van Corné van Zeijl Corné van Zeijl is analist en strateeg bij Cardano en belegt ook privé. Reageer via c.zeijl@cardano.com. Deze column kun je ook iedere donderdag lezen in het FD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

►► Sponsored by Aptos, check it out here: https://aptosfoundation.org/ Trump's crypto empire is growing fast – from ETFs to stablecoins to multi-billion dollar deals. I'm joined by Sidney Powell from Maple Finance to unpack their new partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald and what it means for institutional Bitcoin lending. With $2 billion in BTC-backed credit now in play and Trump's Truth Social ETF filing making waves, the crypto market is heating up fast. Don't miss this breakdown of the moves shaping the future of digital finance. Sidney Powell: https://x.com/syrupsid Chris Inks will join us in the second part to share some interesting trades in crypto and beyond. Chris Inks: https://x.com/TXWestCapital ►► JOIN THE FREE WOLF DEN NEWSLETTER, DELIVERED EVERY WEEKDAY!

Today we're going to be presenting a new offering on the Kay Properties marketplace located at www.kpi1031.com. The Kay Properties marketplace has many different Delaware Statutory Trust sponsor companies and their various offerings. So when investors log on, they can view current offerings from sponsor companies as Hines, Inland, NexPoint, Cantor Fitzgerald, Capital Square 1031, Exchange Right, and Hamiltion Point to name just a few.   In this podcast we are going to be hearing from Cove Capital Investments, another Delaware Statutory Trust, 1031 Exchange, and 721 UPREIT sponsor firm whose offerings are also found on the Kay Properties marketplace. This podcast features the head of investor relations, Karen Brown, and Sam Simino, head of acquisitions as they describe the new Cove Essential Net Lease Portfolio 90 DST.

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Warning signs for the Bitcoin access vehicles? Has Bitcoin lost the MoE battle? Is OCP 2.0 over? The Dept of Labor rescinds their anti-crypto 401k guidance Cantor Fitzgerald is launching a bitcoin/gold fund Is it mathematically possible to give Bitcoin upside and gold downside? Content mentioned:  Stablecoin.fyi 

Sid Powell, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple Finance, joined me to discuss Cantor Fitzgerald's $2 Billion Bitcoin lending program and how Maple Finance is participating.Topics:- Maple Finance overview - Institutional DeFi - Maple's Hybrid DeFi service - Cantor Fitzgerald's Bitcoin Lending - Bitcoin as a Reserve asset - US Crypto Outlook Show Sponsor -

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Explore the launch of Twenty One Capital, its strategic ties with Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, and how it compares to MicroStrategy or ETFs. Plus, Strike's bold leap into secure Bitcoin lending. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 15:29 - How Twenty One Capital was formed and why now is the right time for a Bitcoin-native public company17:16 - What SoftBank contributes beyond funding, including possible global Bitcoin adoption strategies19:05 - How Twenty One differentiates itself from MicroStrategy and ETFs as a Bitcoin investment vehicle 19:55 - Why “Bitcoin Per Share” is used to track performance instead of traditional fiat metrics 27:31 - The ownership structure and governance dynamics between Tether, SoftBank, and other stakeholders28:45 - Whether and how Strike and Twenty One will collaborate, and how CEO responsibilities are managed 31:26 - How the company navigates U.S. regulatory challenges, especially with Tether's involvement 33:07 - The roadmap for Twenty One's operational revenue beyond holding BTC35:02 - The thinking behind Strike's conservative Bitcoin-backed loans and their structure35:40 - Lessons from the collapse of other crypto lenders and how Strike avoids similar risks42:06 - The future of interest rates, accessibility, and transparency in Strike's lending products49:28 - Strike's evolving role as a Bitcoin-native financial services platform – or neobank 51:54 - How both companies aim to promote financial sovereignty while balancing ease of use 57:05 - The biggest challenges on the horizon, from regulation to competition, and how they'll be tackled Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Jack's X Account. Learn more about Jack's company: Strike.  Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive ⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Mastermind Community⁠⁠⁠⁠ to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ | | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs⁠⁠⁠⁠. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Finance Tool⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy exclusive perks from our ⁠⁠⁠⁠favorite Apps and Services⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠best business podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠SimpleMining⁠ ⁠Hardblock⁠ ⁠AnchorWatch⁠ ⁠Fundrise⁠ ⁠DeleteMe⁠ ⁠CFI Education⁠ ⁠Vanta⁠ ⁠The Bitcoin Way⁠ ⁠Onramp⁠ ⁠Indeed⁠ ⁠Shopify⁠ HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠rating and review⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://premium.theinvestorspodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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If you buy enough memecoins you could have dinner with the PresidentFEATURING:Victoria Jones (https://twitter.com/satoshis_page)Josh Scigala (https://twitter.com/JScigala)Ben Arc (https://twitter.com/Arcbtc)Thomas Hunt (https://twitter.com/MadBitcoins)THIS WEEK:  Jack Mallers to lead Tether, Softbank, and Cantor Fitzgerald-backed Bitcoin Treasury company.  Twenty One Capital will launch with 42,000 $BTC in assets.We're winning.https://twitter.com/tftc21/status/1915053416663171156?s=46Source: Twitter / XCantor Skyrockets 130% as Traders FOMO Into the Stock on Bitcoin SPAC Frenzyhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/24/cantor-equity-shares-surge-55-jump-another-15-pre-market-on-bitcoin-spac-deal-buzzSource: CoindeskSo Tether, Softbank, and Cantor Fitzgerald are forming 21 Capital with CEO Jack Mallers.https://twitter.com/adambliv/status/1915220871699890312?s=46Source: Twitter / XBlockchain will turn the internet into the world's largest 'stock' market, says investorhttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/05/balaji-srinivasan-21-co-interview-on-blockchain.htmlSource: CNBC21 Inc, ‘Decommoditizing Mining'https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/21-inc-decommoditizing-miningSource: Brave CoinHere's why 21 is the most exciting bitcoin company right nowhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-21-inc-is-the-most-exciting-bitcoin-blockchain-company-balaji-srinivasan-andreessen-horowitz-200250565.htmlSource: YahooBitcoin Price Prediction 2025: Can BTC Hit $100K Again? Here's What the Charts Suggesthttps://techbullion.com/bitcoin-price-prediction-2025-can-btc-hit-100k-again-heres-what-the-charts-suggest/Source: Tech BullionThis chart says the largest Bitcoin move in 5 years has begun.https://twitter.com/techdev_52/status/1914749322731585705?s=46Source: Twitter / XIndicted ‘Bitcoin Jesus' Pays Roger Stone $600,000 to Lobby for Himhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/stone-bitcoin-crypto-trump.htmlSource: NY TimesA Nevada politician was convicted of using funds meant to honor a slain officer on plastic surgery. Trump just pardoned herhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardons-michele-fiore-las-vegas-nevada-politician-fraud/Source: CBS NewsHere's how HEX's Richard Heart beat SEC fraud chargeshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/how-richard-heart-hex-beat-sec-fraud-chargesSource: Cointelegraph After legal drama, Shaquille O'Neal reaches settlement in FTX class action lawsuithttps://www.theblock.co/post/351880/after-legal-drama-shaquille-oneal-reaches-settlement-in-ftx-class-action-lawsuitSource: The BlockFamilies of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele's prisoner swap offerhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/23/el-salvador-bukele-venezuela-prisonersSource: The GuardianBitcoin, Altcoins Pump After Federal Reserve Board Withdraws Crypto Notification Rules For Bankshttps://www.ibtimes.com/bitcoin-altcoins-pump-after-federal-reserve-board-withdraws-crypto-notification-rules-banks-3771352Source: Ib TimesTrump offers private dinner to the top investors in his meme coinhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/politics/meme-coin-trump-dinner/index.htmlSource: CNN___________________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Networkhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

