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How to Avoid Crypto Scams
By Allison Brickell on November 10, 2021
You’ve heard of Dogecoin. Now get ready for Squid Game. Or rather, don’t get ready for it. Because the Squid Game token is a scam. The token — based on the popular Netflix series Squid Game — experienced a wild and short-lived roller coaster ride over the past few weeks. The coin launched its presale on October 20. According to CoinMarketCap, its price traded between…
Crypto Insider: Regulators Set Their Sights on DeFi
By Early Investing on November 8, 2021
DeFi — or decentralized finance — is a hot topic in the crypto world these days. And regulators have their sights set on DeFi. In part, regulators are worried about potential fraud and scams. But, interestingly enough, they’re also focusing on what they think are centralized…
October 2020 Recommendation: Ethereum Competitor
By Adam Sharp on November 3, 2021
Editor’s Note: Due to a production error, we failed to post this recommendation from last October. You have our sincere apologies. We have taken measures to make sure that mistake does not happen again. Additionally, we’re in the process of updating our portfolio provider. Once that change is made, it…
Layer One Ethereum Competitor Performing Well
By Adam Sharp on October 29, 2021
Layer one blockchains competing with ethereum have been on FIRE, especially Solana (SOL). One of our portfolio coins falls in that blockchain category, and it’s been doing extremely well too. In fact, it’s been doing well enough that some of you might be thinking about taking profits.
Bitcoin Poised for More All Time Highs
By Adam Sharp on October 22, 2021
Bitcoin has pulled back from the all-time-high of around $67,000 it reached earlier this week. But it’s still looking great at around $60,000. A pullback here is actually quite healthy. We don’t want it to go up vertically. Parabolic (near vertical) moves inevitably correct hard. Steady…
Crypto Insider: ProShares Launches a Futures-Based Bitcoin ETF
By Early Investing on October 18, 2021
It’s an exciting week to be a crypto investor. After years of waiting, we finally have a bitcoin ETF! At least… as close as we can get to a bitcoin ETF right now. ProShares will launch its Bitcoin Strategy ETF tomorrow. The ETF is…
Why You Should Avoid Crypto Trading
By Adam Sharp on October 8, 2021
Almost everyone I know in the crypto community considers themselves a “trader.” Not an investor, a trader. They try to time the market, often using leverage. A lot of people assume that trading is the path to riches.
Crypto News Roundup: Bank of America Can’t Ignore Bitcoin
By Vin Narayanan on October 7, 2021
Much has happened in the crypto world since we spoke to you just last week! As I write this, bitcoin is trading for more than $51,000. Big banks are pushing hard to release crypto products. And the SEC is doing SEC things. Let’s take a look at the…
How to Avoid Getting Hacked
By Adam Sharp on October 1, 2021
This week news broke that up to 6,000 Coinbase customers were hacked between March and May 2021. Here are the basics of the situation via Coindesk: Between March and May 20, the hacker or hackers used a flaw in…
Crypto Insider: Regulators Push for Crypto Rules
By Early Investing on September 30, 2021
Legislators have caught crypto fever once again. In August, we covered Congress’ $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes overly broad language that forces most anyone who touches a crypto transaction to report it to the IRS. That requirement isn’t feasible for…
Beware the Cardano Price Mirage
By Adam Sharp on September 24, 2021
This week I struck up a conversation with another parent at my kid’s tennis lesson. The topic of cryptocurrency came up. This gentleman — whom we’ll call Bill — told me that he likes Cardano (ADA) and Dogecoin (DOGE) because they’re so much cheaper than bitcoin…
China Bans Crypto Again
By Adam Sharp on September 24, 2021
China is banning crypto — again. And markets are selling off hard in response. It’s deja vu all over again. It reminds me of a great quote from venture capitalist…
$33 Billion Fintech Unicorn Uses Bitcoin for International Payments
By Adam Sharp on September 17, 2021
Revolut is a fast-growing e-bank in the U.K. that’s worth $33 billion. And this week we found out that it is using bitcoin to pay for its U.S. office rental space. Ryan Weeks of The Block did a nice…
The Dark Side of NFTs
By Adam Sharp on September 17, 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about how NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are the perfect viral asset. NFTs have a lot of interesting characteristics. They’re speculative, subjectively valued and community-based. You could say they’re the perfect viral asset.
Keep an Eye on FTX Token
By Adam Sharp on September 10, 2021
FTX Token (FTT) is the native currency of the FTX crypto exchange. FTX is a very fast-growing and profitable exchange founded by 29-year-old billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried is pretty much the Midas of the…
Institutional Crypto Adoption Ramps Up
By Adam Sharp on September 3, 2021
In today’s Early Investing newsletter, I wrote about some very bullish rumors from Mike Alfred, a leading player in the institutional bitcoin world. In a pair of tweets, he revealed that a large number of institutions have bought into bitcoin — and more…