Connor is an experienced freelance writer and cryptocurrency specialist based in Glasgow, Scotland. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and a Master's degree in Investment Fund Management from the prestigious University of Glasgow.
With over three years of professional experience, Connor specializes in writing authoritative and engaging content on topics like cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), equity investing, technology, and more. His articles have been featured on other leading finance sites outside of Business2Community that receive millions of monthly visitors, like Cointelegraph and BeInCrypto.
Connor leverages his academic background and industry expertise to provide in-depth insights on current trends within the cryptocurrency and Web3 space. Additionally, Connor has previously written two acclaimed theses on the impacts of economic policy and COVID-19 on the UK equity market.
Outside of writing, Connor provides business consulting services, helping early-stage businesses with content strategy, marketing, and positioning. He is passionate about researching and writing about innovations shaping the future of finance and Web3 technologies.
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Synacor made it to the IPO, but the dollars were a bit lower than anticipated. The company sought to raise between $75 mn and $94 mn. But when it went public last Friday, it sold 6.82 mn shares at $5 each, raising $34.1mn in capital. Syancor‘s original price range was $10 to $12, but the company scaled it back to $5 to $6 before the IPO. Of the shares sold, 1.4 mn came from existing shareholders, with company directors and senior executives accounting for 637,000 of them.