Archive: Draper Esprit
$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 writeup on the news. Revolut has announced that it has used bitcoin to pay for office space for 300 employees in a WeWork in Dallas — its largest…
A Public Venture Capital Fund Worth Investigating
By Adam Sharp on August 3, 2021
Draper Esprit — a publicly traded venture capital (VC) firm — is in the news again. TechCrunch just published a piece titled “Why Draper Esprit doubled down on its status as a publicly listed VC.” Here’s a snippet of what Draper…
Revolut Offers Breakthrough Fractional Trading
By Vin Narayanan on August 19, 2019
Fractional trading shows just how much crypto’s influence on the investment world is growing.
Investors “Flying to Safety” With Cryptocurrency
By Vin Narayanan on August 9, 2019
The global economy has been sending a warning: Investors need a hedge against fiat money now more than ever. Bitcoin and altcoins fit the bill.
Haven Protocol Rises on High Volume
By Adam Sharp on November 2, 2018
Dear Member, Our latest pick, Haven Protocol (XHV), continues to perform well. It’s now up 39% since our initial recommendation and is up 19% today. Today’s move appears to be based on a new announcement that Haven Protocol will offer the ability to convert XHV to stablecoins based on…
Crypto Monitor: How to approach the altcoin market
By Vin Narayanan on August 17, 2018
Summary We’re in the dog days of summer. But there’s never an offseason for bitcoin! The news just keeps on coming. From the SEC delaying its decision on the Van Eck ETF to altcoins struggling and Draper Esprit doing well, Adam Sharp and Andy Gordon cover it all in…
Portfolio and Crypto Market Update
By Adam Sharp on July 13, 2018
First, a quick market update. The markets have been a bit shaken by a few small hacks in the past few weeks. But overall, crypto prices have been fairly resilient recently. Weak hands are still being shaken out of the market, but the pace of selling has slowed dramatically, which…