Hello, hello, hello everyone! Welcome to your morning briefing. I’m Neil Smith, and today is May 4th. Or as the nerds call it, 'May the Fourth Be With You.' Which is great, unless you’re a sheep. Then it’s 'May the Force be with Ewe.' I'm sorry, I had to. Let’s get into the news before I make another dad joke. 🪙 1. Crypto: To the Moon (Again?) Listen, the crypto world is buzzing right now. It’s like the whole market just downed a triple-shot espresso while watching a high-speed chase on the news. It’s chaotic, it’s loud, and nobody’s getting any sleep! Bitcoin is back above $78,000, casually strolling back into the room like it didn't just give everyone a heart attack for months. It’s got that "I never really left" energy, showing up unannounced and making everything more expensive the second you look at it. Meanwhile, XRP is pushing past $1.40 with some serious attitude, and Dogecoin, the joke that simply refuses to leave the party, is hovering around $0.10 like it actually belongs at the grown-up table. But while the big names are fighting for the spotlight, the real conversation is shifting toward $GROW. People are realizing that crypto doesn't just have to be about digital gold or memes; it can be about actual impact. While the rest of the market is chasing candles, $GROW is planting seeds, literally, turning ecological credits into the kind of value you can actually feel good about holding. Whether you’re a full-on HODLer or just watching the drama with cautious curiosity, one thing’s clear: the market is wide awake, and it’s finally starting to $GROW. 🚜 2. Agriculture: The Grain Game In the world of farming, grains are making new highs for the year. Apparently, everyone decided all at once that they really, really like bread. Soybean oil is driving prices up because of biofuel demand. We’re basically turning our salad dressing into car fuel now. Also, the EPA is looking for your comments on new proposals until the end of today. So if you’ve ever wanted to tell the government how you feel about soil, now is your moment! Don’t let the dirt down.

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Agriculture has never been static, it just feels that way until you zoom out. There was a time in the U.S. when lobster was considered poor man’s food, while chicken sat on the luxury end of the table. Plowing once defined “good farming,” and now many of the most progressive operations are moving toward no till systems. What we accept as normal today is often just a phase in a much bigger evolution. The reality is simple. Agriculture adapts or it gets left behind. Markets shift, consumer expectations change, and the land itself demands better stewardship over time. The question is not if things will change, it is how ready we are when they do. So what is coming next? And more importantly, are we building farms that can pivot fast enough to meet what society will demand tomorrow? And where do you see blockchain supporting these changes the most?

Check this out! https://youtu.be/AvdzoQ3Fa9g?si=iu6T-KNWdCXrqRN8 As always, there is lots of information on the problem and what it does. However, not much on how to solve it. There is a mention of Methylene blue as a solution for mitochondrial stress. But, the problem that we’re facing is that everyone is coming up with their own tiny solution which is helpful, but doesn’t solve the problem of stress as a whole. It is like going to gym and expecting to build a healthy and strong body but you just work out biceps and nothing else!

Thought for the day - someone I recently met spent the weekend with Merlin Sheldrake, the author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, and it occurred to them - like fungi - a network like …Grow…will fruit as a result of connecting more deeply with each other. That takes time and patience and clarity of intent. So they shared, now I am resharing! Just like the hyphae that are the living under the surface tubules that seek out and move the nutrients - when they go out in all directions not every reach out will actually result in nourishment. So don’t be discouraged either if you’re reaching out and the connections are misaligned or mistimed. Just regather yourself and continue reaching out until you discover the most auspicious and aligned connections and proceed from there. Let’s talk!