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Elevate Insights
July 08, 2024
Happy Monday everyone! I hope everyone’s had an amazing Fourth of July, this past week had some interesting things happen. Coinbase, the crypto-trading platform, has a sweet deal to hold the U.S. Justice Department’s crypto. More on this later in the Weekly Topic
Stranger Things - Chapter Seven: The Bite [S03E07]
In other news, BlackRock recently agreed to acquire UK data provider Preqin for $3.22 Billion in cash (Yes, in billions!) to bolster its data capabilities. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell predicted inflation will not reach the target of 2% until late 2025 or even 2026.
⤵️ In this week’s insight:
Lessons From People Already Adapting to the Climate Crisis | Dorcas Naishorua | TED
AI for Analyzing your Competition & Their Website Landing Pages
Coinbase Lands $32.5M Deal with U.S. Government to Secure Seized Crypto Assets
🗣 Quote of the Week
“You won’t learn by watching. You have to do it. Fail, pick yourself up, and do it again.”
🔎 Weekly Highlights
Lessons From People Already Adapting to the Climate Crisis | Dorcas Naishorua | TED
Summary
Impact of Climate Change on the Maasai Community: The speaker highlights the severe effects of climate change on the Maasai community, including longer droughts, unreliable rains, and the resulting food and water scarcity that disrupts their traditional way of life.
Adaptation and Resilience Efforts: The Maasai are adapting by planting trees, creating community ranches for beekeeping, and utilizing renewable energy projects like solar power to combat climate change and sustain their livelihoods.
Call for Support and Sustainable Policies: The speaker emphasizes the need for international and local support, protective policies for land rights, and early-warning systems for extreme weather to ensure food security and a sustainable future for the Maasai community.`
💸Assets & Commodities
Minor Change: Previously it only showed market close but I have changed it to show the year-to-date (YTD) data instead.
📬 Weekly Trivia
The Simpsons - How the Test Was Won [S20E11]
Q. Who wrote the influential book "The Wealth of Nations"?
The trivia answer is at the bottom of this week’s insight
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