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Social Media Spotlight: 1/14/22

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Social Media Spotlight: 1/14/22

Calling out some of our favorite social posts on relevant economic / market topics.

Austin Hankwitz
Jan 15, 2022
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Social Media Spotlight: 1/14/22

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A lighthearted post for your weekend — below is some social media content that may peak your interest. As a reminder - inclusions of Social Media Spotlights don’t necessarily receive my full ‘endorsement’ or complete analytical agreement. We are simply sharing information that hopefully aid your journey as a business person, market reader, and investor.

Let’s jump in!


Topics Include:

  • Unique Crypto / NFT Callouts

  • Supply Chain

  • Payments Fintechs: Private vs. Public

  • Rapid Fire: Crazy Statistics


🌐 Unique Crypto / NFT Callouts

Twitter avatar for @ReeseW
Reese Witherspoon @ReeseW
In the (near) future, every person will have a parallel digital identity. Avatars, crypto wallets, digital goods will be the norm. Are you planning for this?
5:24 PM ∙ Jan 11, 2022
50,993Likes8,977Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @robpetrozzo
Rob Petrozzo @robpetrozzo
Bought my first Solana NFT. From a vending machine. w/ Apple Pay. 90’s nostalgia 🤝 digital future ✨✨✨
4:13 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
901Likes143Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @Coinbase_NFT
Coinbase NFT @Coinbase_NFT
🙂Spreadin’ Smilesss🙂 We’re stoked to welcome @smilesssvrs, a collection of full-body 3D art that blurs the line of culture, fashion, and hip-hop. LG! ::)
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5:29 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
2,956Likes799Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @genies
GENIES @genies
New web, new me 🙃 Starting now, every single creator (talent, users, and aliens alike) will fully own their Genie and their respective creations. Effective immediatellllyyy: blog.genies.com/giving-you-own…
blog.genies.comGenies | Giving You OwnershipToday, we are officially expanding our mission from “be the digital identity for humans” to “empower humans to create their own digital identity ecosystems” by providing ownership rights of the Genie avatar and its respective creations.
4:00 PM ∙ Jan 13, 2022
310Likes106Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @IzzyPollak
Izzy Pollak | @Genies | 👽🅰️ @IzzyPollak
As of today @genies has announced you own everything you create👗⌚️🥾 We're making the shift from platform to tool making factory, web2 to web3 Our mission changes from "be the digital identity for humans” to “empower humans to create their own digital identity ecosystems.” 🖖
Twitter avatar for @akashrnigam
AK 👽🅰️ Nigam @akashrnigam
Avatar Ecosystems for web3 have the potential to have a bigger impact than what apps had on web2. But in order to realize FULL potential and creativity, the ownership and rights must be in the power of the people. Today, we make this official 🙏https://t.co/bdpfVeTAPf
4:18 PM ∙ Jan 13, 2022
168Likes29Retweets

⛓️ Supply Chain

As badly as we’d like this to become ‘old news’ - it’s not. We are impacted by the combination of widespread shutdowns, coerced job displacement, a broken relationship with China, increased energy costs, winter weather, and more. Be sure to check out that last tweet for a sweet resource regarding supply chain disruptions.

Twitter avatar for @business
Bloomberg @business
The world economy may be headed for the “mother of all” supply chain stumbles
trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?
1:08 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
157Likes84Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @USATODAY
USA TODAY @USATODAY
Don't be surprised if your grocery store is full of empty shelves, it is happening all across America.
4:49 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
56Likes33Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @Noahpinion
Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion
Kroger's profit margin is 1.52%
Twitter avatar for @SenWarren
Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren
What happens when only a handful of giant grocery store chains like @Kroger dominate an industry? They can force high food prices onto Americans while raking in record profits. We need to strengthen our antitrust laws to break up giant corporations and lower prices. https://t.co/DMa9Z7adFr
3:22 AM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
8,481Likes771Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @FirstSquawk
First Squawk @FirstSquawk
US AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK SAYS TO PUSH CHINA TO MAKE UP $16 BILLION DEFICIT IN PHASE ONE TRADE AGREEMENT
4:52 PM ∙ Jan 10, 2022
21Likes7Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @sdbernard
Steven Bernard @sdbernard
ANIMATION showing port congestion at Shanghai. Huge thanks to the team @VesselsValue for the data. There's one for LA in the article too. Supply chain disruption is likely to continue well into 2022. Read @harrydemps fascinating article ft.com/content/21242e… #dataviz #gistribe
10:30 AM ∙ Jan 9, 2022
165Likes45Retweets

💸 Payments Fintechs: Private vs. Public

Publicly-traded companies in this space like PayPal (PYPL) and Block (SQ) were down -20-25% in 2021. Meanwhile, privately-held companies like Stripe ($94B), Klarna ($46B), and Checkout.com ($40B) are reaching astronomical valuation levels.