The race for Bitcoin supremacy just got more complicated. Twenty One Capital, backed by Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, plans to stack as much BTC as it possibly can.  But is this new venture really about Bitcoin … or about creating a hyper-volatile stock to play market cycles? This week on Unchained, Jeff Park of Bitwise and Mark Palmer of Benchmark join to discuss: Why SoftBank and Tether are a “perfect match”—and why they turned to Bitcoin How volatility, not bitcoin itself, might be the real asset investors are buying What Cantor's involvement says about Wall Street's readiness for crypto Why the launch timing matters Whether Twenty One could repeat MicroStrategy's mistakes Whether these new Bitcoin vehicles are better bets than spot bitcoin or ETFs Plus, is SoftBank getting into crypto a top signal?

De Nederlandse bank ING werkt naar verluidt aan de ontwikkeling van een eigen stablecoin. Volgens ingewijden die met Coindesk spraken, zou ING samenwerken met andere organisaties om de munt op te zetten. De timing lijkt niet toevallig: banken zien steeds meer kansen in het aanbieden van digitale valuta die gekoppeld zijn aan stabiele onderliggende waarden, zoals de euro. Een stablecoin is een type cryptomunt dat zijn waarde ontleent aan bijvoorbeeld een nationale munt, waardoor prijsschommelingen zoveel mogelijk worden beperkt. Voor traditionele banken zoals ING is het aantrekkelijk om hiermee aan de slag te gaan, omdat stablecoins een brug slaan tussen het bestaande financiële systeem en de opkomende digitale economie. Bovendien maakt Europese regelgeving de weg vrij voor banken om stablecoins aan te bieden binnen een gereguleerd kader. ING zou de stablecoin samen ontwikkelen met andere Europese banken, maar het landschap wordt steeds competitiever. Verschillende partijen, waaronder Circle met de euro-gedekte EURC, hebben al een sterke positie opgebouwd. Ook Stripe mengt zich in de stablecoinmarkt. De betalingsprovider is een pilot gestart gericht op bedrijven buiten de Verenigde Staten, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Europese Unie. Stripe wil daarmee markten bedienen waar het traditionele financiële systeem minder goed ontwikkeld is, waardoor stablecoins extra aantrekkelijk zijn. De stap van een grote speler als Stripe onderstreept dat stablecoins steeds serieuzer worden genomen binnen de fintechwereld. Dit kan op termijn impact hebben op bestaande betaalnetwerken, omdat stablecoins directe en snelle transacties mogelijk maken zonder tussenkomst van traditionele banken of kaartmaatschappijen. In Abu Dhabi kwamen vannacht berichten naar buiten over een nieuwe stablecoin die wordt ontwikkeld door het staatsbeleggingsfonds, de grootste bank van het land en een grote investeringsmaatschappij. De munt zal worden gedekt door de Dirham, de nationale valuta van de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. Dit initiatief laat zien dat de Emiraten hun ambities op het gebied van crypto verder opschroeven en zichzelf willen positioneren als een belangrijke speler in de wereldwijde digitale economie. In de prijsanalyse bespreken we met Tim Stolte, portfolio manager bij Amdax en analist bij Een Nieuwe Koers, de flinke prijsstijging van Bitcoin die volgde op de politieke rust die eind vorige week terugkeerde. Hoewel Bitcoin kortstondig hard steeg, is het volgens Tim te vroeg om grote conclusies over de langetermijntrend te trekken. Daarnaast lijkt er meer risicobereidheid in de markt te zijn, gezien ook altcoins en memecoins in de lift zitten. Verder bespreken we de samenwerking van Tether, Softbank, Bitfinex en Cantor Fitzgerald onder de naam Twenty One Capital. Zij willen gezamenlijk grote hoeveelheden bitcoin opkopen en via een beursnotering verdere investeerders aantrekken. De aanpak doet denken aan de strategie van Microstrategy. Opvallend is de prominente rol van Tether en de betrokkenheid van Cantor Fitzgerald, waarbij de familiebanden van de CEO en de Amerikaanse overheid niet onbesproken blijven. Dat ook Softbank zich nu nadrukkelijker in de cryptowereld begeeft, toont dat de sector steeds meer grote institutionele spelers aantrekt. Gasten Paul Buitink Links ING werkt aan eigen stablecoin? Stripe ook En Abu Dhabi ook! Financiële reuzen tuigen Strategy-concurrent op Host Daniël Mol Redactie Daniël MolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump zette met zijn ‘liberation day’ en daaropvolgende acties de geopolitieke verhoudingen op scherp. Hoe moeten we ons navigeren in deze onzekere tijden? En welke rol spelen goud en Bitcoin daarbij? Te gast is Lex Hoogduin, Emiritus Hoogleraar, voormalig directeur bij DNB en voorzitter van het Mises Instituut Nederland. De rente op Amerikaanse staatsleningen blijft hardnekkig hoog en aandelenbeurzen staan onder druk. Productie die teruggehaald moest worden naar de VS stagneert en eerdere plannen lijken af te brokkelen. In Nederland noemde voormalig DNB-president Nout Wellink Trump een ‘politieke en economische terrorist’ in de Holland Gold-podcast, een uitspraak die hij vervolgens herhaalde bij Buitenhof. Tegelijk rijst de vraag hoe Europa moet reageren: door handelstarieven te verhogen, nauwer samen te werken met China of via nieuwe initiatieven zoals ReArm Europe en eurobonds. De aanval van Trump op Fed-voorzitter Jerome Powell zette de onafhankelijkheid van centrale banken ter discussie. Met nog een jaar te gaan in zijn termijn blijft de druk op Powell groot. Ondertussen groeit de Amerikaanse staatsschuld verder en klinken er steeds meer vragen over de houdbaarheid van de dollar als wereldreservemunt. Alternatieven voor het mondiale geldsysteem worden steeds vaker genoemd. Ook het rentebeleid van de ECB blijft onzeker. Hoewel recent nog een renteverlaging werd doorgevoerd, wordt een renteverhoging later dit jaar steeds waarschijnlijker. Goud stijgt ondertussen in rap tempo. Tegelijk ontstaan twijfels over de betrouwbaarheid van goudreserves, onder meer door opmerkingen van Elon Musk over Fort Knox en zorgen over Europese goudvoorraden die in New York liggen opgeslagen. Bitcoin beweegt intussen mee met de onrust op financiële markten en lijkt steeds meer een rol te vervullen als alternatief voor traditionele assets. De opbouw van een strategische bitcoinreserve door de Verenigde Staten roept de vraag op of landen die achterblijven een risico lopen. Ook centrale banken bewegen. In Tsjechië sprak de directeur zich positief uit over Bitcoin als onderdeel van de nationale reserves. Ondertussen ontstaan er nieuwe initiatieven waarin bedrijven, vaak met geleend geld, Bitcoin op de balans zetten. Stablecoinuitgever Tether, Softbank, Bitfinex en zakenbank Cantor Fitzgerald lanceerden onlangs 21 Capital, een vehikel dat uitsluitend Bitcoin koopt. Vergelijkingen met vroegere goudreserves worden steeds vaker gemaakt. De blik op het komende jaar blijft onzeker. Financiële en geopolitieke spanningen zetten de toon, en de rol van alternatieve assets als goud en Bitcoin lijkt alleen maar groter te worden. Co-host is Paul Buitink, managing director van Holland Gold. Gasten Lex Hoogduin Paul Buitink Links De podcast van Holland Gold, met Wellink en Hoogduin Host Daniël Mol Redactie Daniël MolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we discuss the launch of 21 Capital, something everyone's talking about, but no one's actually explaining. The headlines are full of noise, but the real story is deeper and way bigger than most people realize. We'll break down what's really going on behind the scenes: why Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether, SoftBank, and Jack Mallers are teaming up, what 21 Capital's true business model is likely to be, and how it could completely reshape Bitcoin's role in finance. No hype, no clickbait, and no half-baked opinions just well-formed, logical answers based on facts, connections, and the real incentives driving this move. … Continue reading →

