Archive: polkadot
Balaji Srinivasan Bets on Hyperinflation
By Vin Narayanan on March 24, 2023
Crypto Market Musings Bitcoin is soaring. It’s up more than 20% over the last 30 days and up about 5% over the last seven days. It’s trading at $27,928.74 as of this writing. Ethereum is up a more modest 10% over the last 30 days and about 1.5% over the last seven days. It’s trading at $1,771.63 as of this writing. Unlike other big moves up by bitcoin, this one isn’t lifting the rest of the…
New Pick: A Sophisticated DEX Aiming for Cross-Chain Harmony
By Vin Narayanan on January 27, 2023
One of the trickier elements of crypto portfolio construction is knowing when to diversify and when to double down on elements that are working. In order to be successful, you have to do both. For the past 12 months, we’ve focused mostly on diversification. We needed…
FTX and the Crypto Regulations Still to Come
By Vin Narayanan on November 21, 2022
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in the crypto market as it tries to sort through the fallout of crypto exchange FTX filing for bankruptcy. For a more detailed account of how it happened, please read this update I wrote…
New Pick: Taking Interoperability to a New Level
By Vin Narayanan on September 29, 2022
In bear markets, people tend to fixate on bitcoin and ethereum when it comes to crypto. And for good reason. If bitcoin and ethereum are falling, the crypto markets are likely following their lead. But if you look beyond bitcoin and ethereum, it’s possible to find…
New Pick: An Ethereum Alternative With a Stunning Transaction Rate
By Vin Narayanan on August 11, 2022
As I’ve written — and said — often, trying to time the markets is a fool’s errand. The crypto markets, in particular, are too volatile to time precisely. And for buy-and-hold investors, investment time horizons are more important than investing at exactly the right moment. If you’re holding…
Crypto Insider: Interoperability Is the Future of Crypto
By Early Investing on July 7, 2022
Two weeks ago, we recommended that First Stage Investor subscribers invest in Polkadot (DOT). Polkadot is a multichain crypto protocol that connects and secures a network of specialized blockchains. It offers interoperability, scalability, high energy efficiency and user-driven governance.
New Pick: An Interoperability Coin With Staying Power
By Vin Narayanan on June 23, 2022
Well, that happened quickly. On June 12, bitcoin was trading for more than $28,000. By the end of June 13, it had fallen as low as $21,000. By June 18, bitcoin had dipped below $18,000. Bitcoin has rallied a bit since then and is currently trading around $20,350.