Ray Blanco:

The First Commercial Space Station, Haven-1, Is Now Undergoing Assembly for Launch

NASA’s plan to replace the International Space Station with commercial space stations is running into a time crunch.

The sprawling International Space Station is due to be decommissioned less than five years from now, and the U.S. space agency has yet to formally publish rules and requirements for the follow-on stations being designed and developed by several different private companies.

Although there are expected to be multiple bidders in “phase two” of NASA’s commercial space station program, there are at present four main contenders: Voyager Technologies, Axiom Space, Blue Origin, and Vast Space. At some point later this year, the space agency is expected to select one, or more likely two, of these companies for larger contracts that will support their efforts to build their stations.

Today we are publishing an interview with Max Haot, the chief executive of Vast. The company is furthest along in terms of development, choosing to build a smaller, interim space station, Haven-1, capable of short-duration stays. Eventually, NASA wants facilities capable of continuous habitation, but it is not clear whether that will be a requirement starting in 2030.

Click the link below to get Haot's thoughts.

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Davis Wilson:

Trump Says He Hopes to Sign Crypto Market Structure Bill 'Very Soon'

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hopes to sign crypto’s coveted market structure bill “very soon,” likely adding pressure to a legislative effort that nearly went off the rails last week.

“Now Congress is working very hard on crypto market structure legislation, which I hope to sign very soon, unlocking new pathways to reach financial freedom,” Trump said during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, reading from prepared remarks. 

“Bitcoin, all of them,” the president added, looking briefly away from the teleprompter.

The show of support came just hours after one of the White House’s top crypto officials appeared to publicly criticize Coinbase for potentially jeopardizing the bill’s chances of passage.

Last week, just before the powerful Senate Banking Committee was set to vote on the market structure bill, Coinbase abruptly withdrew its support for the legislation, forcing the Senate to pull the vote in a move that disgruntled numerous crucial players, including top lawmakers and other powerful crypto leaders.

The move was likely triggered by Coinbase’s concerns about a battle with the banking lobby over key language in the legislation.

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Davis Wilson:

T.A.S.M. (Trump Always Scares Markets)

Wait… We’ve seen this playbook before: Trump makes a bold claim → the stock market sinks → and within days to weeks… we rebound to new highs.

The latest “bold claim” happened yesterday. At 1:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Trump posted on Truth Social an AI-generated image of himself planting an American flag in Greenland. He also posted another image showing Greenland, Canada, and Venezuela shaded with a U.S. flag.

Markets didn’t love it. Stocks sank Tuesday as investors priced in volatility: S&P 500 down 143 points (-2.06%), Nasdaq down 561 points (-2.39%), and the Dow down 871 points (-1.76%).

Honestly, I don’t know how this keeps happening. But it does. And as investors we can take advantage of this pattern.

These shakeouts are usually emotional first, fundamental second. And that’s exactly why they’re so valuable for investors who know the playbook. Yesterday was the risk-off selling. Pretty soon we’ll hit new highs. It happens every time, and we can profit along the way.

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