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Haven Protocol Rises on High Volume
By Adam Sharp on November 2, 2018
Dear Member, Our latest pick, Haven Protocol (XHV), continues to perform well. It’s now up 39% since our initial recommendation and is up 19% today. Today’s move appears to be based on a new announcement that Haven Protocol will offer the ability to convert XHV to stablecoins based on multiple different fiat currencies. It had already announced that users will be able to convert XHV to a dollar-based stablecoin (XHVD). But it has plans to allow users to convert…
Crypto Monitor: Explaining Haven Protocol Edition
By Vin Narayanan on October 26, 2018
Summary In this week’s Crypto Monitor, Adam Sharp looks at why people should invest in Haven Protocol (XHV), Fidelity joining the institutional move into crypto, a new upcoming catalyst and much more. If you’re interested in a particular topic, we’ve listed…
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…
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…
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 Market Update (Institutional Edition)
By Adam Sharp on October 5, 2018
The crypto market is continuing to consolidate. Considering the typical volatility in this sector, we’ve had a pretty calm last six weeks or so. To me, this feels more like a bottom than a continuation of the correction. People aren’t wildly bullish, which is a good thing. Famed hedge fund…
Crypto Monitor: Stablecoins and Market Conditions
By Vin Narayanan on September 27, 2018
Summary The Winklevoss twins, who operate the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, have been busy! They’ve introduced a new stablecoin and are looking into expanding to Europe. Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan discuss that, whether the crypto market has bottomed out and much more in this week’s Crypto Monitor. If you’re…
Portfolio and Market Update
By Adam Sharp on September 21, 2018
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…
Crypto Monitor: Market Manipulation Edition
By Vin Narayanan on September 14, 2018
Summary It’s been a busy two weeks in the crypto markets. We’ve seen allegations of market manipulation, Goldman Sachs clarifying its crypto timeline and Citi announcing a new product. Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan discuss those topics and much more in this week’s Crypto Monitor. They also debut the…
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…
Crypto Monitor: SEC Hits the “Undo” Button
By Vin Narayanan on August 31, 2018
Summary What’s going on at the SEC? One day, it’s denying nine bitcoin ETFs. The next day, it’s hitting the “undo” button on the denials. Andy Gordon and Vin Narayanan discuss that, the latest bitcoin news out of China, Nano’s stress test and much more in…
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…
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…
Crypto Monitor: How to approach the altcoin market
By Vin Narayanan on August 17, 2018
Summary We’re in the dog days of summer. But there’s never an offseason for bitcoin! The news just keeps on coming. From the SEC delaying its decision on the Van Eck ETF to altcoins struggling and Draper Esprit doing well, Adam Sharp and Andy Gordon cover it all in…
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…
Crypto Market Update
By Vin Narayanan on August 10, 2018
As I’m sure many of you have heard, the SEC delayed its decision on the Van Eck bitcoin ETF proposal. The SEC now says it will issue a ruling by September 30 (though it could come earlier). The delay was predictable – so was the market…