Archive: Tether
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 for Early Investing members. Today, I’m focusing on how large-cap crypto investors should approach investing in the wake of the FTX mess,…
Crypto Needs to Solve the Stablecoin Problem
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2022
Demo Day Alert Before we get to the crypto markets, we wanted to alert you to a really cool demo day opportunity. One of the things I love the most about being a startup investor is meeting founders and having them demonstrate their products to me. It’s a…
New Pick: A De-Risked Pick-and-Shovel Coin With Stellar Potential
By Vin Narayanan on April 22, 2022
I’ve always been a fan of pick-and-shovel plays — especially in emerging technologies. Picking winners as the dynamics of the industry are constantly shifting is incredibly difficult. But if investors can identify the technology that any new technology can’t be built without, they’ve found a way to de-risk…
Binance Launches Its U.S. Exchange
By Vin Narayanan on September 20, 2019
Binance has launched its U.S. exchange, which is great news for U.S. investors. VanEck and SolidX have less-than-great news... but the crypto world is chugging along regardless.
Stablecoins Shift in Value
By Allison Brickell on October 22, 2018
Stablecoins are meant to hold steady, but lately the market has started valuing them differently... and it’s an interesting reflection of how the market perceives risk.
Why These Cryptos Fail to Toe the Line
By Andy Gordon on February 7, 2018
Recent market activity seems to be ignoring the variety of cryptos, not quite treating them as an undifferentiated whole but also failing to take into account the huge differences in technologies and prospects among the coins out there.