This week on the Kingscrowd Podcast, Brian Belley and Scott Kitun break down Kingscrowd’s H1 2026 Investment Crowdfunding Report and what the numbers reveal about the current state of online private markets. While investment volume has pulled back from 2025, Brian explains why H1 2026 still compares favorably to 2023 and 2024 — and why fewer Reg CF issuers may signal a more concentrated, more serious market rather than a disappearing one.

Scott brings an outlier-focused lens to the discussion, questioning how major raises like Newsmax can distort year-over-year comparisons and what that means for platform sustainability. The conversation then moves into Robinhood-style venture funds, public/private market access, and Boxabl’s volatile public-market debut, with both Brian and Scott returning to a core investor lesson: access matters, but valuation, timing, liquidity, and entry price matter just as much.