Whiskey Cask Tokenization: A Real Alternative Asset or Just a Digital Wrapper on Old Risks
Marrowbone Lane, an Irish whiskey producer, is piloting blockchain-based fractional cask ownership in the UAE starting around £100 per investor, a fraction of the £3,500 to £8,500 you'd normally pay...
August 14, 2026
RCS's $350M Contrarian Office Fund: Bottom Call or Falling Knife?
Real Capital Solutions (RCS) just launched a $350 million "Contrarian Office Fund" seeded with a personal $50 million check from CEO Marcel Arsenault, and it plans to use roughly 2.4x leverage to buy...
August 14, 2026
Private Credit's Split Screen: Institutional Records vs. Retail BDC Redemptions
Private credit ran two completely different playbooks in the first half of 2026. Institutional LPs closed a record ~$190 billion into private credit funds, up 53% year over year, according to With...
August 14, 2026
SEC vs. Adit Ventures: A Pre-IPO SPV Fraud Case Study for Accredited Investors
On March 24, 2026, the SEC charged Adit Ventures Management, founder Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners with defrauding pre-IPO fund investors across more than 60 special purpose...
August 14, 2026
SEC Approves FINRA Rule Changes Easing Capital Rules for Non-Traded REITs and DPPs
On July 24, 2026, the SEC approved FINRA rule amendments to Rule 5110 and Rule 5123 that make it easier for underwriter affiliates to put capital into non-traded REITs and direct participation...
August 14, 2026
What a Low Proration Rate on a BDC Tender Offer Actually Means for Your Exit Timeline
In Q2 2026, Onex Direct Lending BDC Fund accepted just 7.38% of the 421,913 shares investors tendered for repurchase, paying June 30 NAV on a request window that closed August 7 and settled August...
August 14, 2026
Blacksmith's 10x Markup: What Rapid AI Valuation Jumps Actually Signal
Blacksmith, a startup that builds AI tools to test and validate software code, just raised a $45M Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550M valuation, according to TechCrunch . That is up from a...
August 14, 2026
Tokenized Pre-IPO Shares Go Mainstream Overseas: Why US Investors Should Pump the Brakes
Colb Asset SA just won Swiss regulatory approval to sell tokens tracking pre-IPO exposure to SpaceX, Anthropic, and Revolut, with its Anthropic-linked token (CANP) alone holding $865 million in...
August 14, 2026
Senate Hearing Pushes 403(b) Access to Collective Investment Trusts
On Aug. 6, 2026, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs heard testimony backing S.424, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act, which would let...
August 14, 2026
The 45-Day 1031 Exchange Clock: A Section-by-Section Survival Checklist
TL;DR: The 45-day identification deadline in a Section 1031 exchange is absolute. There is no extension for a slow closing, a lost contract, or a holiday weekend, per Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1...
August 13, 2026
Craft Ventures V: What David Sacks First Fund Since the White House Signals for LPs
TL;DR: Craft Ventures filed a Form D with the SEC on August 7, 2026 for Craft Ventures V, LP, an indefinite-size venture capital fund that people close to the raise say is targeting roughly $1...
August 13, 2026
Team8's $365M Fund III Already Has an Exit. Here's What That Signals About Deployment Discipline.
TL;DR: Team8 closed $365 million in new capital this month, split between $265 million for Fund III and more than $100 million for follow-on checks, pushing total assets under management to nearly $2...
August 13, 2026