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Crypto Monitor: The Benefits of Utility Tokens

By Early Investing on June 10, 2022

Cryptocurrencies can serve a myriad of different purposes. Bitcoin, for example, can be a store of value or even a risk asset. Ethereum is used for smart contracts and serves as the backbone of the decentralized finance universe. Stablecoins, which are designed to maintain a fixed value over time, are used to facilitate trading on crypto exchanges, among other things. Utility tokens tend to serve a different, more niche purpose. But they’re still an important part…
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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 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…

Why I’m Still Bullish on Bitcoin

By Adam Sharp on November 26, 2019

It’s been a rough week for cryptocurrencies. But bitcoin’s fundamentals remain strong.
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Summary The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected yet another Bitwise bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. This is exactly what we expected to happen. But this time, the SEC did something we didn’t expect: It actually gave constructive feedback in the form of a detailed 112-page response. Adam…
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In the crypto world this week, Coinbase offers interest on its stablecoin, a Crypto Rating Council forms to rate cryptocurrencies based on their likelihood of becoming securities and Block.one gets a slap on the wrist from the SEC.

Poll Shows People Trust Bitcoin More Than Libra

By Allison Brickell on July 29, 2019

A recent poll shows people trust Facebook’s Libra crypto less than they do bitcoin. Here’s why.
We’re busy traveling this week, so we’re taking the opportunity to revisit a Mailbag we published over the summer. Its insights haven’t lost their relevance. - The Early Investing Team
So you’ve heard that cryptocurrency is going to take over the world. Here we explore the “why” and “how” of this view.
After years of keeping bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at arm’s length, Congress looks like it’s getting serious about regulating digital assets.
A strong economy has venture capital firms funding startups at a rate we haven’t seen since 2000.

Diversifying and Finding Investment-Worthy Startups

By Early Investing on July 8, 2018

Early Investing co-founders Andy Gordon and Adam Sharp answer questions about diversifying your cryptocurrency portfolio and where to find pre-IPO startups to invest in.
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Crypto Market Update and News

By Adam Sharp on June 29, 2018

First, let’s do a quick market update. Markets have been subdued the last few days, with bitcoin trading around the $5,900 level and the overall market hovering around a $235 billion valuation. However, I remain highly optimistic. We continue to see strong signs of growing institutional interest. And legendary venture…
The government crackdown on cryptocurrencies was fairly predictable - but not bad news. The resulting environment should allow bitcoin and other digital currencies to flourish.
For the first time in weeks, it was nothing but good news for bitcoin. And the news wasn't just good. It was great.

Crypto Regulation (Finally)

By Adam Sharp on June 8, 2018

Bullish news: We’re finally going to get some clarity on the regulatory questions around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.