One of the most talked about innovations that blockchain technology has brought to the table is so-called smart contracts. The Ethereum project was the first to introduce blockchain-based smart contracts that are able to automatically pay out digital currency when certain conditions are met. Today, there is a range of […]
Altcoin Investing
ICO Tokens 101: Understanding Token Types
Bitcoin was created as a digital peer-to-peer payment system that enables users to store, send, and receive money without the need of a financial intermediary such as a bank. Early altcoins that followed bitcoin, such as litecoin, for example, effectively all had the same function. Hence, the term “cryptocurrencies” was […]
What is New Finance?
New finance is the category covering digital currencies, token markets, and blockchain-enabled assets. The easiest way to think about “new finance” vs. “old finance” is like the difference between “new media” vs. “old media.” In 1995, when the Web first began to take over the world, I was working for […]
What Percentage of Your Investment Portfolio Should Be Bitcoin?
Do you want to add bitcoin to your portfolio but question how much bitcoin exposure you should have? In this article, you will discover what leading investors and financial advisors think about what percentage of your portfolio should be in bitcoin. Five Percent of Your Net Worth Fred Wilson, CEO […]
CTFC Primer on Virtual Currencies: 10 Investor Takeaways
Bitcoin is a “convertible virtual currency,” serves as a “store of value,” and operates in a virtual currency market that carries “substantial speculation and volatility risk.” Those are among the takeaways from a report by The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s LabCFTC , released October 2017. Daniel Gorfine, the Director of […]
ICO Scams: Read the Warning from the SEC
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) face increasing regulation around the world. The U.S. Securities Commission has increased its oversight of the ICO market and is warning investors to perform their due diligence before investing in ICOs. Chinese authorities are banning initial coin offerings. Hong Kong and Canadian authorities also are stepping […]
How to Invest in the Cryptomover Index Fund
Cryptomover is a digital asset management firm which offers access to two indices called the Cryptomover 3 Index and the Cryptomover 10 index. Each of these indices allows customers to track investable digital assets “without the hassle of owning individual wallets and worrying about individual price fluctuations.” At the most […]
Due Diligence: How to Evaluate an ICO Investment
The altcoin space is booming with hundreds of Initial Coin Offerings (see our list of ICOs here). These ICOs are looking for financial support from investors, but investors face the daunting task of trying to figure out which ICOs will be winners. (If you are new to ICOs, read our Beginner’s […]
What Are SAFTs and Why Should Investors Care?
ICO regulations have been recently issued in several jurisdictions including the U.S., China, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea, which has somewhat dampened the boom in initial coin offerings (ICOs). New projects now have to gather expensive legal advice to ensure that their token sales will not get them into […]
Class L Shares: How to Generate Low-Risk Digital Currency Returns
Are you looking to get involved in digital currencies without incurring significant risk? If so, one way of achieving this objective is to invest in Class L interests issued by Crypto Asset Fund (CAF), a fund managed by Crypto Asset Management (CAM). (Be sure to check out our guides on […]