Quantum Computing Hit a Major Milestone in 2022
First, we had a 218-qubit quantum computer. That was a photonic quantum computer from a company called Xanadu. And just a few weeks back, IBM announced a 433-qubit quantum computer.
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The Most Exciting Nuclear Fusion Projects Are Happening in the Private Sector
This was absolutely a remarkable achievement. There’s no question about that. But as I told readers at the time, there’s still more work to be done.
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 industry. I get it, it’s one heck of an insane story. But they’re missing one key point.
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 raised now. So, if the Reg A/A+ deals top $100 million, then 2022 will be another record year. If not, I’m certain it will be very close.
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 there with the creation of antibiotics. It’s that significant.
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 as a computing platform upon which applications can be built and monetized.