Bro makes billionaires look poor

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She makes $4 million a year selling a popcorn alternative.

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💰 This man printed $250,000,000 in his basement and served only 6 weeks in prison

Frank Bourassa didn’t just make “fake” money he made it better than the government

🖱 He spent two years studying every security feature of the $20 bill, even tricking a paper mill into making the exact cotton linen blend used by the U.S. Treasury

🖱 When the Secret Service finally caught him, he was facing 60 years in prison but Frank had a backup

🖱 $200 million in hidden cash he hadn't spent yet

🖱 He offered the Feds a deal they couldn’t refuse: The location of his secret stash in exchange for his freedom

He served just 6 weeks and paid a fine of $1,350

That’s basically the cost of a TV for a $250 million crime

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Why Harvard creates more Billionaires than any other school.

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“Being very early and being wrong look exactly the same 99% of the time.”

— Seth Klarman

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💰 Crypto.com CEO buys AI.com for $70M

🖱 Kris Marszalek, founder and CEO of Crypto.com, bought the AI.com domain for about $70M paid in crypto. It is the largest publicly disclosed domain sale to date.

🖱 The project is positioned as a consumer AI platform, starting with a personal AI agent for messaging, app use, and stock trading. The focus is simplicity for non-technical users.

🖱 Marszalek calls it a long-term bet on AI as a major tech wave over the next 10 to 20 years. He says he already received large offers for the domain but chose to keep it to build a brand instead.

Big money for a single URL.
Branding wars in AI are heating up fast.

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📣 Wall Street keeps saying Big Tech capex is “peaking”

The companies themselves are saying the opposite.

For 2026, internal capex plans are blowing past analyst expectations:

🖱 Amazon $AMZN: ~$200B vs ~$150B expected
🖱 Google $GOOGL: ~$185B vs ~$120B
🖱 Microsoft $MSFT: ~$140B vs ~$115B
🖱 Meta $META: ~$135B vs ~$110B

This isn’t defensive spending.
This is an all-in bet on AI infrastructure, data centers, and compute.

When the people writing the cheques are more bullish than Wall Street…
it usually matters.

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📈 6 ways investors are getting exposure to Anthropic

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, is still private but already valued around $350B after recent funding rounds. Capital is moving fast, even before an IPO. Here are the main routes investors are using today.

1️⃣ Buying shares on secondary markets

Accredited investors can buy Anthropic shares directly from existing holders on private secondary platforms. This is the closest thing to owning the stock pre-IPO, but access is limited and liquidity is thin.

2️⃣ Venture funds with Anthropic exposure

Some venture funds include Anthropic as part of a broader portfolio of private tech companies. This lowers single-company risk, but Anthropic usually represents only a small percentage of the fund.

3️⃣ ARK Venture Fund

Cathie Wood’s ARK Venture Fund holds Anthropic alongside other private AI leaders. It offers exposure without direct ownership, though fees are higher and Anthropic is not the core position.

4️⃣ Investing through Big Tech stakeholders

Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia have all invested billions into Anthropic, mostly tied to cloud and compute deals. Buying these public stocks gives indirect exposure, mixed with their much larger core businesses.

5️⃣ Broad AI exposure via public markets

Some investors choose a basket approach through AI-focused ETFs or major AI builders. This spreads risk across the sector but removes any pure Anthropic bet.

6️⃣ Waiting for the IPO

Reports suggest Anthropic has discussed a possible IPO in 2026, but nothing is confirmed. This remains the cleanest option for many investors, assuming timing and valuation make sense.

The market is already pricing Anthropic like a public giant. The IPO would just make it official.

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"Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs."

- Charlie Munger

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📈 Chinese unicorns now out-earn US peers by $166B a year

🖱 Chinese unicorns founded since 2010 generate $706B in annual revenue. That is $166B more than comparable US companies.

🖱 Despite this scale, China still has no public company with a market cap above $1T. Private firms like ByteDance are often cited as exceptions, but they are not publicly traded.

The gap highlights a mismatch between revenue strength and public market outcomes. Over time, this difference may narrow as more Chinese firms mature or list.

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🌙SpaceX delays Mars mission to focus on the Moon

🖱 SpaceX has pushed back its planned 2026 Mars mission. The company is now prioritizing a lunar mission for NASA, according to people familiar with the decision.

🖱 SpaceX is targeting March 2027 for an uncrewed Starship landing on the Moon. The shift aligns with NASA’s Artemis program, where SpaceX is contracted to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface using a modified Starship.

🖱 The move comes as SpaceX leans into bigger bets. After acquiring xAI, the combined business was valued at $1.25T, and an IPO is being discussed for as early as this summer.

Mars is still the long-term goal. For now, the Moon is back at the front of the roadmap.

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Valuations today:

🖱 Apple: $4.1 trillion
🖱 Nokia: $40 billion

Valuations when iPhone launched:

🖱 Nokia: $110 billion
🖱 Apple: $104 billion

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