OVERVIEW We commissioned a survey on global attitudes towards cryptocurrencies (n=574 respondents). The results are very clear: younger investors … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Survey: Is The Future is Bright for Crypto?
Cryptocurrencies: an Uncorrelated Asset Class
We looked at cryptocurrency performance compared to other assets classes. Cryptocurrencies are far more volatile, and in recent months have … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrencies: an Uncorrelated Asset Class
Why Ethereum will continue to outperform Bitcoin in 2018
We look at the last 16 months of Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). 1. Volatility is the true winner 2. Ethereum is generally strengthening … [Read more...] about Why Ethereum will continue to outperform Bitcoin in 2018
We ranked 10 recent ICOs and the results weren’t pretty
Last week, we looked at 10 ongoing "pre" ICO's -discounted sales of tokens intended to attract earlier investors than actual ICOs. We tracked them … [Read more...] about We ranked 10 recent ICOs and the results weren’t pretty
Blockchain has to overcome these issues to be a successful global payments platform
Blockchain transaction volumes are small compared to global payments platforms. However, they are reliable, and have grown rapidly over the past … [Read more...] about Blockchain has to overcome these issues to be a successful global payments platform
The cryptocurrency mining market is surprisingly small
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are generated by a process called "mining". Here we look at the size and scope of the overall … [Read more...] about The cryptocurrency mining market is surprisingly small
Bitcoin as a Store of Value: Good as Gold?
Bitcoin (BTC) is a significant store of value with a market capitalization of over $250 billion. Many refer to it as "Digital Gold". Here we compare … [Read more...] about Bitcoin as a Store of Value: Good as Gold?
How much electricity does crypto mining really waste? Quite a lot, actually…
Bitcoin, in particular, uses a large amount of electricity, a problem affecting most cryptocurrencies that are created by "miners". There are … [Read more...] about How much electricity does crypto mining really waste? Quite a lot, actually…
Ripple is faster and cheaper than Bitcoin, but is it better?
Ripple (XRP), with a market cap of nearly $90 billion, is now the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap; Bitcoin (BTC) remains the largest at … [Read more...] about Ripple is faster and cheaper than Bitcoin, but is it better?
We built a crypto mining rig. It wasn’t easy.
We built a mining rig for due diligence and for test purposes. And who knows, we might actually make some money. Crypto money. Some … [Read more...] about We built a crypto mining rig. It wasn’t easy.
