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The Fed Still Isn’t Ready to Stop Quantitative Easing
By Adam Sharp on January 7, 2022
Once again, the Federal Reserve is posturing as if it’s ready to taper quantitative easing (QE) and raise interest rates. Here’s the latest on that front from The Wall Street Journal: Federal Reserve officials at their meeting last month eyed a faster timetable for raising interest rates this year, potentially as soon as in March, amid greater discomfort with high inflation. Minutes of their Dec. 14-15 meeting, released Wednesday,…
Early Investing’s 2022 Predictions Extravaganza
By Early Investing on December 29, 2021
2022 is almost here. And we’re thinking about what the new year might bring. So the Early Investing team has decided to make some predictions – most of which are sure to be wrong. But we like to try anyway.
12 Things We’re Grateful For
By Early Investing on December 23, 2021
It’s been a heck of a year. We saw Congress propose using crypto to fund a $1 trillion infrastructure bill… ProShares launch the first bitcoin ETF… and NFTs take the world by storm.
How to Build an Investment Portfolio for Current Market Conditions
By Adam Sharp on December 17, 2021
The other day I was talking to a friend who is just getting started with investing. He asked my opinion on how to build a portfolio from scratch. In this environment, that is a very tricky question. The S&P 500 currently trades…
Crypto Insider: Don’t Trust Visa
By Early Investing on December 16, 2021
Visa – which controls around 80% of the global card payments market – is moving into crypto consulting. The company plans to advise clients who want to navigate the world of crypto. And it already has a bank signed up – UMB Bank in Kansas City. Most bafflingly,…
All About the New Early Investing Website
By Vin Narayanan on December 15, 2021
The new Early Investing website is now live! For the first time since 2013, we’ve updated our look. Our continuing goal is to make the Early Investing website as easy to use as possible so that you can…
Ethereum Scaling Offers New Crypto Opportunity
By Adam Sharp on December 10, 2021
This week I wrote a piece for HIVE Blockchain, a crypto miner I am consulting for. In it, I went over a very interesting space: Ethereum scaling solutions. But for ETH to go truly mainstream, it needs lower fees…
Separating Signal and Noise in Crypto Markets
By Adam Sharp on December 10, 2021
Back in September, I wrote a piece called “Beware the Cardano Price Mirage.” In it, I warned that “cheap” tokens like Cardano (ADA) aren’t actually cheap at all. Here’s an excerpt: So although Cardano does currently trade at “just”…
Crypto Insider: Explaining the NFT Explosion
By Early Investing on December 6, 2021
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have officially taken the world by storm. Collins Dictionary named “NFT” 2021’s word of the year. The use of the term increased 11,000% this year. In basic terms, an NFT is a piece of digital content linked to the blockchain. NFTs are also…
Crypto Insider: ConstitutionDAO Demonstrates the Power of the Crowd
By Early Investing on November 24, 2021
It’s almost Thanksgiving. So in the spirit of giving, we have a treat for Early Investing subscribers. We’re thankful for your support of Early Investing. So while we typically only offer our Crypto Insider videos to…
Portfolio Update: Haven Protocol Makes Promising Progress
By Adam Sharp on November 19, 2021
Our speculative portfolio coin Haven Protocol has bounced back pretty well from its recent troubles. It had an incident back in July where a hacker exploited a vulnerability. But Haven recently launched a successful fork of version 2.0. (Note the nice social traction…
Investors Overreact to Crypto Dips
By Adam Sharp on November 19, 2021
Bitcoin and DeFi (decentralized finance) tokens have been on an absolute tear over the last year. One year ago today, bitcoin’s price was around $18,600. Today it’s above $58,000. Ethereum was around $500 this time last year, and it’s over $4,000 today. Solana (SOL) is up…
Crypto Insider: A New Crypto Investor’s Perspective
By Early Investing on November 18, 2021
If you’re new to crypto investing, you’re not alone. Crypto adoption is growing steadily, but it’s far from being a mainstream asset class. Crypto is still a nascent industry that has a lot of maturing ahead of it. Some investors still see crypto as an exciting…
China May Lose Its Battle Against Crypto
By Vin Narayanan on November 17, 2021
I’m done with China. I’m done with it banning crypto transactions. I’m done with it pretending to protect the environment by banning bitcoin mining. I’m done with these silly little temper tantrums and fits impacting the crypto markets.
How to Time a Crypto Exit
By Adam Sharp on November 12, 2021
I am a long-term investor. I make investments while expecting to hold them for at least 10 years. But I do plan on selling some crypto during this bull market at some point. I may sell as much as half. But I don’t think…
Explosive Returns Drive Record Crypto Investment
By Adam Sharp on November 12, 2021
Venture capitalists (VCs) invested a record $6.5 billion in crypto in the third quarter of 2021. Here are some highlights from a November 2 CoinDesk article. The U.S. continued to lead the world in VC funding into the crypto…