A new company called Twenty One is making waves—with a launch strategy that echoes Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a cap table that includes Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, and a plan to acquire more Bitcoin than anyone else. They're starting with 42,000 BTC, worth nearly $4 billion, and they've hinted they'll use convertible debt, equity raises, and other market mechanics to buy more. But is this just a smarter MicroStrategy? Or a recipe for financial reflexivity gone wrong? In this episode, Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, digs into: How the strategy works and why it could break What happens if the stock trades below NAV Why timing the market may be a feature, not a bug And whether this signals a new phase in corporate Bitcoin exposure Sigel also shares a bold idea for “BIT Bonds” that could let the U.S. Treasury issue Bitcoin-linked government debt. Could it work? Plus, Unchained regulatory reporter Veronica Irwin talks about her scoop that we might see a crypto market structure bill as early as this week.  Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Bitkey: Use code UNCHAINED for 20% off FalconX Mantle Guest Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck Links Unchained:  Press Release: Tether, SoftBank Group, and Jack Mallers Launch Twenty One, a Bitcoin-native Company, Through a Business Combination With Cantor Equity Partners The Block: Strike founder Jack Mallers to lead Tether-backed multi-billion bitcoin buying venture, Twenty One Capital Ryan Watkins' post on X Jeff Park's post on X Timestamps:

De cryptomarkt kende deze week een opvallende opleving. De koers van Bitcoin steeg naar 94.200 dollar, zo’n veertien procent hoger dan een week eerder. Het blijft lastig te verklaren waar die stijging precies vandaan komt, maar het lijkt erop dat beleggers opnieuw het vertrouwen vinden in Bitcoin als digitaal goud. Tegelijkertijd doen ook andere risicovolle beleggingen het goed. Tweede Paasdag viel extra op: terwijl de Amerikaanse aandelenmarkten onder druk stonden, maakte Bitcoin juist een sprong van vier procent. Ook altcoins lieten zich van hun beste kant zien, met Solana en Dogecoin als belangrijkste uitschieters, wat duidt op een flinke toename van de risicobereidheid onder beleggers. De Trump Coin trok deze week ook veel aandacht. De prijs van de token steeg woensdag met bijna zeventig procent, nadat bekend werd dat de 220 grootste bezitters van de munt zijn uitgenodigd voor een diner met voormalig president Trump. Dit slimme marketingoffensief viel samen met de uitgifte van driehonderd miljoen dollar aan nieuwe munten op 18 april. De familie Trump en het team achter de token kunnen door deze strategie op termijn miljarden dollars incasseren, zij het geleidelijk. Inmiddels schommelt de prijs van de Trump Coin rond de twaalf dollar, fors lager dan het hoogtepunt van 73 dollar in januari. De markt kijkt uit naar de beelden van het exclusieve diner in Washington, waar cryptomiljonairs samenkomen met de voormalige president. Opvallend nieuws kwam er ook van vier grote financiële partijen: Tether, Softbank, Bitfinex en Cantor Fitzgerald werken samen aan een investeringsvehikel voor Bitcoin met een waarde van drie miljard dollar. Het nieuwe bedrijf, dat de naam 21 Capital moet krijgen, wordt naar verwachting beursgenoteerd en vormt daarmee een serieuze concurrent voor Microstrategy, het bedrijf van Michael Saylor. Microstrategy staat bekend om zijn strategie om via leningen en aandelenuitgiftes zoveel mogelijk bitcoin op de balans te zetten, met inmiddels meer dan vijftig miljard dollar aan bitcoin in bezit. Of 21 Capital dezelfde koers gaat varen, valt nog te bezien, maar Cantor Fitzgerald is van plan om via de markt 550 miljoen dollar op te halen voor bitcoin-aankopen, terwijl Tether, Softbank en Bitfinex gezamenlijk bijna drie miljard dollar investeren. De betrokkenheid van de zoon van minister van Economische Zaken Howard Lutnick bij Cantor Fitzgerald roept vragen op over de gunstige omstandigheden waaronder het bedrijf opereert. In het verlengde daarvan is de benoeming van Paul Atkins als nieuwe voorzitter van de Amerikaanse beurswaakhond SEC van groot belang. Zijn installatie markeert een breuk met het beleid van voorganger Gary Gensler, die bekendstond als streng voor de cryptosector. Atkins, door voormalig president Trump voorgedragen, benadrukte bij zijn aantreden het belang van duidelijke regelgeving voor de cryptowereld. In de aanloop naar zijn benoeming trok de SEC al diverse rechtszaken tegen cryptobedrijven in. Verwacht wordt dat het klimaat voor grote cryptobedrijven in de Verenigde Staten onder Atkins verder zal verbeteren. Deze week in de CryptocastEen gesprek met Dennis Post, belasting- en blockchainexpert bij EY. We hebben het over een nieuwe Europese richtlijn, DAC8. Die verplicht crypto-dienstverleners om gegevens over al jouw transacties te delen met de belastingdienst. Het doel is dan: belastingontduiking aanpakken, maar de echte boeven vang je er niet mee en de vraag is ook wat de belastingdienst moet met die miljoenen transacties, die dan over de schutting gekieperd worden. Co-host is Mauro Halve. Met Daniël Mol bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news  Bitcoin is down slightly at $93,549 Eth is down slightly at $1,797 XRP, is down .05% at $2.25 New SEC Chairman Paul Atkins promises rational, coherent and principled approach to crypto. Cantor Fitzgerald is teaming up with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex on BTC investment vehicle SEC drops charges against HEX founder The SEC has charged PGI Global founder Ramil Palafox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Donald Trump strikes a conciliatory tone with China.Bitcoin sustains gains as U.S. President Donald Trump strikes a conciliatory tone with China and says he won't fire the chair of the Federal Reserve after a turbulent market. Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald is in talks with Tether, SoftBank, and Bitfinex to form a $3 billion bitcoin acquisition vehicle and DeFi Development Corp boosts its Solana holdings. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."-This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kevin Mahn of Hennion & Walsh and our Bob Pisani break down the late-afternoon selling after Fed Chair Jay Powell's speech in Chicago. Earnings reports from CSX, Kinder Morgan, SL Green, and Alcoa are on the radar, while Kristina Partsinevelos tracks the sharp pullback in Nvidia and the broader chip sector. Joyce Chang of J.P. Morgan joins to discuss the Fed, tariffs, and macro policy implications from the global market perspective. Eric Johnston of Cantor Fitzgerald shares his outlook on equity strategy, followed by Alcoa CEO William Oplinger with insights on the company's quarter and the tariffs impact. Paul Ciana of Bank of America offers a technical read on markets, and Laura Martin of Needham previews Netflix ahead of its earnings.

