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Six Crypto Predictions for 2021

By Adam Sharp on December 23, 2020

Today I’m going to try to make some predictions about the crypto markets in 2021. Let’s dust off the crystal ball and get started. Here’s what I think will happen: Bitcoin will reach at least $50,000 next year. At least five more large publicly-traded companies will buy bitcoin as a hedge. These new companies will join MicroStrategy and Square in adding this alternative asset to their treasuries. Overall, altcoins will lag behind…

Institutional Bitcoin Is Here to Stay

By Adam Sharp on December 18, 2020

It’s official. The institutional move into bitcoin is underway. Large multi-billion dollar firms are now coming into the market. And I think it’s just getting started. Insurance giant MassMutual announced last week that it had purchased $100 million worth of BTC.
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Slow and Steady is the Key to a Strong Crypto Asset

By Vin Narayanan on December 10, 2020

Slow and steady isn’t necessarily a bad thing — especially in crypto. Over the last seven days, the price of bitcoin has dropped about $1,000. As I write this, bitcoin is trading around $18,200. And that’s OK. In fact, if bitcoin decides to pitch a tent…

Bitcoin: This Bull Run Is Going to be Epic

By Adam Sharp on November 20, 2020

The crypto bull market is heating up. Bitcoin is leading the way — it reached more than $18,000 this week. That’s approaching the all-time high of nearly $20,000. The last time bitcoin was near this price was December of 2017. Bitcoin’s price had risen from $434…
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Bitcoin Soars Over $15k

By Adam Sharp on November 6, 2020

It’s been an amazing few weeks for bitcoin, ethereum and other coins. Interest in these alternative assets is absolutely soaring. What’s driving all of this? I believe the  world’s troubling financial situation is beginning to register with the average investor (you, of course, have known about…
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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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Bitcoin Accelerates Into Halving

By Adam Sharp on January 17, 2020

Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments just announced record inflows of more than $600 million. And the good news for bitcoin doesn’t end there.

Bitcoin Enters a New Bull Market

By Adam Sharp on June 28, 2019

Bitcoin has been having quite a week. Here’s why we’re seeing these crazy price jumps.
Institutional investors have been increasingly entering the crypto market despite the recent crypto winter.

The Institutional Crypto Investing Tide Is Rising

By Andy Gordon on May 22, 2019

Venture capital firms are on track to invest a record amount into cryptocurrency and blockchain companies this year. And their interest will only get bigger.
This week, the Early Investing team tackles startup investing due diligence and Fidelity’s upcoming crypto trading service.
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Fidelity is mere weeks from launching its crypto trading service for institutional investors. But Binance, Bittrex and Bitfinex aren’t having as good of a week.
In this week's News Fix: MIT and Harvard receive money for cannabis research, Tesla is raising more than $1 billion, Facebook's audacious crypto plans have been leaked, and Canada and Singapore have completed a cross-border blockchain payment.
This week's News Fix examines the importance of luck for startups; an Excel error hurting a stock; and the latest from SoftBank, bitcoin and ketchup.

The Amazing Retail Cannabis Boom

By Adam Sharp on February 8, 2019

Big financial firms have almost zero exposure to the cannabis market, which is expected to grow between 35% and 40% per year going forward. This is great news for retail investors.