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When Beliefs Don’t Match the Facts
For the better part of 10 years, part of my job was to go on television and radio and debate anti-gambling politicians and activists. And for the most part, every appearance went the same way… It would begin with these politicians and activists making sweeping claims about the evils of casinos. Most of the time, they offered no facts to…
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Crypto Monitor: Understanding the Market Dip and Upcoming Catalysts
Summary In this week’s edition of Crypto Monitor, Adam Sharp and Andy Gordon are laser-focused on the crypto markets. The markets have taken a dip recently, and there are a number of things that may be contributing to the sell-off: investor confusion over the bitcoin cash hard fork, SEC enforcement of ICO regulations, rumors of tether manipulating bitcoin prices, etc.…
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Crypto Market Update
It’s been a rough five days for crypto markets. As I write this, bitcoin is trading just below $5,000. Of course, moves like these aren’t uncommon in cryptocurrency, but that doesn’t exactly take the sting out of a sell-off like this… If you own cryptocurrency for the long run like I do, the only thing you can do is hunker…
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Crypto Market Update
Dear Member, The crypto market hit fresh lows today, with bitcoin dropping as low as $4,400. The latest reason cited for the drop is a Department of Justice probe into whether tether, the dollar-backed stablecoin created by Bitfinex, was used to boost the price of bitcoin higher last year. Here’s an excerpt from Bloomberg’s reporting: Some traders – as…
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StartEngine Is Anticipating the SEC’s Next Moves
Of the dozens of old friends I bumped into at the Crypto Invest Summit in Los Angeles last month, one of the ones I was happiest to see was Howard Marks. Howard is the dynamic leader of StartEngine. He founded StartEngine in 2014 and has developed it into one of the country’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms. We chatted for only…
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The New and Much Cooler 1%
Editor’s Note: In the print edition of our monthly newsletter (which should be hitting your mailbox any day now), there was an error in the link to invest in 20/20 GeneSystems. If you’re still interested in investing, you can click here to do so. We regret the inconvenience, and we’ll try to make sure it doesn’t happen again. About the…
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Distrusting Candidates (but Not Crypto)
A week after the midterm elections, we’re starting to see crypto play a larger role in political campaigns. These charts illustrate this in two ways. Clovr, a blockchain research firm, asked 1,000-plus eligible U.S. voters various questions about cryptocurrency and its place in politics. The survey yielded two particularly interesting results: 60% of voters believed it should be legal to…
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Mailbag: Open-Source vs. Private Blockchains, SEC Delays
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Early Investing Mailbag. Each week, we answer questions we think will help you learn about investing in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrencies. If you have any questions for us, please email us at [email protected]. Just remember, we can only answer your general questions for information and strategy. We can’t offer personal advice. Q: Many companies are…
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News Fix: Not All Political Victories Are Created Equal
This has been a good week for the legal marijuana industry. Marijuana posted a 3-1 record at the ballot box Tuesday (The New York Times). And it notched another victory Wednesday when Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided to resign. If Sessions had his druthers, the federal government would be ramping up a new war on drugs – and marijuana would…
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Seven Possibilities for Crypto’s Future
It’s incredibly early for crypto. Yes, a lot has happened so far. But that’s nothing compared to the future. Nobody really knows how everything will play out. So much more awaits. It’s exciting. It’s scary. It’s mysterious. Which is why I love to hear predictions. And I heard a bunch of them a couple of weeks ago at the Crypto…
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Smart Investors Are the Remedy for Crappy ICOs
Bull markets are fun, aren’t they? They keep you entertained and, of course, if you’re not late to the party, you can make some nice money. You’re waiting for a “but”? OK, here it is… But at some point they end. And then you have to deal with the aftermath. And there’s always an aftermath – a time when markets…
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Startups to the Rescue
I can be pessimistic about our planet’s future. I do my part to help the environment – recycle, consume less meat, walk to work, etc. I also believe wholeheartedly in the people who are working hard to restore and protect our planet’s natural resources. I want them to succeed. But too often, it feels overwhelming. To think of all the…
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Q&A: Think Long Term With Pre-IPO Investments; Living on Bitcoin
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Early Investing Mailbag. Each week, we answer questions we think will help you learn about investing in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrencies. If you have any questions for us, please email us at [email protected]. Just remember, we can only answer your general questions for information and strategy. We can’t offer personal advice. Q: I registered on a…
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Why Public Blockchains Will Outlast Private Blockchains
I’m in Los Angeles attending a crypto conference. I’ll bring you up to speed next week on the latest developments creating buzz or controversy in the crypto community. In the meantime, I thought I’d alert you to a curious development I’m hoping will be discussed at the conference. It’s something not everybody in the crypto community is comfortable highlighting or…
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Stablecoins Shift in Value
Stablecoins are meant to hold steady. Their values are supposed to be stable. Several stablecoins, including Tether, Gemini Dollar and Paxos Standard Token, are pegged to the U.S. dollar, redeemable at a 1-to-1 rate. But lately, several of these U.S. dollar-pegged coins are trading either higher or lower than the dollar they’re supposed to match. It’s an interesting reflection of…
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Q&A: Tracking Startup Investments and Planning Your Bitcoin 401(k)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Early Investing Mailbag. Each week, we answer questions we think will help you learn about investing in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrencies. If you have any questions for us, please email us at [email protected]. Just remember, we can only answer your general questions for information and strategy. We can’t offer personal advice. Q: I now have…