One of the most active options chains last week was in Roblox (RBLX), the popular video game company. RBLX thrived during the pandemic, when it attracted a massive audience (especially among kids). However, with the earnings release last week, it’s apparent that growth has slowed now that pandemic era seems to be coming to a […]
Metaverse
Investing in the Metaverse, with Nike
The Wall Street buzzword of 2022 is “metaverse.” The concept is relatively simple: the metaverse is a digital world in which every day experiences—working, socializing, shopping and more—take place. The idea builds on the idea of internet 3.0—a decentralized internet on which blockchain technology makes it possible for users to control their own internet identity […]
Microsoft’s Activision Deal: Game Changer?
There is no doubt now that Microsoft (MSFT) is a big believer that the future lies in the metaverse—and that the path to the metaverse runs through the video games industry. If Microsoft is correct, its proposed $75 billion cash acquisition of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) may turn out to be the defining deal for the […]