Sam Volkering

Satoshi’s prophecy fulfilled?

On 3 January 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the bitcoin network at 18:15:05 UTC, changing the world forever. And when Satoshi mined the genesis block – that is, the first block of bitcoin ever mined – he encoded a message onto it.

Is nuclear the answer to AI’s problems?

Today, we bring you a guest piece from Sam Volkering from one of our newest publications, AI Collision, which was first published on 8 February. We hope you enjoy it.

AMD: the new Nvidia

AMD reckons smaller is better News coming to you from robots, and now AI Coke guns Editor’s note: Today, we bring you a guest piece…

Will 2024 be the great monetary pivot?

The great monetary pivot of 2024 How much weight does big tech carry? AI as “small tech”: over or undervalued? As you’ll see in this…

Is C3.ai (the market AI darling) now a buy?

C3.ai snog, marry, avoid? HeyGen’s AI is really good Elon and Larry sitting by the fire… Editor’s note: Today, we bring you a guest piece…

The AI-Phone’s “Ive moment”

The best kind of customer is…? Hey Volko wants the building codes! A distressed barn owl Editor’s note: Today, we bring you a guest piece…

Will you obey when the AI tells you to?

Your life will be impacted by AI… for better or worse AI is just starting a multi-year, multi-decade boom We are in the midst of…

A free peek inside Small Cap Investigator

A peek under the hood When is an AI company not an AI company? Do you like crypto, but don’t like crypto? As we’ve explored over the…

How to use weird, strange and bonkers to your advantage

How likely are 1,000% winners? Quantitative vs. qualitative analysis Weird, strange and bonkers Over the last couple of days, we’ve looked at the small-cap markets.…

How do you turn 58,200 stocks into one investment?

How many stocks are in the world? What is a filter and how do you use it? 72% in 11 months from cheap shoes On…

Small-cap investing 101: did you miss the baby formula boom?

2015’s baby formula bonanza 575% in 13 months Your mind vs. the herd mind Baby formula. Think about it, its use and purpose in society.…

Bard vs. ChatGPT – what happens when AI lies to us?

A lot has been said about AI in the last few months. Since the release of ChatGPT to the wider world, it has been an…

AI is utopia for poor people and dystopia for rich people

How do feel about artificial intelligence? Do you see there being more benefits in using AI? Or do you see more drawbacks in using AI…

Maybe it’s time for dog coins in your portfolio

Yesterday we looked at the impending spectre of the central bank digital currency (CBDC). Before you read one more word here, please ensure you’ve read…

King Charles may be the last thing you’ll see before ultimate government surveillance

King Charles has it pretty good. King of a Commonwealth, multi-billionaire, and all the other stuff he gets to do as king – like ride…

Banks fail first, then the energy companies

I for one, don’t see it as a systemic risk to the global banking system. In fact, I suspect this may be a subversive move…

Is SVB’s collapse the Fed’s green light for CBDCs?

This week you’re going to hear a lot in the media with phrases like: GFC 2.0 Bank run Systemic risk Loss of confidence And the…

Definitive proof that Nick, Nigel and I are “idiots”

Charlie Munger is: … a highly respected businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was born on January 1, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, and is best known…

Is the FTSE 100 designed to always win?

Last week the financial news headlines were littered with exciting, positive reports about the stock market reaching new ­all-time highs! Could it be that it’s…

The snapback boom of 2023

[Yesterday’s Fortune & Freedom delved into the claim that 2022 was the worst year ever for investors. Today, eternal optimist and editor of Frontier Tech…