Alex Scaggs of The Hedge (https://theehedge.substack.com) joins us to talk about the economic chaos unleashed on the world by… Fed Chair Paul Volcker between 1979 and 1982. This episode tries to make sense of the ongoing American trade war with much of the rest of the world - going into the history of the American grand treat bargain, how the character of manufacturing has changed, and the psychiatry of why the guy from Cantor Fitzgerald wants you to stop sending emails and start hitting the girder with the big hammer. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows *TF LIVE ALERT* We'll be performing at the Big Fat Festival hosted by Big Belly Comedy on Saturday, 21st June! You can get tickets for that here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)  

In this episode, Rick boards the F-bomb train to lead us into the unsettling world of Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Donald Trump's Secretary of Commerce - and the most hated man on Wall Street (and that's a high bar). Lutnick's MAGA superpower is his willingness to destroy the global economy and ensure abject financial misery for most Americans in exchange for kudos from his favorite special guy. Kidding aside, there is almost no cleaner parallel to the fealty authoritarian regimes require than Howard Lutnick. The damage his loyalty-over-competence approach threatens the global order, American power, and our democratic institutions. That means it also threatens your job, your financial well-being, and the future security of your family. As Rick says, Lutnick is building a temple of stupid on top of a mountain of burning tires. Be sure to subscribe to Lincoln Square Media on Substack and follow us on all your favorite (or tolerated) social media platforms. Instagram Facebook TikTok Sez Us BlueSky YouTube Xitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q2 2025 has already begun, but public markets reporting has only just finished with Q4 2024. To tie a bow on Q4 2024, we are thankful to have Troy Jensen (Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald) return and join Danny Piper (Managing Partner, NewCap Partners) for Printing Money Episode 27. Danny and Troy kick off this episode discussing themes they've noticed in public and private additive manufacturing (AM) markets as 2024 completed and 2025 began. It's mentioned later in the episode, but you might say there's a FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) factor hanging over the industry—further exacerbated by global macro issues. Looking through these “FUD-dy” lenses, Danny and Troy then move on to the 2024 annual 3D printing market data reports recently issued by AM Research and AMPOWER. How well did these reports sync with what our esteemed host and guest are seeing in their worlds? Then, Danny and Troy dive into what this quarterly check-in is all about—the quarterly reporting from the publicly traded AM companies. Fact is, there are fewer public companies out there nowadays, and even fewer that are reporting their numbers with regularity. So, Episode 27 is relatively brief, but chock full of value. RAPID + TCT, the largest 3D printing event in the USA, takes place this week, so if you want to sound smart on the trade show floor or in one of the many expert sessions, perhaps take some tidings from Episode 27. Please enjoy Episode 27, and please join Danny, Troy, and your other favorite Printing Money personalities at RAPID in Detroit this week! This episode was recorded March 31, 2025. Timestamps: 00:14 – Welcome to Episode 27 and welcome back to Troy Jensen (Cantor Fitzgerald) 00:41 – Themes coming out of Q4 into 2025: Tariff stagnation, flat-to-slightly-up guidance, low visibility, reasons for optimism 02:13 – Private 3DP/AM markets picking back up 02:33 – Recent market data reports from AM Research and AMPOWER 03:37 – Nikon SLM Solutions (7731.JP) Q4 2024 results and analysis 05:35 – BLT (688333.SH) Q4 2024 results and analysis 06:10 – Valuation dislocation? China 3DP/AM stock performance 08:06 – Deal on?! Legal victory for Desktop Metal (DM) over Nano Dimension (NNDM) 11:07 – Balancing act: NNDM-DM-MKFG integration challenges and industry implications 14:38 – FUD Factor (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) 15:03 – Stratasys (SSYS) Q4 2024 results and analysis 17:05 – 3D Systems (DDD) Q4 2024 results and analysis 20:15 – Materialise (MTLS) Q4 2024 results and analysis 21:38 – Investors need to wake up and stop looking for software returns in manufacturing 24:15 – AM production in Europe is in shambles 25:15 – Public markets expectations are built into stock pricing 26:38 – Looking forward to RAPID 27:21 – Thanks again to Troy and thanks for listening Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing stated on this podcast constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by the hosts, the organizer, or any third-party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in this or in any other jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The information on this podcast is of a general nature that does not address the circumstances and risk profile of any individual or entity and should not constitute professional and/or financial advice. Referenced transactions are sourced from publicly available information. Danny Piper is a registered representative of Finalis Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This material has been prepared for information and educational purposes only, and it is not intended to provide, nor should it be relied on for, tax, legal, or investment advice. Investors should consult with their own tax, legal,

This Flashback Friday is from episode 289, published last December 18, 2012. Coming to us from London, Max Keiser joins Jason Hartman for a fast-paced interview about what is going on in our world with GDP, the debt ceiling and debt loads, gold and silver markets, and currency collapse. Max is the host of “The Oracle with Max Keiser” for BBC World News and the author of the Keiser Report.  Jason and Max discuss how long the world governments can put off the inevitable collapse of the fiat money produced by the central banks. Max talks about the various currencies around the world and which countries are set to implode.   Other topics that Max covers are countries that are losing their sovereignty, basically being held hostage and managed by entities outside of their own country, such as the IMF and Central Banks, how bonds play a role in this issue, and the edging toward a global tax. Max talks about the many ways that the world is being led into a globalized currency, which is not a theory, but happening in real time. In addition to hosting the show and authoring the Kesier Report, Max is a blogger for the Huffington Post, and he has also presented features for the “People and Power” new magazine series on Aljazeera English. Max Keiser is the creator, co-founder and former CEO of HSX Holdings/Hollywood Stock Exchange, later sold to Cantor Fitzgerald. He is also the co-founder of HSX films that went on to make almost a dozen films, including "Mixed Signals," "Six-String Samurai," "Dancer, Texas Pop. 81," and "girl." The company was then sold to Ignite Entertainment/Lionsgate. Max designed, scoped, and built the Hollywood Stock Exchange with Michael Burns. Max was awarded a US patent (number 5950176) for the 'Virtual Specialist Technology" on which the Hollywood Stock Exchange operates. He created virtual securities; MovieStocks, and StarBonds and created the first fully convertible virtual currency, the Hollywood Dollar. The Hollywood Stock Exchange remains the highest volume stock exchange in the world.     Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com

