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Featured Story
Arm Holdings plc: Why This Chip Giant Is Just Getting Started
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Analyst: Dimitrios Kritikos*
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Research Assistant: Maliha Tabassum*
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Arm Holdings dominates global chip IP licensing with strong revenue growth, rising AI and IoT demand, and superior power efficiency. Despite market cyclicality and competition, its ecosystem strength and financial momentum justify a long-term “Buy” recommendation.
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In Q3 2025, Bitcoin rose ~10% to $114,065, driven by strong on-chain fundamentals, increased institutional holdings and ETFs (12.2% of supply), though cycle timing signals higher volatility ahead.
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Blockchains for TradFi: What banks, asset managers, and fintechs should know
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The Andreessen Horowitz Crypto article argues that banks, asset managers and fintechs must adopt blockchain infrastructure strategically—focusing on segmentation, compliance and partnerships—to future-proof operations and unlock new revenue.
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Gold, silver tumble in biggest daily drop in years as stunning precious metals rally comes to a halt
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Gold and silver plunged over 5% amid easing U.S.-China tensions and a stronger dollar, but analysts remain bullish, citing inflation, low real rates, and geopolitical uncertainty for long-term support.
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Amazon's massive AWS outage points to a key weakness in the modern internet
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An AWS outage in Virginia disrupted global websites, exposing internet dependence on major cloud providers. Despite recurring failures, experts expect no major reforms, leaving future disruption risks unresolved.
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Recommended Video or Podcast
1.Video:Cathie Wood on How AI Can Double GDP, Bull Case for Bitcoin $1M, Elon’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Package:[Click here]
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Cathie Wood argues AI’s transformative power could double global GDP and boost Bitcoin toward $1 million, driven by innovation acceleration, Ethereum’s dominance and growth in tokenised sectors.
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2.Video:Elon Musk on DOGE, Optimus, Starlink Smartphones, Evolving with AI, Why the West is Imploding
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Elon Musk warns that AI may surpass human capabilities in many tasks as early as next year. He emphasises exponential growth, competition, and the urgent need for responsible governance of transformative tech.
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3.Video:Gold Market Foundations:[Click here]
This course explores the fundamentals of the gold market, including its history, pricing mechanisms, supply and demand factors, and its role as an investment asset and economic indicator.
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4.Podcast:Optimal Policy for Behavioral Financial Crises:[Click here]
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The podcast "Optimal Policy for Behavioral Financial Crises" discusses how psychological biases influence financial crises and explores policy measures like time-varying leverage and price regulations to mitigate such crises.
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5. Podcast:Main Street’s Pain, Wall Street’s Gain:[Click here]
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The episode "Main Street’s Pain, Wall Street’s Gain" explores economic inequality, showing how financial markets and policies favor Wall Street, while everyday Americans face wage stagnation, job insecurity, and rising living costs.
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Conferences & Events
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Stablecoin NYC 2025 is a two-day conference exploring the future of stablecoins, agent-driven AI payments, and programmable finance, with founders, C-suite execs, investors and policymakers.The conference is on November 14-15, 2025
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Catalyst NYC 2025 is a one-day, executive-level gathering for procurement leaders focused on orchestrating the future of procurement through AI, peer case studies and strategy workshops.The conference is on November 18, 2025
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Crypto trading and investing (Join via the link to get $30 in BTC): Coinbase.
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Stock and ETF technical analysis tool (Join via the link to get $15 off your subscription): TradingView.
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