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Startup Insider: The Evolution of Crowdfunding
Break out the cake and champagne — it’s Regulation Crowdfunding’s sixth anniversary! On May 16, 2016, Regulation Crowdfunding — or Reg CF — went into effect and allowed startups to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. Reg CF was first made possible by the JOBS Act, which was passed in 2012 and allowed non-accredited investors to…
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Crypto Asset Strategies
Behind the Pick: The Importance of DeFi Diversification
By Early Investing on May 26, 2022
Memorial Day is rapidly approaching. So we expect many of our Crypto Asset Strategies subscribers to be preparing for a long weekend of relaxation. With that in mind, we won’t keep you too long. We’ve got a lightning-fast version of Behind the Pick — a special edition of Crypto Monitor in which…
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New Pick: A Robust Ethereum Scaling Solution With VC Backing
By Vin Narayanan on May 26, 2022
Sometimes — and especially in bear markets — investors need to be opportunistic. That’s why Andreessen Horowitz just launched a $4.5 billion fund for crypto projects. A16z is going bargain hunting. And with good reason. “Bear markets are often when the best opportunities come about, when people…
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Angel Insider: KingsCrowd Capital Fund Investment Opportunity
By Early Investing on May 17, 2022
Today we have a fund investment opportunity that we’re very excited about. It comes from KingsCrowd, the parent company of Early Investing. The KingsCrowd Capital Fund I is a basket of 100 early-stage startups. And even better — the fund is data-driven. KingsCrowd gathers more…
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It’s Easier Than Ever to Invest in Works of Art
By Andy Gordon on May 25, 2022
I was in the fifth grade when Andy Warhol held his first solo painting exhibit in 1962. He was showing his set of 32 Campbell’s soup cans. The exhibit bombed. Pop art was just getting started in the early ‘60s. Art critics didn’t get him or his art. But he did sell five cans. One of…
Crypto Needs to Solve the Stablecoin Problem
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2022
Demo Day Alert Before we get to the crypto markets, we wanted to alert you to a really cool demo day opportunity. One of the things I love the most about being a startup investor is meeting founders and having them demonstrate their products to me. It’s a chance for me to kick the tires on a potential…
Track Startup Investments With This Free Portfolio Tool
By Vin Narayanan on May 18, 2022
A member reached out to us earlier this month wondering if there was a good way to track all of the startup investments they had made. This particular investor had made several startup investments across multiple investment platforms and had also done some private placement deals. They also wanted to know how to transfer their startup assets to…
Angel Insider: KingsCrowd Capital Fund Investment Opportunity
By Early Investing on May 17, 2022
Today we have a fund investment opportunity that we’re very excited about. It comes from KingsCrowd, the parent company of Early Investing. The KingsCrowd Capital Fund I is a basket of 100 early-stage startups. And even better — the fund is data-driven. KingsCrowd gathers more…
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Become a smarter investor in startups, crypto and cannabis by subscribing to our FREE newsletter filled with market research, trends and expert analysis.Crypto Is No Longer a Non-Correlated Asset
By Vin Narayanan on May 13, 2022
Five Bold Predictions for the Future of Crowdfunding
By Andy Gordon on May 11, 2022
Our Five Criteria for Evaluating Startups
By Vin Narayanan on May 10, 2022
Fidelity Is Changing the Bitcoin Market
By Vin Narayanan on May 6, 2022
The Nightmare of Navigating Student Loans
By Allison Brickell on May 4, 2022
The Fun and Profitable World of Collectibles
By Vin Narayanan on April 29, 2022
Popular Articles
It’s Easier Than Ever to Invest in Works of Art
By Andy Gordon on May 25, 2022
Crypto Needs to Solve the Stablecoin Problem
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2022
Track Startup Investments With This Free Portfolio Tool
By Vin Narayanan on May 18, 2022
Crypto Is No Longer a Non-Correlated Asset
By Vin Narayanan on May 13, 2022
Five Bold Predictions for the Future of Crowdfunding
By Andy Gordon on May 11, 2022
Cryptocurrency Markets
Bitcoin$ 28,850.000.28%
Ethereum$ 1,775.950.05%
Tether$ 1.000.07%
Solana$ 41.660.42%
USD Coin$ 1.000.08%
Cardano$ 0.4584241.46%
XRP$ 0.3847261.54%
Polkadot$ 9.403.13%
Dogecoin$ 0.0815374.68%
Popular Articles
It’s Easier Than Ever to Invest in Works of Art
By Andy Gordon on May 25, 2022
I was in the fifth grade when Andy Warhol held his first solo painting exhibit in 1962. He was showing his set of 32 Campbell’s soup cans. The exhibit bombed. Pop art was just getting started in the early ‘60s. Art critics didn’t get him or his art. But he did sell five cans. One of…
Crypto Needs to Solve the Stablecoin Problem
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2022
Demo Day Alert Before we get to the crypto markets, we wanted to alert you to a really cool demo day opportunity. One of the things I love the most about being a startup investor is meeting founders and having them demonstrate their products to me. It’s a chance for me to kick the tires on a potential…
Track Startup Investments With This Free Portfolio Tool
By Vin Narayanan on May 18, 2022
A member reached out to us earlier this month wondering if there was a good way to track all of the startup investments they had made. This particular investor had made several startup investments across multiple investment platforms and had also done some private placement deals. They also wanted to know how to transfer their startup assets to…
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Become a smarter investor in startups, crypto and cannabis by subscribing to our FREE newsletter filled with market research, trends and expert analysis.Crypto Is No Longer a Non-Correlated Asset
By Vin Narayanan on May 13, 2022
Market Musings Crypto is in official bear market mode. Bitcoin briefly fell below $27,000 on Thursday. As of this writing, it’s down around 43% on the year and down about 60% from its all-time high of $67,802 last November. Ethereum dropped to close to $1,748 on Thursday. That’s down about 64% from its all-time high of just over…
Five Bold Predictions for the Future of Crowdfunding
By Andy Gordon on May 11, 2022
May 16 marks the sixth anniversary of crowdfunding under Regulation Crowdfunding. But it was the JOBS Act of April 2012 that made it possible. Whether you go by 10 years ago or six years ago, crowdfunding has come a long way. Millions of Americans are participating in this investing…