Libra: The End of the State Money Monopoly?
“Money is an honest ledger that individuals use to keep track of real wealth, defined as productive assets. Sorry Facebook but real wealth doesn’t...
Gold and Bitcoin: A Crypto Strategy, also for Institutional Investors
“Digital gold and physical gold make a highly interesting combination as a portfolio. Excess volatility is dampened by gold, while you still can participate...
Institutional Requirements for an Investible Crypto Index
“Creating an index that accurately tracks the market requires consideration of three main factors: reflecting market dynamics, maintaining/governing the respective rules, and preventing manipulation.”
Patrick...
The Network Effect As a Valuation Methodology
“… ether itself will retain a strong and steady value as a cryptofuel, and as a store of value for Ethereum-based security deposits, simply...
Competing Currencies and Digital Money: How Hayekian Are Cryptocurrencies?
The Government Monopoly on Money – For a Long Time Unquestioned
“I do not think that it is an exaggeration to say that history is...
Bubble or Hyperdeflation?
Since December, Bitcoin’s price dropped 69 % from a high of $19,224 to a low of $5,920 in early February. The last time Bitcoin’s price...
Technical Analysis: Is a Crypto Winter About to Start?
After an epic rise from $162 up to $19,886 in just over two years, the price of Bitcoin fell by nearly 70 % between...
U.S. Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives: Blessing or Curse?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Inc. and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced plans to launch a cash-settled Bitcoin futures product by the...