Jeff Brown


Prediction: An American CBDC Will Likely Be Announced Next Year

These are all precursors to what I believe will be a more formal announcement from the Fed and the U.S. Treasury about their plans for digital money on some form of digital ledger that will almost certainly be centralized and controlled.

FTX is Not the End of Crypto

The financial media and the naysayers are sensationalizing what happened and extrapolating the events to the broad digital asset...

Crowdfunding Raises Saw Near-Record Levels

The larger crowdfunding deals happen under Reg A and Reg A+ deals. As much as $75 million can be...

DeepMind’s Mapping of Proteins is a Major Breakthrough

This is arguably the biggest breakthrough for biotechnology and life sciences in recent memory. I’d put it right up...

Prediction: Apple Will Release an AR Product Next Year

I’ve long predicted that AR eyewear will be Apple’s next major product category. Apple understands the value of AR...

The EV Industry Faces Trouble with Sourcing Commodities

The cars themselves are not really the problem (i.e. the steel, materials, and electronic components). The constraints are going...

More Autonomous Ride-Hailing Services Will Launch Next Year

Absolutely, and not just with Waymo. I’ll even argue that the rollout of self-driving technology will be nationwide,...