Published inThe Capital Platform·Aug 31, 2021Fiscal shenanigansAll of a sudden, cryptocurrency has become a powerful force in Washington — Crypto10 min readCrypto10 min read
Published inThe Capital Platform·Jul 22, 2021When movement?Volatility and trading volume have dramatically tapered off as crypto winter continues to drag on. — The most striking thing about the current period in crypto is the sheer lack of meaningful catalysts. Volatility and trading volume have dramatically tapered off, and despite a brief foray below 30k in BTC this week, there have been scant few market-moving events to point to, other than a slow…Cryptocurrency7 min readCryptocurrency7 min read
Published inThe Capital Platform·Jul 8, 2021Play The Long GameDirectionless and low volume conditions continue across the cryptocurrency landscape — This Week in Crypto In recent weeks, Bitcoin and the wider crypto complex has shown greater weakness, with price action for BTC failing to make sustained moves into the upper end of its recent 30–40k range as the market continues to absorb two primary bearish drivers: (i) the enormous disruption occurring to the mining…Bitcoin6 min readBitcoin6 min read
Published inThe Capital Platform·Jun 22, 2021Dude where’s my hash?The recurring ‘China bans Bitcoin’ story that we have all become familiar with over the years appeared to hold greater weight recently. — This week in Crypto China mining bans starts to bite. A long-held bearish narrative of Bitcoin skeptics and often a key reason why many conservative investors have held back from taking on exposure to crypto is the dominant role that the People’s Republic of China has held in the crypto markets and especially the…Crypto6 min readCrypto6 min read
Jun 17, 2021The Politics of BitcoinThis week in Crypto Bitcoin goes political. As Bitcoin nudges its way into the political arena with El Salvador making history by becoming the first non-pariah state to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, there is a sense of renewed optimism and bullish sentiment in the market. This is a welcome…6 min read6 min read
Jun 2, 2021“I’d rather have bitcoin than a bond”This week in Crypto Consolidation and re-accumulation or a macro trend reversal from bull market to bear? This remains the key question at the mid-point in this current calendar year with now just over a year since the last BTC halving event. As the second successive red monthly candle closes…6 min read6 min read
Published inThe Capital Platform·May 25, 2021Blood in the StreetsIn the 18th century, Baron Rothschild from the famed Rothschild banking dynasty was credited as saying ‘’the time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets’’, he subsequently went on to make fortunes buying into the panic that was derived from the Battle of Waterloo. Right now, the market…Crypto6 min readCrypto6 min read
May 18, 2021Elon Musk vs Crypto TwitterThis week in Crypto What a difference a week or so makes in crypto. Glancing through social channels and main stream media this past weekend, one could be forgiven for thinking that the end of Bitcoin and crypto was upon us as the market entered free fall, slumping down to…6 min read6 min read
May 7, 2021All Eyes on EthereumThis week in Crypto A crypto bull market would just not be the same without a full-blown wild alt season, combined with enough exuberance that markets are simply incomprehensible to the average onlooker who is not familiar with crypto. Even for those of us who experienced the mania of 2017’s…7 min read7 min read
Apr 28, 2021Bull Market Speed bumpsThis week in Crypto Hindsight is a wonderful thing and after a rather painful draw down in price across the vast majority of digital assets since our last Weekly, it seems rather obvious now that the market had become extremely frothy, greedy and irrational. In scenes reminiscent of the ICO…6 min read6 min read
