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askARK What Would Be The Biggest Catalyst For Bitcoin Adoption?
ARK Invest· 2025-07-09 14:46
What would be the biggest catalyst for Bitcoin adoption by individuals. The way I kind of like to think about this is a lot of people would say something like Bitcoin becoming legal tender in the US or hyper bitcoinization. But the biggest driver in my opinion would be something of a financial crisis or something that forces people to look for assets outside the fiat system.If you think of the origin of Bitcoin in the Genesis block, Satoshi embedded a message that was referencing an article from the Times a ...
Meet The Team - Brett Winton
ARK Invest· 2025-07-08 20:04
Company Focus - ARC focuses on five innovation platforms and models technologies across them [1] - The company identifies, understands, and models the ramifications of disruptive technology on business [4] Technological Disruption - Disruptive technology's impact on business is accelerating [2] - The smartphone revolution occurred rapidly, potentially reaching its end [3] - AI-enabled hardware devices from companies like OpenAI could diminish the economic importance of smartphones [4]
AI's Great Job Market Reset | ITK With Cathie Wood
ARK Invest· 2025-07-03 20:55
Economic Outlook - The analysis suggests the economy has been experiencing a rolling recession for the past three years, with softening indicators particularly in the consumer and housing sectors [1] - The report anticipates a transition from a rolling recession to a rolling recovery, expected to gain momentum from the end of the current year into the next, driven by productivity gains and real GDP growth [1] - Productivity is expected to be a significant surprise and a potent anti-inflationary force, potentially leading to lower-than-expected inflation due to deflationary pressures from new technologies, especially AI [1] Fiscal Policy - The expectation is that tax rates will remain stable, which is considered a crucial factor [1] - While government spending and deficits are acknowledged as concerns, the analysis suggests that spurring growth through innovation is key to lowering the deficit [1] - The corporate tax rate could effectively decrease to the 14-15% range due to full expensing of capital equipment, potentially attracting increased foreign direct investment [2] Monetary Policy - Although M2 money supply growth has accelerated to approximately 45%, it is still considered low historically [1] - There are signs that monetary policy might be too tight, as indicated by the inverted yield curve, specifically the 90-day T-bill rate versus the 2-year yield [1][2] - Recent economic data, such as CPI, PPI, and PCE deflator, indicate that tariff increases have had minimal impact on the overall pricing structure of the economy [1] Employment and Labor Market - The employment report is viewed as weak upon deeper analysis, with government employment accounting for a significant portion of the non-farm payroll increase [2] - Average hourly earnings are up 37% year-over-year, but with expected productivity increases, underlying inflation related to labor could fall below 2% [2] - There are indications of stress in the labor market, with rising continuing unemployment claims and difficulties for college graduates in finding jobs, potentially due to AI impacting entry-level positions [3] Housing Market - The housing market is described as weak, with new and existing home sales at low levels by historical standards [3] - New home prices have been slipping for a couple of years, and existing home prices are also starting to decline [5] - A recent directive allows cryptocurrency to be considered in mortgage qualifications, potentially opening up the housing market to younger buyers [4]
Robinhood’s Event | The Brainstorm EP 93
ARK Invest· 2025-07-02 20:10
Robinhood's Crypto Initiatives - Robinhood is aggressively expanding its presence in the crypto market [1] - The company is exploring tokenizing US stocks [1] - Robinhood is introducing innovative crypto features such as staking and perpetual futures [1] Competitive Landscape - Robinhood is leveraging product velocity to gain an edge over competitors [1] - The analysis includes a comparison between Robinhood and Coinbase [1] Future of Investing - The discussion revolves around the implications of Robinhood's moves for the broader financial services landscape [1] - The report considers what these developments mean for the future of investing [1] - Robinhood now offers 24/7 stock trading [1]
askARK Is It Possible To Model The Price Of Bitcoin If Demand Increases 10x?
ARK Invest· 2025-07-02 18:03
Is it possible to model the price of Bitcoin if demand increases 10x. I would say this is 100% feasible. If we think about the transparency of Bitcoin starting from the supply side, you already have a 21 million supply cap that is that can be 100% verified onchain.You have a hard-coded inflation schedule. So, your supply side is already built on definite information that you can model out. In terms of the demand side, this one I believe will be a lot more dependent on how you choose to grow out your demand ...
The Future Of Education In An AI-First World
ARK Invest· 2025-06-30 16:58
Industry Shift - AI 和 LLM 掌握世界知识,教育行业面临重大转变 [1] - 学校和大学的角色将从提供信息转变为创造人际连接和情感成长的空间 [1] AI Disruption - AI 智能体正在颠覆教育 [1]
Breaking Down Key Differences Between Waymo And Tesla
ARK Invest· 2025-06-27 21:27
Competitive Landscape - Whimo's ridership model relies on partnerships with companies like Uber, while Tesla can leverage its existing user base through an opt-in Airbnb-like model [2] - Tesla's ability to incentivize users to add their cars to the fleet during peak hours provides a significant advantage over Whimo's fixed fleet size [3] - Scale is a key differentiator, with potentially 30,000 Teslas versus 1,000 or fewer Whimos in a city like San Francisco [1] Operational Efficiency - Whimo aims to optimize vehicle utilization to match peak demand, focusing on efficiency [2] - Tesla can maintain a base level of vehicles and supplement with user-provided cars during rush hours [3] Demand Management - The transportation market experiences peak demand during rush hour [2] - Tesla can incentivize users to provide vehicles during peak hours [3]
Skip The Cold Ask To Build Better Connections
ARK Invest· 2025-06-24 19:10
If you see somebody who you want to engage with that's well-known or famous or experienced or even maybe they're not wellk known and experienced but you look at them and you say well that's a person that I think I could learn something from. The best way to start to engage with them is not to walk up to them and say will you be my mentor or you know will you spend time with me or will you have coffee with me. Uh, and that's a particularly unhelp in ineffective way to get someone's attention, especially if t ...
Tesla Robotaxi Vs. Waymo | The Brainstorm EP 92
ARK Invest· 2025-06-19 22:17
Autonomous Vehicle Technology & Market Dynamics - The discussion centers on the future of robotaxis, particularly Tesla's advancements in autonomous vehicle technology compared to Waymo [1] - Tesla's data advantage and production capabilities are key factors in the robotaxi rollout [1] - The conversation explores market dynamics, consumer behavior, and potential partnerships in the ride-hailing space [1] - The autonomous vehicle industry faces challenges and opportunities [1] Regulatory Landscape & Rollout - The regulatory landscape significantly affects the rollout of robotaxis [1] - There is a shift in robotaxi regulation from state to federal [1] Tesla's Strategy & Potential - Tesla's potential robotaxi launch is a key focus [1] - The discussion includes whether Tesla will stick to the June 22 launch date [1] - There is a debate on whether Tesla's self-driving technology is impressive [1] - The expansion of robotaxis to multiple cities is considered [1] - The possibility of Tesla partnering with Uber is explored [1]
askARK What Are SpaceX's Long-Term Opportunities?
ARK Invest· 2025-06-19 14:05
there's an ask arc what are the longerterm opportunities for SpaceX across its businesses. uh and we actually just released an open- source valuation that dives into this and in this it's largely driven by Starlink and so that's their internet uh constellation of satellites and then longer term we look at Mars which is really the end goal of SpaceX and so you know Mars quite speculative but we think they'll launch Optimize Optimus robots there who will start to build out assets and uh set the groundwork inf ...