Author: Adam Sharp

Adam Sharp the founder of EarlyInvesting.com, a new e-letter focused on equity crowdfunding. He is an active investor in more than 50 startups. A former financial advisor, he also has extensive experience with internet marketing and financial writing. He has built 3 profitable web businesses.

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Portfolio and Market Update

The crypto markets had been holding relatively steady over the past week. Until today, that is, when the prices of most coins suddenly shot higher. The move was led by ripple (XRP), which jumped an impressive 90% to $0.70. We get a lot of questions about ripple, so I thought I’d explain why I haven’t added it to our portfolio. First, let’s look at the news that moved ripple today. Ripple Labs signed an agreement with PNC Bank to process…

Hodl Everything

By Adam Sharp on September 21, 2018

Early Investing’s Adam Sharp explains how he learned the difference between trading and investing the hard way.

Attending Republic’s “RepubliCon” Crypto Conference

By Adam Sharp on September 14, 2018

Last week we attended a crypto conference in New York. Here’s what we learned...
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Crypto Market and Portfolio Update

By Adam Sharp on September 13, 2018

It’s been a rough few months for crypto owners. And if this is your first experience with a downturn, I want to assure you that this is nothing unusual. I strongly suspect we’re at or near the bottom of this market. Crypto markets are highly volatile and will remain so…
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Portfolio and Market Update

By Adam Sharp on September 7, 2018

Dear Member, Altcoins have been taking a hit after a nice bounce over the last week. Bitcoin is down slightly, but everything else is getting hammered. This is natural after such a big bounce. But it could continue for a while. There are still a lot of overvalued projects out…

Square’s Crypto Payment Plans, BTC vs. BCH

By Adam Sharp on August 31, 2018

Adam Sharp takes a closer look at Square's crypto payment network plans and bitcoin's path to victory over bitcoin cash.
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Portfolio and Crypto Market Update

By Adam Sharp on August 24, 2018

You’ve probably all seen the news that the SEC denied nine crypto ETF proposals on Wednesday. This was no surprise (though the SEC issuing a temporary stay on the denial the next day was). Fortunately, the market reacted appropriately and shrugged off the news. It’s important to note that the…

Steer Clear of the Bitmain IPO

By Adam Sharp on August 24, 2018

The world’s largest crypto mining company is going public, but Adam says you should steer clear of this IPO.
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New Recommendation: Bitshares

By Adam Sharp on August 23, 2018

Bitshares Ticker: BTS Exchanges: Binance or BitShares Asset Exchange Price: $0.10 Market cap: $273 million Circulating supply: 2,653,190,000 BTS Max supply: 3,600,570,502 BTS Dear Member, BitShares is a leading blockchain-based financial platform. Think of it as a decentralized crypto bank, exchange and securities…

Understanding Crypto Market Psychology and Buying Low

By Adam Sharp on August 17, 2018

Riding out a market that's trending down is hard. But there's good news on the way for people who hodl.
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Portfolio and Crypto Market Update

By Adam Sharp on August 16, 2018

As you all know, the crypto market has been on a brutal slide recently. Here’s where I see it going and how I recommend handling it. As we’ve been saying for a while now, I expect bitcoin to outperform altcoins over the near term. I recommend moving cautiously into altcoins…

ICE Makes a Big Move Into Crypto

By Adam Sharp on August 10, 2018

The infrastructure to support an institutional boom in crypto continues to be built out. Here’s the latest.

Necessity vs. Superiority – Crypto’s Path to Mainstream Adoption

By Adam Sharp on August 3, 2018

So you’ve heard that cryptocurrency is going to take over the world. Here we explore the “why” and “how” of this view.
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New Recommendation: Cardano (ADA)

By Adam Sharp on August 2, 2018

Note: Cardano (ADA) will replace new economy movement (NEM) in our crypto portfolio. I recommend selling your NEM for bitcoin on Bittrex, then using the proceeds to buy cardano. I have been waiting for the right time to switch NEM out for another coin in our portfolio – and I…
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Portfolio and Crypto Market Update

By Adam Sharp on July 27, 2018

The institutional potential continues to build in crypto markets. The public and mainstream media are finally starting to digest the fact that we’re on track for an institutional boom (starting with bitcoin). For example, Barron’s just ran an article titled, “Bitcoin’s Hot and Wall Street Wants…

How Marijuana Will Change the World

By Adam Sharp on July 13, 2018

The end of cannabis prohibition is near. The implications for society are excellent.