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    Portfolio and Crypto Market Update

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    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 ETFs denied this week were futures-based products. These ETFs wouldn’t…

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    Steer Clear of the Bitmain IPO

    By: Adam Sharp on August 24, 2018

    Bitmain, the world’s leading maker of cryptocurrency mining chips, is planning to raise up to $18 billion in a Hong Kong IPO. In 2017, Bitmain produced roughly 77% of all bitcoin mining equipment, and it has a huge share of the altcoin mining hardware market as well. Bitmain generates revenue in two ways: It uses its own equipment to mine…

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    New Recommendation: Bitshares

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    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 firm. It allows for the creation of crypto assets that are “pegged” to the price of real-world…

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    How to Collect 50x Gains From the $1 Trillion Wall Street Boom

    By: Adam Sharp on August 22, 2018

    .offset:before {display: block;content: " "; height: 50px; /* Give height of your fixed element */ margin-top: -25px; /* Give negative margin of your fixed element */ visibility: hidden;} Table of Contents: Structuring Your Portfolio The Importance of Altcoins Long-Term Strategy Wall Street Boom Catalysts Why Wall Street Needs Crypto Why Wall Street Needs Crypto, Part 2 (The Tech) Recommendations –…

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    The Coming Institutional Boom in Crypto

    By: Adam Sharp on August 14, 2018

    A playbook to navigate crypto markets for the next five years – and why cryptocurrency NEEDS to be part of your portfolio. For all of crypto’s nine-year history, the market has been dominated by retail investors – people like you and me. Professional (institutional) investors have stayed on the sidelines. And not necessarily by choice. You see, most financial firms…

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    Mailbag: Managing Your Portfolio; Where to Buy Bitcoin

    By: Early Investing on August 5, 2018

    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 mailbag@earlyinvesting.com. Just remember, we can only answer your general questions for information and strategy. We can’t offer personal advice. Q: I am new…

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    News Fix: Decentralization Is the New Normal

    By: Vin Narayanan on August 4, 2018

    Disintermediation. It’s an interesting word. It essentially means “cutting out the middleman.” It also describes much of the world around us (including crypto) at this particular moment. Consider Brett McMurphy. If you’ve never heard of him, that’s OK. He’s one of the best college football reporters around. And he was fired by ESPN in April of last year in a…

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    First Stage Investor Issue No. 25

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    By: Adam Sharp on August 3, 2018

    .blue-aside{background-color: #e4f0f1; padding: 5px 15px; margin-bottom: 30px; width: 400px} .intro p:last-of-type{margin-bottom: 0} .teal{color:#00818d;} .end-mark{color:#00707a} .pull-right{margin-left: 30px; max-width: 400px!important;margin-bottom: 30px;} .left-indent{padding-left: 40px;} .grey-box{background-color: #eee; padding: 1px 20px;} .orange-stripe{background-color:#ff854f; background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, #ff854f, #ff854f 3px, #f26200 3px, #f26200 6px);} .teal-stripe{background-color:#ff854f; background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, #00818d, #00818d 3px, #004f57 3px, #004f57 6px);} .page-heading{margin: 20px 0 0 0;} Can Artificial Intelligence Give Retail Investors Hedge Fund Results?…

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    New Recommendation: Cardano (ADA)

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    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 think we’re at a great entry point for cardano here.…

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    Survey: About 60% of Wealthy Respondents Show Interest in Crypto

    By: Allison Brickell on July 30, 2018

    Nearly 60% of high net worth individuals surveyed by Capgemini, a French business consulting corporation, showed interest in investing in cryptocurrency in Q1 of this year. Almost 80% of the respondents are worth $1 million to $5 million, roughly 2% are worth more than $20 million and the rest are worth somewhere between $5 million and $20 million. To get…

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    Portfolio and Crypto Market Update

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    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 In Again.” People are beginning to get it. Professional-grade custody solutions for crypto are…

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    Startups Should Be Wary of SoftBank’s Approach to Venture Capitalism

    By: Andy Gordon on July 25, 2018

    “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – Don Corleone’s promise to make the head of a film studio an irresistible offer. He did. It came with a horse’s head tucked into the bed of the poor unsuspecting studio exec. Message received. Venture capitalists write big checks. It’s not only what they do, it’s how they compete. Bigger…

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    New Recommendation: EnergyFunders

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    By: Adam Sharp on July 12, 2018

    Deal Details Security type: Convertible note (will convert into shares in the future at no higher than a $10 million valuation) Valuation: $10 million cap Minimum investment: $1,000 Investment Portal: SeedInvest Raise: Series A Link to invest EnergyFunders is an investment platform focused on the energy sector. We have a chance here to invest in its Series A round at…

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    Terms and Conditions

    By: Early Investing on July 11, 2018

    Last updated 3/9/2023 These are the terms and conditions that apply to your subscription/s to Early Investing publications (both free and paid, online and hard copy), conferences and seminars, the purchase of conference and seminar materials, products, and your use of the websites provided by Early Investing (together, the “Services”). By using or purchasing our Services, you agree to be…

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    Being Greedy at the Right Time

    By: Adam Sharp on July 6, 2018

    Investments always carry an element of risk. But of all the risks an investor faces, our own minds are the biggest risk of all. By nature, humans aren’t well-suited for making investment decisions. If we let our instincts control us, we tend to trade based on two emotions – fear and greed. Instinctually, we get scared when the price of…

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    First Stage Investor: Issue No. 24

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    By: Adam Sharp on July 6, 2018

    .blue-aside{background-color: #e4f0f1; padding: 5px 15px; margin-bottom: 30px; width: 400px} .intro p:last-of-type{margin-bottom: 0} .highlight-name{color:#00707a;font-weight: bold;} .end-mark{color:#00707a} .pull-right{margin-left: 30px; max-width: 400px!important;margin-bottom: 30px;} .left-indent{padding-left: 40px;} .grey-box{background-color: #eee; padding: 0 20px 1px 20px;margin: 20px auto;} The Cannabis Revolution By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Longtime readers know I’ve been bullish on medical marijuana for years. But lately I’ve started to think that even…