Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, FalconX’s Gaspar Martin writes that BTC is reaching a market bottom and is poised for a turnaround.
Crypto Long & Short
Crypto Long & Short: The measure of a maturing market
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, trusted indexes turn fragmented digital assets into a mature market that big institutions can confidently invest in, writes Kirsten Wegner. Then, the division between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto is disappearing, says Dave LaValle, President of CoinDesk Data & Indices.
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin-backed loans belong in the cost-of-capital conversation
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Alec Beckman on why BTC-backed lending is not a crypto story, but a capital efficiency story. Then, Serena Sebastiani on how stablecoins aren’t a crypto product; they’re becoming the settlement infrastructure global finance forgot.
Crypto Long & Short: Prediction Markets Don’t Just Forecast Power – They Reshape It
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ryan Kirkley writes on how crypto prediction markets can risk incentivizing manipulation and amplify misinformation at scale.
Crypto Long & Short: AI agents choosing denationalized money
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Sylvia To on AI agents choosing denationalized money.
DeFi’s Renaissance
Pro-crypto legislation could allow DeFi to potentially connect with mainstream financial systems, says Toe Bautista.
Miners Going Nuclear: A Symbiotic Synergy
Beyond the increasing proliferation of bitcoin within investment portfolios, mining operations have become a focus of a new wave of mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street, says Taylor Krystkowiak.
The Real Winner of the 2024 Elections: The Crypto Industry
The 2024 elections marked a significant turning point for the crypto industry, with a pro-crypto president-elect advocating for the U.S. as the “crypto capital of the planet,” paving the way for a shift from regulatory enforcement to a clearer, more predictable regulatory framework that will facilitate mainstream adoption and innovation in the sector, says Christopher Perkins.
Beating Bitcoin
Crypto market returns today exhibit a power law distribution, where a few top performers can significantly boost a portfolio’s overall results, says Felician Stratmann.