Twitter avatar for @TechCrunch
TechCrunch @TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Payments company Checkout.com reaches $40B valuation after $1B Series D tcrn.ch/34FjTHz by @alex
tcrn.chDaily Crunch: Payments company Checkout.com reaches $40B valuation after $1B Series D – TechCrunchToday we have to talk about things both serious and less serious. So we’re going to look at global venture capital results for 2021, and Wordle.
11:17 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
33Likes10Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @mdudas
Mike DAOdas (🏌️‍♂️, ⛳️) @mdudas
your periodic reminder that @davidmarcus & PayPal buying Braintree + Venmo for $1b in 2014 was one of the single greatest tech acquisitions of all time
Twitter avatar for @jkwade
Jareau @jkwade
Payments startup Checkout raises $1B at a $40B valuation. Competitors Adyen and Stripe are valued at ~$70B and ~$100B+, respectively. https://t.co/qPTROdCGDq
3:39 AM ∙ Jan 13, 2022
91Likes4Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @ModernSociety33
☩ TheModernSociety ☩ @ModernSociety33
"the value will lay within the tokenized protocol enabling smart contracts" - Mark Carney 2022 stripe 🤝 $LINK Mark -> on the board of stripe. open.spotify.com/episode/5Fj78k…
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10:49 AM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
184Likes26Retweets

📊 Rapid Fire: Crazy Statistics

It’s justified to say that every single one of these statistics is insane.

statista
A post shared by Statista (@statista)

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Twitter avatar for @CBinsights
CB Insights @CBinsights
Unbundling Craigslist – $8.87 Billion Raised to Date by Startups cbi.vc/1HL7KhP
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9:45 PM ∙ Feb 2, 2015
70Likes22Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @Reedjd
Reed @Reedjd
Absolutely crazy year for @MrBeast: ▶️ Gained an average of 100K subscribers/day ▶️ 25% of his new subscribers are from Squid Game ▶️ First time in years T-Series is not #1 Photo credit: @pwnyygaming
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5:33 PM ∙ Jan 11, 2022
336Likes13Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @brian_armstrong
Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong
Inspired me to look up the same numbers. For Coinbase, Q1 2019 was 30% outside the Bay Area, and last quarter (Q4 2021) was 89% outside the Bay Area. Tech is definitely decentralizing. Silicon Valley is now in the cloud.
Twitter avatar for @patrickc
Patrick Collison @patrickc
In Q1 2019, 39% of Stripe's hiring was outside Bay Area and Seattle. Last quarter, it was 74%. I think the rate at which tech industry is going global is still under-appreciated, and that this will be a big tailwind for the world over the next decade.
5:03 AM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
4,270Likes564Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @MebFaber
Meb Faber @MebFaber
Stock markets historically hate inflation. In normal times (0-4% inflation) the average 10-year PE ratio is ~20. > 4% inflation it's 13. > 7% inflation it's 10. We're at 40. Outside of 2021/2022, the HIGHEST valuation EVER awarded US market above 5% inflation? 23
11:30 PM ∙ Jan 12, 2022
1,139Likes221Retweets

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Twitter avatar for @unusual_whales
unusual_whales @unusual_whales
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 I have just released the full trading report on politicians in 2021. In short, many beat the market. They traded more than ever before. And they made numerous unusually timed trades, resulting in huge gains. Read it here: unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senat…
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9:45 PM ∙ Jan 10, 2022
42,830Likes15,459Retweets

🤠 Bonus Callout:

dodford
A post shared by Daniel McMahon (@dodford)

It’s officially the year of unsubb’ing from the Target or Dick’s Sporting Goods emails, and filling my inbox with more value-adding newsletters. My close friend Tejas just started one with his friends. The plan is to send a weekly update on three valuable nuggets of info from the creator world. Check it out here!


Have a great rest of your weekend. For our East Coast readers — be safe with incoming winter weather!


Disclaimer: This is not financial advice or recommendation for any investment. The content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

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