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Crypto Monitor: Crypto Spring is Here

By Early Investing on August 7, 2020

Crypto Winter is officially over. And Crypto Spring is here! Blue chip coins have been on a tear this year. And while some smaller altcoins have done well, most others have lagged behind. Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan discuss this and more in this week’s Crypto Monitor. Check out the video or read more about the show below.   Among the topics discussed in this episode: Impressive years for bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and…
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Crypto Monitor: Ethereum’s Mid-Year Surge

By Early Investing on July 24, 2020

Ethereum is on a tear right now. It’s up more than 100% on the year. And in this edition of Crypto Monitor, Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan examine the future of this second-largest crypto. Read below for more details on what Adam and Vin talked about.
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Republic Note: Invest NOW for a Lifetime of Revenue

By Andy Gordon on July 20, 2020

Deal Details Startup: Republic Core Security type: Profit-sharing token Cap: $8 million Price per note: $0.12 Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: Today (…
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What We Should Learn From the Twitter Hack

By Adam Sharp on July 17, 2020

By now, you’ve probably heard about the major hack that occurred on Twitter. The accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Coinbase, Gemini, Barack Obama, Apple and others were taken over by bad actors on Wednesday. Once this individual (or group) successfully…
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Crypto Monitor: Tiny Coin Shows Big Growth

By Early Investing on July 10, 2020

Haven Protocol (xHV) is on a tear this year. When we recorded Crypto Monitor on Thursday, it was up about 26% from when Adam recommended it in the fall of 2018. As of this writing, it’s up 39% since Adam’s initial recommendation and 1169% in 2020. So what’s…
Crowdfunding has come a long way. It’s far more diverse and interesting than it was just a year ago. There are investment portals that now offer a way to buy and sell shares of startups whose raises have ended. There are portals that offer crowdfunders shares of startups…
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Crypto Monitor: Mainstreaming Breakthroughs

By Early Investing on June 19, 2020

In this week’s Crypto Monitor, Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan explore key technological breakthroughs for crypto, the mainstreaming of crypto and the impact of digitizing fiat. Click on the video to watch. Or read more about the show below. This week, we discuss (among other things): Layer 2 solutions…
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Crypto Talk: Why is Bitcoin Outperforming the S&P 500?

By Early Investing on June 18, 2020

Bitcoin has been trading around $9,500 for a little while now. And it’s up 31% on the year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is down a little more than 4% for the year. Why is bitcoin performing so well? And just how bullish is bitcoin’s outlook? Those are…
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Crypto Bull Case Strong Despite Near-Term Risks

By Adam Sharp on June 12, 2020

Yesterday we had one of the biggest sell-offs in stock market history. The Dow Jones dropped almost 7%. And the S&P 500 dropped nearly 6%. The sell-off was extremely steep. At one point on Thursday, Bitcoin was also down around 6%. But it has rebounded since and is…
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Crypto Monitor: Feeling Good About Crypto

By Vin Narayanan on June 5, 2020

Crypto Monitor is back!  Adam and I are both working from home. But we’ve figured out how we can keep bringing you this show every other week. Click on the video to watch this week’s show. Or read the summary below. This week,…
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More Institutional Proof for Bitcoin

By Adam Sharp on May 29, 2020

This week we received more proof that institutions are buying up Bitcoin. I highly recommend reading this recent Decrypt piece titled “Hedge funds are buying Bitcoin despite Goldman Sachs’ skepticism.” Here’s an excerpt: Since Bitcoin’s block reward halving, digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has purchased more…
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Crypto Update: Bitcoin Halving Edition

By Adam Sharp on May 11, 2020

The big day is finally here. Today marks the third bitcoin “halving” event. Halvings happen roughly every four years and reduce the amount of new bitcoin created by half. As many of you know, bitcoin is slowly “mined” over time by specialized computers that solve complex math equations. A new…
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A Huge New Crypto Fund From a16z

By Adam Sharp on May 1, 2020

Crypto has had an amazing week, and we just got some big news - legendary venture capital firm a16z is launching a big new crypto fund.
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Updating the Crypto Markets

By Early Investing on April 23, 2020

In this special First Stage Investor crypto talk, Adam Sharp and Vin Narayanan look at how the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the bitcoin halving might affect the market.
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Understanding the Federal Reserve

By Adam Sharp on April 17, 2020

Adam shares his favorite resources for learning about and understanding the Federal Reserve.

Is the Worst Over?

By Adam Sharp on April 10, 2020

Stocks are soaring. Is the worst of this crisis over, or are we in the eye of the storm?