Today’s Noise – May not be the year of the Tiger but caged animals can be dangerous or get themselves shot
Tiger Global slashes bets on tech groups after stock market sell-off – perhaps prudent but feels like the cow is not just out of the barn but already at the slaughterhouse
https://www.ft.com/content/a41a3676-a84c-4c55-b74a-9bc407abe748
Tiger Global increases early-stage bets through its largest-ever VC fund – but the crazy thing is the sheer size of investments in Series A – but Softbank v. Tiger – easy call – their names say it all
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/tiger-global-increases-early-stage-bets-through-its-largest-ever-vc-fund-8524781.html
Big-Money Investors Who Boosted Bitcoin’s Price Might Now Crash It – yup and clearly they were late to, at least this current iteration, the game and should probably sit back down on the bench
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/05/16/big-money-investors-who-boosted-bitcoins-price-might-now-crash-it/
SPACs Are Sputtering. Desperate New Terms Could Send Them Into a Death Spiral. – one misinformed and jaded view – take a look at regular way IPOs to see realityhttps://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1y1r55twc3vn6/SPACs-Are-Sputtering-Desperate-New-Terms-Could-Send-Them-Into-a-Death-Spiral
Best Practice_ How hedge funds are grappling with fragmented ESG standards – yes developing best practices for what is for most really just a marketing gimmick is tough
https://www.hedgeweek.com/2022/05/16/314545/best-practice-how-hedge-funds-are-grappling-fragmented-esg-standards
