Newly released data shows that US household net worth jumped by $7 trillion in Q2 of this year alone. In other words, for three straight months, US households added an average of $79 billion in net worth every day. As a result, the rich are getting much richer.Now, currently, the bottom 50% of US households, they hold just 2.5% of total US wealth. In fact, the top 1% now holds $40 trillion more wealth than the bottom 50% combined. The stock market just drove historic returns over the last 5 months.It made r ...

Market Trend - Finance is evolving from being uncool to cool, similar to the trajectory of video games [1] - Trading and speculating are becoming normalized and entering pseudo-sport levels [1] - Trader "heroes" are emerging, similar to celebrities, indicating a shift in cultural perception [2] Investment & Speculation - Crypto is enabling the financialization of almost everything [1] - Platforms like Robinhood are democratizing traditional financial vehicles [1] - The focus is shifting from asset ownership to speculation and quick movement [2] - Plasma's XPL traded approximately $100 million pre-market volume on Hyperliquid, highlighting speculative interest [2]