Where is the Institutional Money? October 22, 2020 For over a decade now, we have seen the growth and development of digital assets. Some have been highly successful in terms of increasing their value and use (for example Bitcoin and Ethereum) whilst many have been less successful. What is clear is the lack of institutional capital, compared to other tradable assets, that has [...]
The rise of the retail trader: A short history of how trading became accessible October 20, 2020 Once upon a time not so long ago, the world of trading looked vastly different. To determine where to invest, a trader had to listen to the radio, read the daily newspaper, maybe even visit the library to research particular industries and individual companies. Once they knew where to invest, they would call their local [...]
Crypto Asset Manager sees record $1 billion inflows as institutions bet on BTC October 19, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved up from around $11,250 to an $11,650 high, before it moved back down to retest $11,200. Since then the cryptocurrency’s price went up to trade at $11,500. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved from $360 at the start of the week [...]
The role of whitepapers in the Crypto Asset Market October 19, 2020 The rapid global rise of crypto assets as a new asset class has seen governments and regulators around the world scramble to identify suitable regulatory regimes. Out of the dust of that rise, we can now see the emergence of nascent regulatory frameworks, from the European Commission’s Digital Finance Strategy, to Gibraltar’s proposed ICO Regulations. [...]
Why bitcoin going to $1,000,000 is unlikely and horrifying October 19, 2020 Bitcoin maximalists continue to shriek about their beloved bitcoin and how the price is going “to the moon”. Bitcoin may be lacking fundamental characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, but there are plenty of similarities. The endless pumping of bitcoin on Twitter and all manner of other social media is much the same as those operating [...]
New wealth to be made and lives to be saved by democratising space October 16, 2020 Many of us forget that a large portion of our daily lives and activities are based around technology and data that originated from space applications. These range from influencing how the crops you consume yield to the visualizations your favorite artist uses during their concert. With the Space market set to reach a trillion dollars [...]