Biopharma's reaction to the forced resignation of venerable CBER director Peter Marks has been swift and furious, with former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf saying on LinkedIn that “the FDA as we've known it is finished.” Analysts, meanwhile, called Marks' exit “arguably biotech investors' greatest fear,” as company shares across the industry tumbled.   Marks' announcement added insult to injury for the agency, which was already reeling from the announced cuts of 10,000 employees across the Department of Health and Human Services, including 3,500 FDA staffers. Those layoffs began to roll out on Tuesday as some employees showed up to work only to discover they no longer had a job. Amid all this chaos, Cantor Fitzgerald analysts called for Kennedy himself to get the axe, saying in part that he was “undermining the trusted leadership of health care in this country.”    Despite the turmoil, drug development continues in the obesity space, with Novo Nordisk presenting mixed data from its semaglutide franchise at the American College of Cardiology's annual conference last weekend. While an oral version of the blockbuster drug showed cardiovascular benefits for some patients, it failed to change the trajectory of other major adverse cardiovascular events. Meanwhile, Novo continues its battle against compounding pharmacies manufacturing copycat versions of semaglutide—as multiple players scramble for a piece of this massive pie.    On the Alzheimer's front, Eli Lilly's Kisunla failed last week to win the recommendation of the EU's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. This decision is consistent with CHMP's recent stance on anti-amyloid antibodies, as Biogen and Eisai have also struggled to get Leqembi approved in Europe.    On a positive note, pharma R&D returns grew again in 2024, but Deloitte warned that this progress is “fragile.” The firm urged companies to be bold and embrace cutting edge technology like gene therapy and AI. These returns can't help everyone, however, as the past week has seen an uptick in layoffs across biopharma, including at Carisma Therapeutics, Organon and Tenaya Therapeutics.   Finally, as April kicks off cancer conference season, BioSpace took a deep dive into the recent action in the always-hot in radiopharmaceuticals space.  

Chair Jerome Powell still expects two rate cuts this year, amid “remarkably high” tariff uncertainty. Plus: Tesla shares rise after Cantor Fitzgerald raises its stock rating. And shares in some pharmaceutical companies fall after WSJ report that the Trump administration is considering drastic cuts to domestic HIV prevention. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All eyes are on Nvidia (NVDA) after the company's GTC A.I. event. Tesla (TSLA) gets an upgrade at Cantor Fitzgerald. And, General Mills (GIS) reports mixed earnings and slower snack sales. Diane King Hall runs through the early movers ahead of Wednesday's open.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Tesla (TSLA) to overweight from neutral with a warning to brace for volatility in its stock. General Mills (GIS) issued mixed earnings and concerns around the macro picture for consumers, while Signet Jewelers (SIG) soared off its report. Diane King Hall goes in-depth on what's driving the investor response behind these companies.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

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Drop 1: BRL1⁠https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-from-mercado-bitcoin-bitso-foxbit-and-cainvest-debuts-on-the-market⁠⁠https://brl1.io/⁠Drop 2: Circle CCTPv2 ⁠https://www.circle.com/blog/cctp-v2-the-future-of-cross-chain⁠Drop 3: Telegram Wallet ⁠https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/telegram-introduces-trading-and-yield-features-for-its-self-custodial-crypto-wallet/⁠More: Circle's response to Brazilian Central Bank's RFCs 109 and 111 to regulate VASPs activity⁠https://www.circle.com/blog/circles-response-to-brazilian-central-banks-rfcs-109-and-111-aimed-at-regulating-country-wide-virtual-assets-service-providers-vasps-activity⁠Cantor Fitzgerald partners with digital asset custodians Anchorage Digital and Copper to support Bitcoin financing business⁠https://www.cantor.com/cantor-fitzgerald-partners-with-digital-asset-custodians-anchorage-digital-and-copper-co-to-support-bitcoin-financing-business/⁠Correios querem usar blockchain e inteligência artificial para agilizar suas entregas⁠https://www.moneytimes.com.br/correios-quer-usar-blockchain-e-inteligencia-artificial-para-agilizar-suas-entregas-rens/⁠New Bretton Woods report: Unlocking Stablecoins: Exploring Opportunities and Risks⁠https://www.brettonwoods.org/sites/default/files/documents/UnlockingStablecoinsExploringOpportunitiesandRisks.pdf⁠MoonPay announces strategic acquisition of Iron, an API-first stablecoin infrastructure platform⁠https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaking-news-moonpay-acquires-iron-moonpay-mcbze/⁠Merkle Science releases new UK regulatory guide⁠https://info.merklescience.com/uk-regulatory-guide-2025⁠. Redes sociais / comms.. ⁠Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast⁠.. ⁠Twitter.com/blockdropspod⁠.. Blockdrops.lens .. ⁠https://warpcast.com/mauriciomagaldi⁠.. ⁠youtube.com/@BlockDropsPodcast⁠.. Meu conteúdo em inglês ⁠twitter.com/0xmauricio⁠.. Newsletter do linkedin ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7056680685142454272⁠.. ⁠blockdropspodcast@gmail.com

In this powerful and unforgettable episode of the WholeCEO Podcast, Lisa G. sits down with Lauren Manning, a true symbol of resilience, determination, and the unbreakable human spirit. Lauren, a 9/11 survivor with 82.5% total body burns, battled against all odds to emerge from the fires. She is a world-renowned role model for her resilience and fortitude in surmounting personal and professional challenges. In this deeply moving conversation, Lauren shares:✅ The last moments before her life changed forever✅ How she found the will to live in the face of overwhelming adversity✅ The hardest part of her recovery—and what kept her going✅ What trauma taught her about pain, perseverance, and success✅ How to break free from fear and rebuild after hitting rock bottom Lauren's journey is one of grit, courage, and the power of the human mind to overcome anything. Whether you're facing personal struggles, setbacks, or moments of doubt—this episode will ignite a fire in you.

