Fintwit refugee. Random observations. Sometimes finance-related. Shitposter with a Bloomberg. Night 🦉and wearer of pointy hats and flower garlands. Avant gardenerhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mq3627risk22🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷!!!!07 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3627risk22https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mpxpbr7buk2tthe Icelandic horse would like to remind everyone that it is not a pony [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxpbr7buk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mpxoqmtz6c2tLong before Brexit, and when I lived in the UK, I remember telling someone that I was going to Paris for the weekend, and she responded, “So you’re off to Europe then...” And I’ve never forgotten, because it was such a strange thing to say [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxoqmtz6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mpxkwd5wz22nI miss those vintage World Cups, where key matches would overlap London/NYC trading hours, and liquidity would become nonexistent esp. in certain EM bonds. The outrage and complaints from disinterested US traders was brilliant06 Jul 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxkwd5wz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mpqozi4l6222Geneva, the kind of place where I’ve spotted more Argentine football jerseys this afternoon, than comparable Swiss kit yesterday. (Follow me for more WC commentary, blah blah…)03 Jul 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqozi4l6222https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3morrlgdb6224The OG musk fanboys were those environmentally conscious urban liberals that bought a Tesla back in the 2010s. Feels like a lifetime ago [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jun 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3morrlgdb6224https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3morqre7x3s24Podcasts about 90’s pop culture/ britpop hosted by aging UK music journalists are the new grainy black and white WWII documentaries our dads and grandads used to obsess over. Same vibe.21 Jun 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3morqre7x3s24https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mopfxnbhx225we have so many useless referendums (immigration, minarets, ending fractional reserve banking…), when do we get something useful to deal with the crippling impact of heatwaves? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopfxnbhx225https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mopbde2ncs2jhttps://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/4d772abf-b63a-42a8-b94a-fc91f9e178b520 Jun 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopbde2ncs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mobcsqeqik2aThe referendums from a few years ago to go back on the gold standard and abolish fractional reserve banking have been pretty stupid too. Same people backing those initiatives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobcsqeqik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mobcnarlyk2aof course, the first car to be set on fire at the anti-G7 manif’ is a tesla. hearts and minds14 Jun 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobcnarlyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3moao4f7qnk2dwhy yes, I am judging anyone from Appenzell Rhodes, Glaris and Uri [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3moao4f7qnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mo5qcoemlk2ywe’re going to get three different tech stacks: US, China and Europe with big implications for the supply chain: not just GPUs, but HBM, lasers, and all kinds of components [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5qcoemlk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mo5q6oa6ps2ysuper important distinction [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5q6oa6ps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mo5q3cugf22ythe calm before the storm13 Jun 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5q3cugf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mnzeh4gdtc23and the market…yawned [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzeh4gdtc23https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mnyre32qbk23Stupid referendum on capping the Swiss population at 10m being held on Sunday June 14 too, same day as the big manif’. Vance better stfu [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyre32qbk23https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mnwncrfp3c2iEvent contracts (bets on war, terrorism or assassinations) « would likely be ‌barred ⁠as not in the public interest. » *Likely* is doing a lot of work here. https://www.reuters.com/world/cftc-proposes-new-rules-govern-prediction-markets-wsj-reports-2026-06-10/10 Jun 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwncrfp3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mnrorgf6e224Never known to overreact, the Geneva authorities are preparing for the city to become a warzone during the upcoming G7 meeting in Evian (!). Retail shops boarded up, gov offices fortified, and remote working for one week. Oh, and Blixa Bargeld is coming to town08 Jun 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrorgf6e224https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mnjivjg4322wspeaking of the crypto eyeball scam, whatever happened to Worldcoin, or World as it was rebranded? Or bored apes, blockchain games, dao’s, or any of the other nonsense? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjivjg4322whttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mmggohaf6226One of my favorite Geneva sub-cultures are the 80-year old socialists. Scruffy and a bit odd, but incredibly well-read and travelled. Easily spotted at any public lecture, cinéma Grütli, etc, chatty, telling stories to anyone who shows interest22 May 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmggohaf6226https://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mlvg2qftos2nMusk takes care of his private company investors, but none more so than the Twitter/ xAI investors. Nevermind that investors in SpaceX got diluted. It’s just petty to bring that up.15 May 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvg2qftos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michellev.bsky.social/post/3mlqkvsn7qs2kAs Anthropic prepares a new funding round that could see valuation top $1 trillion, the company updated a notice on its site yesterday, bluntly warning against investment in unauthorized SPVs claiming to offer indirect exposure. https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13704655-unauthorized-anthropic-stock-sales-and-investment-scams13 May 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:v7eiapucmvt6cspfqljcco7c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqkvsn7qs2k