— Eilers & Krejcik Gaming managing director Chris Krafcik, in a research note today, on the likelihood that certain states will raise taxes on gambling revenue.
Anything in the real world from steak and eggs to real estate, to pharmaceuticals and stocks and bonds — can be made token and tracked on a blockchain.
Why it matters: Whether that presents a vision of a more efficient, futuristic world, or a risky proposition to marginally improve a working system, is what's up for debate.
Free and discounted doughnuts are on the menu Friday for National Doughnut Day, or National Donut Day in some circles.
The big picture: June 7 is the made-up food holiday for one of America's favorite treats. It was established in Chicago in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army Donut Lassies who served the treats to soldiers during World War I.
It's the end of global synchronization as we knew it. After moving in lockstep the last two years to raise interest rates in hopes of controlling inflation, the world's major central banks are diverging on when and how to ease up.
Why it matters: Decisions by the European Central Bank on Thursday and the Bank of Canada on Wednesday to cut rates put them distinctly out of step with the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is set to leave rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week.