Investment Perspectives

A market that was essentially zero a decade ago is now worth $8.9 billion, on pace for $62 billion by 2036. From $750,000 Virgin Galactic seats to Starship's 100-passenger ambitions, a full breakdown of costs, safety, and where investors should actually look.

Humans have mapped more of Mars than of Earth's ocean floor. Pricing spans from $800 shallow submarine trips to $750,000 Titanic dives at 3,800 meters — while China's 1,000-meter submersible, targeting $2,000-$20,000 tickets, could do for deep-sea tourism what budget airlines did for flying.

China's alternative to SWIFT processed $24.5 trillion in 2024, projected to hit $30 trillion in 2025 — and the renminbi's share of global trade finance has quadrupled. The infrastructure for a serious dollar alternative isn't hypothetical anymore; it's already running.

China hit its 2030 wind and solar target six years early, then set a new goal of 3,600 gigawatts by 2035 — more than doubling again. Three blocs, three completely different playbooks (state-directed speed, binding EU law, US private capital), all converging on the same 47-52% wind and solar destination by 2055.