Imagine this. A novice bitcoin buyer decides to dip his toes in the bitcoin pool, impressed by $10,000-plus coin prices and a bizarrely turbulent but still growing bull market. Eager to get in before the most improbable of commodity bubbles finally bursts, the would-be investor sets up a wallet account […]
Mark Frauenfelder is an editor at wired.com. In an article published in October, Frauenfelder detailed how he spent eight months in his attempt to recover 7.4 bitcoin, worth approximately $50,000 at the time this article was written. Detailing his plight to recover the PIN for his physical bitcoin wallet after […]
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a new type of fundraising that allow investors to get in early on new companies and projects [read our Beginner’s Guide to ICOs here]. In this article, we’ll cover the basics of how to invest in ICOs. In summary: Do your due diligence. Get the […]
Cryptomover is a digital asset management firm which offers access to two indices called the Cryptomover 3 Index and the Cryptomover 10 index. Each of these indices allows customers to track investable digital assets “without the hassle of owning individual wallets and worrying about individual price fluctuations.” At the most […]
What happens to your bitcoin if you die? If you are like many people, you may not have given this much thought. After all, it is not a pleasant topic. However, if you have a spouse or children as dependents, you should absolutely consider your digital currency holdings in your […]
Diversification plays an important role in investing, even in the case of digital currencies. By holding a broad portfolio of different digital currencies, you may be able to add returns as well as reduce the single currency risk you would face if you only made a bitcoin investment. When constructing […]
Are you on the lookout for a trading strategy you can use to benefit from bitcoin’s short-term price movements? If so, you might consider a technique called swing trading. Swing Trading Basics This approach, which involves holding positions for as little as overnight and for as long as several weeks, […]
Are you looking to get involved in digital currencies without incurring significant risk? If so, one way of achieving this objective is to invest in Class L interests issued by Crypto Asset Fund (CAF), a fund managed by Crypto Asset Management (CAM). (Be sure to check out our guides on […]
The bitcoin market has been idyllic. Despite some moments of minor downshifting in market position, the value of bitcoin is twice today what it was in July 2017 and four times what it was in March 2017. However, this market tranquility is unlikely to last. Since September 1, the market […]
It recently came to light that the Revenue Service (IRS) has been using bitcoin transaction tracking software in an attempt to identify citizens who have not been paying capital gains tax on their bitcoin investments. Interestingly, in 2015, the same year when the IRS purchased the tracking software from blockchain […]
