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Q&A: Tracking Startup Investments and Planning Your Bitcoin 401(k)
By Early Investing on October 21, 2018
The Early Investing team tackles questions about startup investment tracking and bitcoin investing in a 401(k) account.
What Investors Can Learn From College Dropouts and Bootstrappers
By Vin Narayanan on October 20, 2018
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Vin’s grandmother have one very important quality in common. And it’s one all investors can learn from.
New Recommendation: Haven Protocol
By Adam Sharp on October 19, 2018
Exchange: Bittrex Market cap: $8 million Total supply: 18.4 million coins Current supply: 5.3 million I’m excited to announce our newest speculative portfolio pick, Haven Protocol (XHV). Haven is a fascinating proof-of-work cryptocurrency that’s unlike any other project I’ve seen. Haven is a very…
Net Censorship on the Rise
By Adam Sharp on October 19, 2018
Google, Facebook, Twitter and others have ramped up censorship of unpopular political views. Can free speech be saved?
Will We Follow Canada’s Lead?
By Allison Brickell on October 18, 2018
A few weeks ago, we polled First Stage Investor members about a journey to the moon, national debt anxiety, password management and reasons for crypto ownership. Here’s what we learned… We’re a little surprised so many of you would turn down a free trip to the moon… but…
Fidelity Builds a Safe Highway for Institutional Investors
By Andy Gordon on October 17, 2018
Fidelity, the fifth-largest asset manager in the world, is spinning off a cryptocurrency trading company for institutional investors. But the market hasn’t moved. What is it waiting for?
Circle Buys Out SeedInvest
By Andy Gordon on October 16, 2018
Something big happened last week, and it hit close to home. Circle bought out startup investment portal SeedInvest. We recommended SeedInvest to our accredited investor members back in April of 2014. We know we’ve made them a pretty big profit. We just don’t know exactly how big at the moment.
Survey Finds 62% of Americans Approve of Marijuana Legalization
By Allison Brickell on October 15, 2018
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, a full 62% of Americans say marijuana use should be legalized. This is good news for cannabis investors.
Q&A: Mainstream Marijuana and Airdrop Wallets
By Early Investing on October 14, 2018
In this week’s mailbag, the Early Investing team answers questions about the mainstreaming of cannabis investments and which wallets you should use for airdrops.
News Fix: You Should Own Your Data
By Vin Narayanan on October 13, 2018
Who owns your data? It's a weird question. But it could be one of the most important questions of our time.
New Pick Postponed, Quick Market Update
By Adam Sharp on October 12, 2018
Dear Member, Our new pick will be ready next week. I apologize for the delay. In the meantime, let’s do a quick market update. The crypto sell-off this week was not surprising considering the chaos going on with stock and bond markets. In fact, I think crypto held up…
Top Reads of the Week
By Adam Sharp on October 12, 2018
A quick rundown of the best reads of the week in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrency.
Crypto Monitor: Binance and Coinbase Making Moves
By Vin Narayanan on October 12, 2018
Summary Cryptocurrency exchanges don’t like to move markets. But two of them– Binance and Coinbase – definitely have that power. Adam Sharp and Andy Gordon discuss the latest moves by those exchanges and how their actions will impact the market. They also look at Yale investing in crypto, crypto…
Crypto and Macro Market Update
By Adam Sharp on October 11, 2018
As I write this on Thursday, crypto markets are falling sharply after a sustained period of relative stability. The unique thing about this crypto pullback is that it seems to be led by stocks, which have plummeted over the last few days. That’s unusual because bitcoin – and crypto in…
Crypto Has Two Markets, and You Need to Pay Attention to Both
By Andy Gordon on October 10, 2018
Andy believes we’re at a critical turning point in crypto right now. It’s a tale of two markets.
Crypto Offers Alternative to the Unbanked
By Allison Brickell on October 8, 2018
The “unbanked” population - those who aren’t served by a bank or similar financial institution - is actually quite sizable. For them, crypto can be a godsend.