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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.

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

Mar 29, 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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This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money

The recent collapse of three high-profile banks - Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank - has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion, the echoes of crises in 2008 and 2013 are loud.

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 17, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2023

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Opinion

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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Crypto for advisors

Price, Not Intrinsic Value, Is the True Measure of Bitcoin’s Success

Many financial advisors cite lack of intrinsic value as a case against bitcoin. But demand and global adoption, evidenced by bitcoin's steadily increasing price, are what they should be paying attention to.

By Isaiah Douglass

Mar 9, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Silvergate

Silvergate Collapse Dragging Down Bitcoin Volume

Data from CryptoQuant shows that active addresses and transfer volume have seen significant declines as Silvergate weighs heavy on the market.

By Sam Reynolds

Mar 9, 2023 at 7:20 a.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Crypto for advisors

Advisors: Learn Crypto, or Your Clients Will

The disconnect between financial advisors and their clients around crypto has become increasingly apparent, given that 37% of advisors personally invested in crypto compared to up to 83% of their clients that may have, according to one 2023 survey.

By DJ Windle

Mar 2, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 2, 2023

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Finance

Opinion

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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Finance

Crypto long & short

Centralized Exchange Scrutiny Will Spur Research of Decentralized Exchanges

Decentralized exchanges have an intriguing road ahead amid the wreckage of FTX.

By Glenn Williams Nick Baker

Mar 1, 2023 at 5:20 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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Finance

Crypto for advisors

The SEC’s Crackdown on Ethereum Staking Has a Silver Lining

The SEC’s recent actions shut down centralization staking services, but not individual staking and decentralized staking services. That could increase decentralization and help restore crypto’s original mission.

By Jackson Wood

Feb 23, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2023

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