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Owning Bitcoin Shouldn’t Affect Security Clearances
As we head into Memorial Day here in the United States, when we honor all of the troops who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, it’s worth noting the U.S. military is infinitely more progressive than other institutions when it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. So what does owning bitcoin have to do with the military, you ask?…
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DOJ Launches Bitcoin Probe
The Department of Justice has launched a probe into bitcoin price manipulation, according to a Bloomberg report today. The report, which cites four anonymous sources, says the DOJ – with the cooperation of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – is looking at whether spoofing has been used to influence bitcoin prices. The CFTC regulates bitcoin futures. Spoofing is when…
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Facebook and Bitcoin Poll Generates Interesting Results
Two weeks ago, we sent you a tech news poll created by Arbit, one of our portfolio recommendations. The response rate was fantastic – which tells us you’re paying attention. (That’s a relief.) We learned that 68% of you care about how Facebook uses the data it collects from you, and only 11% of you don’t. Oddly, though, 67% of…
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Initial Coin Offerings Can Be a Powerful Tool to Raise Money
Charts are a great way to dive into financial data. They give us an easy visual to help understand financial data and concepts. That’s why, each week, we’re going to send you a different chart about early-stage investing and cryptocurrencies. We hope you enjoy this new feature. This week’s chart looks at initial coin offerings. An uncertain and unfriendly regulatory…
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News Fix: Big Investors Get Great News, but Who’s Going to Buy a Blockchain Phone?
Welcome to the second edition of the News Fix! Now, I know what some of you are thinking: “I didn’t see the first edition of the News Fix!” That’s because we posted that one straight to the Early Investing website. This is the first one we’re emailing directly to you. We know it’s hard to keep up with the latest…
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New Coinbase Custody Solution Targets Institutional Investors
At some point, every “disruptive” technology or business becomes the “establishment.” That’s the way of the world. Southwest Airlines used to be a plucky upstart budget airline. Now it’s a major airline in the same league as Delta, United and American. Amazon changed the face of retail with e-commerce. Now it’s the new Sears. Facebook used to be for college…
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New Recommendation: WAX
I’m very excited about our newest recommendation, WAX. WAX stands for Worldwide Asset eXchange, and it’s one of the most promising and real crypto projects in the world. I’m putting this pick in our Speculative Portfolio due to its small size and relatively early stage of development. However, as you’ll see below, this coin has a lot of great things…
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News Fix: New York Stock Exchange Parent Company and Facebook Make Big Moves into Bitcoin and Blockchain
It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. Between CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Facebook and Twitter – just to name a few – there’s so much information flying around that it’s become hard to tell what’s really important… and what’s just noise. The cryptocurrency news world is even more complicated. The mainstream media doesn’t quite…
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Bitcoin or Gold? Take the Arbit Poll
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The Five Waves of Crypto Investing Hide Some Very Good News
I met Jim in Florida while taking a break from work about a month ago. My friend Mike said I had to meet this guy. “He loves crypto. You’re a bit of a skeptic of all things, Andy, but this guy is a true believer.” And according to Mike, Jim has made a ton of money off crypto. From the…
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Follow Our LIVE Twitter Coverage of the Congressional Hearing on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
On Tuesday, at 10 a.m. ET, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology is holding a hearing on blockchain technology. Because cryptocurrencies always come up in these discussions, and because regulations are critically important to the future of cryptocurrencies, we’re going to cover this event LIVE just for you on Twitter. Just make sure you follow @Early1nvesting.…
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Crypto Market Update
Crypto markets have rebounded nicely over the last few weeks. I believe one of the strongest drivers of this uptrend is the expectation that institutional investors, such as endowments, pensions and wealth managers, will make a major move into crypto this year. In order for this to happen, the infrastructure to support institutional investors needs to be built out: custodial…
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First Stage Investor: Issue No. 22
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Ethereum Scrutiny Might Actually Be Good News
Founder’s Note: I’d like to introduce you to Vin Narayanan. He’s our new senior managing editor and analyst. Vin knows his stuff when it comes to crypto, and today he’s giving us an update on the latest crypto regulation news. – Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Dear First Stage Investor, Ethereum hit the mainstream press this week when The…
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Rational Crypto Markets Are a Big Deal for Investors
Founder’s note: I’m excited to announce that Early Investing has hired a new managing editor, Vin Narayanan. Vin is a startup founder, crypto enthusiast and investor, journalist, editor and sports fanatic. He has worked for USA Today, written for Yahoo and founded a consulting company in the casino industry. Vin has deep experience in the two topics we care most…
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Airdrop Recommendation: Bread (BRD)
Editor’s Note: This is my first airdrop recommendation. As a reminder, an airdrop is a tool utilized by cryptocurrency projects to increase awareness and use. To clarify, I am recommending that you take advantage of the free airdrop (instructions below). I’m not recommending that you buy the token. Anyone can register to participate in Bread’s airdrop. Once you collect your…