This Day in Legal History: Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyOn March 5, 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) officially took effect, marking a major milestone in global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The treaty, first opened for signatures in 1968, was ratified by 43 nations and established a framework based on three core principles: non-proliferation, disarmament, and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Under its terms, nuclear-armed states agreed not to transfer nuclear weapons or technology to non-nuclear states, while non-nuclear countries pledged not to pursue nuclear weapons. In return, signatories were guaranteed access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, such as power generation and medical research. The treaty also called for eventual nuclear disarmament, though progress on this front has been slow and uneven. The NPT has since become one of the most widely adhered-to arms control agreements, with 191 countries now party to it. However, key states like India, Pakistan, and Israel never joined, while North Korea withdrew in 2003. The treaty's effectiveness has been challenged by nuclear programs in states like Iran and North Korea, as well as concerns over compliance by nuclear-armed signatories. Despite these challenges, the NPT is reviewed every five years at Review Conferences, where nations assess progress and negotiate future commitments. The treaty remains central to international non-proliferation efforts, balancing national security interests with the goal of reducing nuclear threats worldwide.In his primetime address to Congress, President Donald Trump defended his aggressive tariff policies, claiming they would generate significant revenue and restore economic balance. He downplayed concerns over rising consumer prices, characterizing them as a temporary inconvenience. While Trump briefly addressed inflation, blaming high costs on his predecessor, he provided few concrete solutions. Instead, he focused on politically charged topics like immigration and cultural issues, declaring an end to "wokeness." His speech coincided with growing economic concerns, including stagnating factory activity and declining consumer confidence, while markets reacted negatively to escalating trade tensions. New tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China sparked fears of inflation and economic slowdown, though his administration suggested potential relief for North American allies. Trump also called for the repeal of the Chips Act, arguing tariffs were more effective in boosting domestic industry. He promoted energy independence but proposed long-term projects unlikely to have an immediate impact. Meanwhile, his executive actions have rapidly reshaped government policies, sparking bipartisan concerns. The speech underscored Trump's efforts to push his economic agenda while navigating political and economic challenges.Trump Hails Tariffs as US Economy Barrels Into Trade WarsThe U.S. Tax Court ruled that a $3.1 million grant given to a Cantor Fitzgerald subsidiary after the Sept. 11 attacks is taxable income. The grant, provided in 2007 through New York City's World Trade Center Job Creation and Retention Program, was meant to help businesses recover, but the court determined it did not qualify as a tax-exempt gift or disaster aid. Despite this, the court waived $211,000 in penalties, acknowledging the complexity of tax laws at the time. Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost 658 employees in the World Trade Center attacks, had argued the funds should not be considered taxable, citing past Supreme Court rulings. However, Judge Kathleen M. Kerrigan found that the payments were not an act of disinterested generosity but an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The IRS had initially determined in 2007 that the company owed about $1.1 million in taxes for not reporting the grant on its tax returns. While Cantor Fitzgerald contested the classification, the court upheld the IRS's position, reinforcing that government aid programs do not automatically qualify for tax exemption.Cantor Fitzgerald's Sept. 11 Relief Grant Deemed Taxable IncomeFederal judges are facing an increase in threats as Elon Musk and Trump allies intensify their attacks on the judiciary over rulings that hinder White House policies. The U.S. Marshals Service has warned judges about heightened security risks, especially as Musk has repeatedly criticized judges on his social media platform, calling them “corrupt” and “evil.” Some judges have received anonymous deliveries, like pizzas, in what authorities see as intimidation tactics. Musk's posts, along with calls from Republican lawmakers to impeach certain judges, have coincided with a rise in violent threats, particularly against judges who have blocked parts of the administration's plans to cut government jobs and aid programs. One judge, Amir Ali, received death threats after ruling against a Trump executive order, with online users calling for his execution. The American Bar Association and the Federal Judges Association have condemned these attacks, warning that continued intimidation could undermine judicial independence. Since 2020, threats against federal judges have more than doubled, and legal experts caution that targeting judges for their rulings could destabilize the rule of law.Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings | ReutersTwo Trump EPA nominees are facing Senate scrutiny over the agency's possible plan to roll back the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which forms the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The nominees, Aaron Szabo and David Fotouhi, would oversee efforts to reverse this finding, which has supported climate regulations on power plants and vehicle emissions. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has recommended reconsidering the finding to the White House, though details remain undisclosed. While the Supreme Court's 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA confirmed greenhouse gases as air pollutants, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act further solidified the EPA's authority. However, the EPA under Trump previously avoided overturning the rule due to industry resistance. Some industry groups, like the Edison Electric Institute, have expressed reliance on EPA authority for emissions regulation, while automakers have yet to take a position. Zeldin acknowledged the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases but suggested it is not obligated to do so, fueling debate over the agency's future climate policies.Top EPA nominees face Senate scrutiny over plan to undo key climate finding | Reuters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Jon and Morgan lead a packed hour, covering today's roller-coaster ride in the market from every angle. We talk tariff concerns with BCA Research's Marko Papic and former Walmart US CEO Bill Simon analyzinf the geopolitical and retail implications. Bespoke's Paul Hickey and JPMorgan's Phil Camporeale assess broader market moves. Earnings coverage includes Ross Stores, Nordstrom, CrowdStrike, and Flutter, plus Cantor Fitzgerald's Eric Johnston on the macro picture and Joel Fishbein on cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike.

