The Grittiest Game in Finance.
Now here’s something closer to the roots. The Merc is rough and real — cattle futures, grain contracts, weather bets. Started with farmers hedging their harvest, not venture capitalists peddling vapor. It’s high-stakes now, sure, but its bones are built on hard work, not hedge funds. If there’s one place in the financial world that still smells a bit like manure — this is it.
Verdict: SphstRDnck-adjacent. The last outpost of real-world finance — barely hanging on in a digital stampede.