Category: Parry
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Blockchain moves to Proof of Business: HIVE, UPCO, LTV, BLOC, VHI, DASH, KASH on a hard climb
When the first blockchain profit party ended last December, and companies that had been on an absolute tear of upward multiples began to turn the wrong way, few in the industry seemed too bothered about it all. Blockchain execs on the public market largely shrugged, some admitting there had been too fast of a run…
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Dumb places to put your weed dollars: Maple Leaf Green World (MGW.E)
My former boss used to say, “Horse racing? Why bother? I could just smash my head on a wall, throw red wine on my shirt, burn $500, and save myself a day.” I’ve stolen his line many times, and will do it again today. “Invest in Maple Leaf Green World (MGW.E)? Why bother? I could…
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Vinergy Resources (VIN.C) finally kills off long fruitless deal with MJ Biopharma
They won’t tell us why, but the long drawn out change of business deal with MJ Biopharma that was being engaged in by Vinergy Resources (VIN.C) is over as of today. Why did this happen? God, it could be any number of things. MJ Biopharma’s principals may not have passed due diligence, the business case…
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HIKU Brands (HIKU.C) and WeedMD (WMD.V) to merge, creating vertical integration beast
If there’s been a knock on HIKU Brands (HIKU.C), nee DOJA, by the critics over the last year, it’s been that they don’t grow enough actual weed. Sure, they’ve nailed the branding side and they did a big deal to grab the most recognizable retail brand in Canada in Tokyo Smoke, and they have retail…
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Alright blockchain deals, enough of this bullshit: Ether Capital (ETHC.E) buys Ethereum with its financing $
Every now and then a company comes along that wants to raise a whole whack of cash from you so they can do what you could just do yourself if you weren’t so freaking lazy. “We’re going to invest in cryptocurrencies!” is a new one, and it’s as dumb an ideas it sounds. Mostly because…
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Vitalhub (VHI.V): Undervalued health tech player is following RHT’s well worn path
About a year back, I told you guys about a telemedicine company called Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V). You didn’t pay much attention because it was little and new and ‘telemedicine’ sounds like a Home Shopping Channel show at 2am that sells Acai supplements. But this is what happened soon after. A $5000 bet on the…
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CUV Ventures (CUV.V): What if you built a bank while nobody was looking?
when you ask Steve Marshall, CEO of CUV Ventures (CUV.V) about Cuba, he says, “It’s a lovely place. Great people. Lots of opportunity.” He doesn’t say (anymore), “We are all in on Cuba.” He used to, but the world has changed a little. Pre-Trump, Cuba opening to the world was the next big thing. But…