2:00 Pam Bondi's “Red Flag”: Guns, Girls' Sports, and Epstein FilesShe cheered Florida's red flag laws post-Parkland, pushed for bump stock bans, and backed raising the rifle-buying age to 21, all while Trump chanted, “Take the guns!” at her side.  Now she's ready to play hardball over boys in men's sports, going beyond removing federal funds.  And then there's the Epstein files…. 17:30Epstein Files: Dirty Secrets—or a Deep State Dodge?Whispers of FBI file-shredding and Trump's inner circle—Acosta, Dershowitz, Lutnik—fuel fears this is just a flashy ruse to dodge the real dirt.  Stay tuned—this is about to get wild! 36:29Lucky Lutnick's 9/11 BOMBSHELL Slip: Bombs, Bonds, and an Epstein DealCommerce Secretary Howard “Lucky” Lutnick, the guy who dodged death on 9/11 when 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees perished—let slip in a Connie Chung interview that a “bomb” rocked his firm, not planes. Then there's the creepy kicker: he snagged the townhouse next to Jeffrey Epstein's for a measly $10. Coincidence?! 39:11 Reactions to Trump's Shameless “Gaza Strip Casino” AI Video Is Trump that clueless about what it's saying?  Is he that shameless? 45:00 LIVE comments from audience 55:00 AI is Sucking Up All the Power: Both Electrical AND Political A massive tool of tyranny for which money is no object 1:10:22Secret Tunnels of Power: Churchill's Hidden Lair Reopens, Along with a Tale of Cold War C.O.G.Get ready to plunge into history's underbelly! In 2001, Churchill's sealed WWII offices were rediscovered in London—maps and papers frozen in time.  Now secret tunnels, hidden behind an unmarked blue door, cloaked by the UK's Official Secrets Act is about to become a tourist attraction.  These mile-long passages—built by hand in 1940-42—later housed Ian Fleming's spy ops and the Cold War hotline linking the U.S. and USSR. Now, a $149 million plan aims to transform them into a flashy tourist trap.  But will people see what this reveals about the plan to save themselves and let the rest of us die? 1:21:00A Child's Death  in Texas Sparks Outrage Over Measly Details and Vaccine PropagandaWe're told that a child died from measles but the info is “measly” in every sense—meager and maddening — no age, no sex, no health history, no comorbidities—cause of death? “Unvaccinated.”  Reason as well as MSM are doing a copy/paste of Pharma propaganda as they regroup to rebuild confidence in vaccines. 1:32:05Fort Knox, “Trust the Gold”: What is the Trump/Musk PR Purpose?Fresh from dazzling the crowds at Anarchapulco, Tony Arterburn, DavidKnight.gold, joins us to expose the shocking truth behind Fort Knox.  Has the glittering treasure been stolen from the American people even if it's all there?  With Trump and Musk plotting a dramatic walkthrough and the Treasury Secretary spinning audacious lies, is this all a staged spectacle to prop up a crumbling dollar, or the prelude to a global financial reset? And, a congressman tries to impress Trump by proposing a new paper money bill with Trump as the face.  What denomination should it be? 2:15:15Flu Shot Psychic Vaccine Circus CancelledThe FDA's annual meeting to magically predict next winter's flu strains has been scrapped—proof that the whole vaccine game is a sham! With no crystal ball to guess the "mutating" flu, how can they argue efficacy or safety?  Big Pharma begged for a shield because they knew their shots weren't safe. 2:36:15 LIVE comments from audience 2:40:20 USDA? Call it the US De-EggedTrump's new Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins struts onto Fox News with a $1 billion USDA plan to “fix” bird flu—by funneling cash to Big Ag, culling chickens like it's a twisted game of whack-a-mole, and jabbing everything with vaccines! Egg prices —already at record highs— are set to skyrocket over 40% in 2025.  She says they're going to bring in eggs from other countries.  The obvious reason?  No other country is so bird-brained that they'd let their government do this to their food.  This is a clucking disaster! 2:52:15Trump's $5 Million AmericanExpress Citizenship Sale! “Gold Card”, “Green Card”, Who Needs VISA to Pay Down Debt     For just $5 million, “world-class foreigners” as Trump calls them can buy their way into America, no vetting required—just flash the cash,  because only those with high net worth have worth.      Trump's tossing out green cards like confetti to anyone with a degree (yes, even basket weaving counts) and upgrading the deal with a luxurious gold card to help “pay down the deficit.”      What better way to pay down the debt Trump & Biden doubled in 8 yrs than with a credit card metaphor?  Zelensky has more than enough stolen money.  He's just the kind of person we want more of.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

2:00 Pam Bondi's “Red Flag”: Guns, Girls' Sports, and Epstein FilesShe cheered Florida's red flag laws post-Parkland, pushed for bump stock bans, and backed raising the rifle-buying age to 21, all while Trump chanted, “Take the guns!” at her side.  Now she's ready to play hardball over boys in men's sports, going beyond removing federal funds.  And then there's the Epstein files…. 17:30Epstein Files: Dirty Secrets—or a Deep State Dodge?Whispers of FBI file-shredding and Trump's inner circle—Acosta, Dershowitz, Lutnik—fuel fears this is just a flashy ruse to dodge the real dirt.  Stay tuned—this is about to get wild! 36:29Lucky Lutnick's 9/11 BOMBSHELL Slip: Bombs, Bonds, and an Epstein DealCommerce Secretary Howard “Lucky” Lutnick, the guy who dodged death on 9/11 when 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees perished—let slip in a Connie Chung interview that a “bomb” rocked his firm, not planes. Then there's the creepy kicker: he snagged the townhouse next to Jeffrey Epstein's for a measly $10. Coincidence?! 39:11 Reactions to Trump's Shameless “Gaza Strip Casino” AI Video Is Trump that clueless about what it's saying?  Is he that shameless? 45:00 LIVE comments from audience 55:00 AI is Sucking Up All the Power: Both Electrical AND Political A massive tool of tyranny for which money is no object 1:10:22Secret Tunnels of Power: Churchill's Hidden Lair Reopens, Along with a Tale of Cold War C.O.G.Get ready to plunge into history's underbelly! In 2001, Churchill's sealed WWII offices were rediscovered in London—maps and papers frozen in time.  Now secret tunnels, hidden behind an unmarked blue door, cloaked by the UK's Official Secrets Act is about to become a tourist attraction.  These mile-long passages—built by hand in 1940-42—later housed Ian Fleming's spy ops and the Cold War hotline linking the U.S. and USSR. Now, a $149 million plan aims to transform them into a flashy tourist trap.  But will people see what this reveals about the plan to save themselves and let the rest of us die? 1:21:00A Child's Death  in Texas Sparks Outrage Over Measly Details and Vaccine PropagandaWe're told that a child died from measles but the info is “measly” in every sense—meager and maddening — no age, no sex, no health history, no comorbidities—cause of death? “Unvaccinated.”  Reason as well as MSM are doing a copy/paste of Pharma propaganda as they regroup to rebuild confidence in vaccines. 1:32:05Fort Knox, “Trust the Gold”: What is the Trump/Musk PR Purpose?Fresh from dazzling the crowds at Anarchapulco, Tony Arterburn, DavidKnight.gold, joins us to expose the shocking truth behind Fort Knox.  Has the glittering treasure been stolen from the American people even if it's all there?  With Trump and Musk plotting a dramatic walkthrough and the Treasury Secretary spinning audacious lies, is this all a staged spectacle to prop up a crumbling dollar, or the prelude to a global financial reset? And, a congressman tries to impress Trump by proposing a new paper money bill with Trump as the face.  What denomination should it be? 2:15:15Flu Shot Psychic Vaccine Circus CancelledThe FDA's annual meeting to magically predict next winter's flu strains has been scrapped—proof that the whole vaccine game is a sham! With no crystal ball to guess the "mutating" flu, how can they argue efficacy or safety?  Big Pharma begged for a shield because they knew their shots weren't safe. 2:36:15 LIVE comments from audience 2:40:20 USDA? Call it the US De-EggedTrump's new Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins struts onto Fox News with a $1 billion USDA plan to “fix” bird flu—by funneling cash to Big Ag, culling chickens like it's a twisted game of whack-a-mole, and jabbing everything with vaccines! Egg prices —already at record highs— are set to skyrocket over 40% in 2025.  She says they're going to bring in eggs from other countries.  The obvious reason?  No other country is so bird-brained that they'd let their government do this to their food.  This is a clucking disaster! 2:52:15Trump's $5 Million AmericanExpress Citizenship Sale! “Gold Card”, “Green Card”, Who Needs VISA to Pay Down Debt     For just $5 million, “world-class foreigners” as Trump calls them can buy their way into America, no vetting required—just flash the cash,  because only those with high net worth have worth.      Trump's tossing out green cards like confetti to anyone with a degree (yes, even basket weaving counts) and upgrading the deal with a luxurious gold card to help “pay down the deficit.”      What better way to pay down the debt Trump & Biden doubled in 8 yrs than with a credit card metaphor?  Zelensky has more than enough stolen money.  He's just the kind of person we want more of.If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

The Central Bank has fined stockbrokers Cantor Fitzgerald over €450,000 for failing to report suspicious transactions to regulators, in breach of insider trading rules. For more on this, we're joined by our Economics and Public Affairs Correspondent David Murphy...

