Crypto Extreme November 25, 2020 Macro Trends Narratives and broader macro trends can push valuations and multiples to extremes (too high or too low), even if the underlying fundamentals tell a different story. On that note, the Dow reached record highs amid what John Hussman of Hussman Funds described as capitulation in the face of overwhelming liquidity. With that in [...]
A New Chapter November 24, 2020 End of the Future As noted in the recent commentary the price action this week is expected to be impacted by the looming derivatives expiries, said otherwise range bound trade and any dips are expected to be bought up promptly. Still, despite the aforementioned expiries the curve structure remained rather steep and the open interest [...]
Crypto Market Cap breaks $500 Billion As Bitcoin’s Price Blasts Through $18,000 November 24, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $16,000 to a new high for the year of $18,800. Over the week the price fluctuates close to $19,000 and BTC is at press time trading at around $18,700. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved steadily up throughout the [...]
Are there “safe” returns in Defi? November 24, 2020 Keeping up with which project is or is not a scam, staking, governance and incentive hunting might not be your thing and perhaps you want something on the more ‘boring’ side of crypto? Is there such a thing? Where would you start to look for the ‘safest’ yield? Anything named after food or claiming ridiculous [...]
Ethereum 2 goes LIVE November 24, 2020 The 1st of December 2020 at 12pm UTC has been selected as the exact moment when the Ethereum 2 beacon chain can go live – but there are conditions to be met first. One of these is that there must be 16,384 validators, each putting up a stake of 32 ETH. That is a total [...]
How Can I Invest in Blockchain? November 24, 2020 With the current frenzy of interest in bitcoin, there is an increasing number of people interested in trying to ride the ‘hype’ wave and invest in blockchain. And like any investment, you should always do your research. This article is not a recommendation or endorsement for any specific token or platform. So if you’re looking [...]
What the Future holds November 23, 2020 Expiration this Friday Given the close proximity to an all time high, the temptation to look for higher levels is all too appealing. However, given the looming derivatives expiries at the end of this week on Friday may mean that some of the capital may look for opportunities elsewhere. At the time of writing the [...]
Dispute getting you down? November 20, 2020 There are many services provided for small to medium sized businesses that do not get enough credit for their success and efficiency. Mediation is most certainly one of them. For those unfamiliar with the term “Mediation”, picture two or more parties to a commercial, or civil dispute seeking an alternative to the time consuming, extortionately [...]
Pushing the Gas November 20, 2020 New Record? The market showed a lot of resilience and dip buying interest to shake off any immediate questions about the sustainability of the recent upside. So much that Bitcoin moved above the $18,000 level and remains on track to retest the highs from earlier on in the week. In addition, the demand for risk [...]
Vivo X51 review: The gimbal-er’s fallacy November 19, 2020 Dongguan, located in the Guangdong province of China, is one of those places of international significance that you’ve probably never heard of. With a population of nearly 7.5m – which would comfortably make it the second largest city in the UK – it’s one of China’s many “global factories”, vast industrial zones from which companies [...]