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The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators

Ric Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, talks about a key reason why crypto’s future looks bleaker: an apparent effort to cut it off from U.S. banks.

By Ric Edelman

Mar 29, 2023 at 4:44 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2023

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Cryptos Gained in Q1 Despite Weakened Asset Class Perceptions

Glenn Williams Jr. discusses the confounding first quarter, which delivered massive gains to crypto investors even as the industry’s prospects appeared to worsen.

By Glenn Williams Nick Baker

Mar 29, 2023 at 4:23 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2023

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Bitcoin Emerges as Safe Haven as Traditional Finance Faces Turmoil

Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat.

By Nathan Cox

Mar 22, 2023 at 5:40 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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‘Smart Money’ Tools Reveal Where Crypto Capital Is Moving

Tools that track “whale activity” can provide real-time insight into how capital is moving in digital assets such as bitcoin and liquid staked ether and can inform investing decisions.

By Glenn Williams

Mar 22, 2023 at 4:37 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Evaluating Bitcoin as a Store of Value

Two on-chain metrics, realized capitalization and holding trends, demonstrate belief in bitcoin as a store of value (SoV).

By Joe Orsini

Mar 15, 2023 at 3:56 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Lesser-Known, Lesser-Capitalized AI Companies Present Opportunities in Crypto

Artificial Intelligence may be a theme worth exploring – potentially transformative in the way that cryptocurrencies have been.

By Glenn Williams Nick Baker

Mar 15, 2023 at 3:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Let’s Talk About Crypto Protocol Layers and Why Investors Must Examine Them

They’re the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.

By Glenn Williams Nick Baker

Mar 8, 2023 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Crypto Rails Should Bring Efficiency Gains to the $7T-a-Day TradFi FX Market

Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices wades into one of traditional finance’s biggest numbers: $7 trillion.

By Todd Groth

Mar 8, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Weekly Challenge: The Digital Asset Power Hour

Financial professionals stand to benefit greatly from blocking off just one hour per week to learn about a digital asset, such as one of 500 included in CoinDesk's Digital Asset Classification Standard.

By Kelly Chambers

Mar 1, 2023 at 9:42 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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