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No one? At least a few people are clamoring for it, surely?

There are some investors and companies that tune out the noise and try to make lasting change, making a dent in the universe, that kind of thing. I think they could use financial infrastructure to support their ambitions. Seems pretty simple to me

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clearly you’re biased, but hard to imagine the actions of the Federal Reserve that has pumped liquidity into the economy and cut rates to 0 that many predict will last for 5+ years make an exchange that is focused on “long term” less interesting to both executives and investors.

we live in a market when there’s a dozen SPACs listed every week and a company like Nikola that doesn’t even have a functioning product has a valuation of $20B. liquidity and support from central bankers have naturally made investors more patient and willing to ignore short term road bumps.

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