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish America's first-ever Sovereign Wealth Fund, potentially creating a multi-trillion dollar investment powerhouse. With Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and known Bitcoin advocate, leading the charge as Commerce Secretary, a Bitcoin bull could be laying the groundwork for America to invest in Bitcoin.Plus, Host Isabella Santos goes backstage at Bitcoin MENA 2024 to talk about trends in sovereign and corporate Bitcoin adoption with Anthony Scaramucci.Host: Isabella SantosGuest: Anthony ScaramucciLower your time preference and lock-in your Bitcoin 2025 conference tickets today!!! Use promo code BM10 for 10% off your tickets!Click Here: http://b.tc/conference/2025#Bitcoin #TrumpBitcoin #SovereignWealthFund #Crypto #USBitcoin #DigitalAssets #BitcoinReserve #CryptoPolicy #Finance #Investment #HowardLutnick #WealthFund #CantorFitzgerald #Cryptocurrency #FinancialPolicy #BitcoinStrategy #USPolicy #DigitalCurrency #CryptoNews #GlobalFinance

What better way to wrap up 2024 than a conversation around the future of the USPTO with David Boundy.David is one of the sharpest minds at the intersection of administrative law and intellectual property. Plus, during his tenure at Cantor Fitzgerald, David worked closely with its visionary CEO, Howard Lutnick, who is leading Trump's transition team and Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary.This episode includes David's thoughts on:* Why the next USPTO Director should prioritize examination quality, efficiency, and public interest-driven rule-making.* Advocating for administrative practices that serve innovators better rather than prioritizing bureaucratic processes.* His time at Cantor Fitzgerald and what it's like to work with Howard Lutnick.* Where he gets his personal passion for justice and belief in the patent system as a crucial engine for innovation and economic success. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.voiceofip.com

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/19/2024): 3:05pm- Trump Announces Secretary of Commerce Pick. In a statement, Donald Trump announced: “I am thrilled to announce that Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, will join my Administration as the United States Secretary of Commerce. He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In his role as Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance Transition Team, Howard has created the most sophisticated process and system to assist us in creating the greatest Administration America has ever seen.” 3:15pm- Last week, Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which will seek to find and eliminate wasteful spending practices throughout the federal government. During a segment of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart admitted that the 2024 election proved to be a repudiation of the bureaucratic system. 3:30pm- Daniel Turner—Founder and Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to Donald Trump's cabinet picks including former Congressman Lee Zeldin's appointment as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To learn more about Power the Future, visit: https://x.com/DanielTurnerPTF 3:50pm- Gaetz Has Less Than Even Odds of Being Confirmed by Senate. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times report: “The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won't dare to turn them all down…In his private conversations over the past few days, President-elect Donald J. Trump has admitted that his besieged choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has less than even odds of being confirmed by the Senate. But Mr. Trump has shown no sign of withdrawing the nomination, which speaks volumes about his mind-set as he staffs his second administration. He is making calls on Mr. Gaetz's behalf, and he remains confident that even if Mr. Gaetz does not make it, the standard for an acceptable candidate will have shifted so much that the Senate may simply approve his other nominees who have appalled much of Washington.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/politics/trump-cabinet.html 3:55pm- On Tuesday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing. In notable exchanges with Congressmen Scott Perry and Jeff Van Drew, Criswell was asked about reports that FEMA withheld vital hurricane relief aid from Trump supporters. 4:00pm- Trump Picks Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a statement, Donald Trump announced: “I am very pleased to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again. He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades. Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.” 4:10pm- Does Cory Booker Agree with RFK Jr.? In a video posted to social media, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he is “raising the alarm of the dangers of our current food system.” 4:20pm- Philly City Soda Tax: Where'd the Money Go? Journalist John Stossel investigated the Philadelphia soda tax—which politicians pledged would go towards funding public schools. However, less than half the money raised ultimately ended up in the school systems and the tax harmed local businesses. 4:40pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Donald Trump's tariff policy an ...

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Howard Lutnick to head up the Commerce Department. Lutnick is the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, co-chair of Trump’s transition team and has been instrumental in raising funds for Trump’s campaign. Plus, we speak with author Keith Ferrazzi about his new book, “Never Lead Alone, 10 Shifts from Leadership to Teamship,” and how organizations can and should adjust their mindset in this new era of post-pandemic work.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: 3:05pm- Trump Announces Secretary of Commerce Pick. In a statement, Donald Trump announced: “I am thrilled to announce that Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, will join my Administration as the United States Secretary of Commerce. He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In his role as Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance Transition Team, Howard has created the most sophisticated process and system to assist us in creating the greatest Administration America has ever seen.” 3:15pm- Last week, Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which will seek to find and eliminate wasteful spending practices throughout the federal government. During a segment of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart admitted that the 2024 election proved to be a repudiation of the bureaucratic system. 3:30pm- Daniel Turner—Founder and Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to Donald Trump's cabinet picks including former Congressman Lee Zeldin's appointment as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To learn more about Power the Future, visit: https://x.com/DanielTurnerPTF 3:50pm- Gaetz Has Less Than Even Odds of Being Confirmed by Senate. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times report: “The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won't dare to turn them all down…In his private conversations over the past few days, President-elect Donald J. Trump has admitted that his besieged choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has less than even odds of being confirmed by the Senate. But Mr. Trump has shown no sign of withdrawing the nomination, which speaks volumes about his mind-set as he staffs his second administration. He is making calls on Mr. Gaetz's behalf, and he remains confident that even if Mr. Gaetz does not make it, the standard for an acceptable candidate will have shifted so much that the Senate may simply approve his other nominees who have appalled much of Washington.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/politics/trump-cabinet.html 3:55pm- On Tuesday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing. In notable exchanges with Congressmen Scott Perry and Jeff Van Drew, Criswell was asked about reports that FEMA withheld vital hurricane relief aid from Trump supporters.

On today's episode, I sit down with Howard Lutnick, the legendary CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, for an eye-opening conversation about resilience, leadership, and navigating massive adversity in both life and business. Howard shares how losing both of his parents at a young age profoundly shaped his outlook and fueled his relentless drive to succeed in the competitive world of finance. From his early days on Wall Street to leading one of the most prominent firms through the devastation of 9/11, Howard's story is packed with invaluable lessons on overcoming personal and professional challenges. In this episode, we talk about how Howard built his career by identifying key opportunities, developing meaningful relationships, and seizing high-stakes financial deals. He shares insights into strategic risk-taking, investing in bonds, managing through crises, and the mindset that helped him rebuild after facing some of the most unimaginable losses. Whether you're looking to sharpen your leadership skills, understand the intricacies of financial markets, or gain inspiration from a true story of perseverance, this episode delivers it all. Don't miss this deep dive into what it takes to succeed at the highest levels of business while staying grounded in values like loyalty and family.