.The “How Would You Do This” Interview . . . PLUS

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter In many fields, hiring managers will do a “How would you go about doing this” scenario and throw more and more enhancements to the problem at you.   ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter…

Legacy crypto on-ramps and bridges will disappear as payments become invisible, Fun CEO says

While those applications have become increasingly visible, the infrastructure that enables deposits, withdrawals and settlement has largely remained behind the scenes. Fun is one of the companies building that infrastructure. The firm said it powers 100% of deposits and withdrawals on Polymarket and deposit flows into Aave’s largest vaults, while…

Discount retailers lift consumer staples in July as alcohol, tobacco lag (TGT:NYSE)

Arturo Rosenow The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) rose 2.6% in July, as gains in discount retailers offset declines in alcoholic beverage and tobacco stocks. Sector scorecardSector return: +2.6%Top performers: Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG) (+10% each)Biggest decliner: Constellation Source link

How to Dodge the Early Salary Question Traps

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter The moment you state a salary expectation during an early phone screen, you destroy your financial leverage before ever demonstrating your value. This episode delivers exact scripts to deflect salary demands, legally dodge past-pay questions, and force employers to reveal their budget first.…

Crypto meets Wall Street using perps

Everything under one login Round-the-clock trading is one part of the plans exchanges have for traditional assets. Coinbase and Binance want customers to trade crypto, stocks and other products through one account, a model both have described as an “everything exchange” or financial super app. Coinbase is preparing to offer…

Unlike the FTX collapse, the $89 million Coldcard exploit has investors sending bitcoin back to exchanges

“Seems people really moved their Bitcoin out of extreme caution after the coldcard hack,” Moreno said. Small Bitcoin transactions tell a similar story. According to CryptoQuant, the combined volume of all transfers smaller than 1 BTC reached 39,600 BTC on Friday, just shy of the 39,900 BTC moved on November…