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If 2023 was a movie, it would be Inception. Was it good? Was it bad? I don’t know. A little of both, I guess. But like Inception, it required a ton of explanation, it was powered by delusion, and it felt like it took forever. 

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Unlike Inception, we’re staring down the barrel of a sequel that may be even harder to sit through. 

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Here at Urvin, we fear not the storm clouds. We’re forging boldly ahead—steely-eyed, determined, kind of fidgety…a little hungry…but mostly determined. 

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But before we look ahead, we would be remiss not to reflect on the year now past. 

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Before the big countdown, the midnight toasting, the resolutions, and the gym membership renewals, let’s take a quick look back. 

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If You Build It…

No need to bury the lede. The big story in 2023 was the launch of our Urvin Beta platform. From the spark of an idea and the emergence of a grassroots movement to the delivery of product in one year.

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Not too shabby. 

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Not only that, but more than 20,000 of you have signed up to test our Beta. Some of you have even linked your portfolios to the dashboard, which means that every day, you’re seeing improvements in the way the site functions and feels.

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Mobile users—we’re thinking of you too. 

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This was our mobile experience at the start of the year…

Well just look at us now!

Of course, this was Year 1. Our Dev team is rolling out new changes every single day. In fact, as of this week, you can click the tags at the top of this article to navigate the site. 

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Like, you can click on the “Blog” above and see all of our blog posts in one place. 

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Use our topical tags to choose your own adventure.

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And if you like adventures, we’ve got all kinds of twists and turns planned for 2024. Think M. Night Shyamalan but with more sophisticated crypto data.

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Speaking of sophisticated… 

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The Lauer Power Hour (or A Drink With Pink)

Have we got an amazing drinking game for your holiday break? You’re goddamn right we do. 

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Watch your favorite episodes of LTM and take a shot every time Dave gets the “crazy eyes.” But for heaven’s sake, celebrate responsibly. 

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If you’re the designated driver, may we suggest imbibing instead in this happy little highlight reel from the year in review. 

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Let's Talk Markets 2023 Highlights - A Year in Review

We welcomed an amazing panel of guests in 2023—market analysts and crypto experts; regulators and lawyers; authors and agitators. 

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And we can tell you’re enjoying it. How? Because our audience has grown by 28,000% this year. 

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You read that right. Don’t ask me where we started, but the math is correct. 

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We’ve got a whole lineup of amazing news guests and old friends slated for the New Year. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, “like” our episodes and share with your friends.

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You know. Do all the things.

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We Built This City…

We also want to spotlight our communities, and more specifically, those of you who are using them to engage on everything from Bitcoin to Gamestop, from monetary policy to market structure, from economic forecasts to Ape culture. 

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And here at Urvin Ed specifically, we want to thank you for reading, learning and engaging with us. We’ve always said that education is a cornerstone of what Urvin does. We’ve worked hard to remain true to that mission in 2023.

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This year, we welcomed the first of many experts to the community. A shout out to Fennel for testing the educational waters with us. Next year, we’re filling the pool with all kinds of big brains.

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We also rolled out a ton of our own cool features in 2023, including Markets 101, Quick Ticks with Allison Bishop, and our personal favorite, Lyrical Learning with the Real DMT.

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Your readership, upvotes and comments mean the world to us.  

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We want you to know that we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re excited for everything that we’ll do together in 2024.

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A Nod To We The Investors

It’s also been quite a year for the non-profit side of our mission. We The Investors added more than 100,000 members in a single year and people are talking. Congress people… 

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FL Rep Byron Donalds claims WTI fabricated a movement of “so-called individual investors”

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Folks in Congress may just be learning about us, but I’ll tell you who already knows us really well—regulators.

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The SEC. They know who we are—and when I say we, I mean you, us, all of us. 

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It took all of us to submit thousands of comment letters to the SEC on market structure issues large and small in 2023. In fact, together, we’ve submitted more comment letters than they’ve ever seen…literally. 

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Fair warning—they ain’t seen nothing yet. Next year, we’re breaking our own comment letter record. They’re gonna have to add a night shift just to read ‘em. 

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And here’s why…because it’s working. We’re affecting policy. 

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Take for instance, the Final Rule from the SEC for Short Position and Short Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Managers. We The Investors submitted almost 2000 Comment Letters for that one. Wanna know what’s in these letters? Read the Final Rule itself.

The SEC cited comment letters from We The Investors more than a dozen times. I’m not saying they did everything (or even anything) we suggested–but they definitely heard us. 

We are getting through to them. We have their attention. It’s all about what we do with it in 2024. 

In fact, let’s close the year with a quick look back at the time a dude in Congress name-dropped We The Investors just to sound cool but instead gave the Real DMT a killer soundbite for the sweetest jam you’ve ever heard about a Congressional Calling Campaign.

This tune is one Mariah Carey sample away from being the Christmas holiday hit of the year. 

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So what’s our resolution for the New Year? 

More of everything—more action, more comment letters, more educational content, more experts, more platform improvements, and more engagement in our communities. 

In short…

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Until then, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!