Conviction.  Dicitonary.com defines it as “a fixed or firm belief”, Merriam Webster elaborates as “the state of being convinced.” However, you view it, right now is where it is most important.  I’ll elaborate. China Cracks Down We saw another slide in bitcoin this week as China encouraged banks and payment platforms to stop supporting digital

The late Douglas Adams gave us a modern tongue-in-cheek classic with “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”  In this much-loved work, Arthur Dent is a human who escapes the destruction of Earth only to end up in a universe much bigger, much bolder and much stranger than he ever imagined.  His rescuer and colleague, Ford

Bitcoin has taken a breather, a rest if you will, from its strong rise this year. Far from over, we still believe there is significant ground to take, especially when one looks at the stock-to-flow model.  Ethereum, a smart contract platform, has also recently hit new highs primarily due to its usefulness and ability to

Welcome to the April edition of Crypto: Decrypted.  As bitcoin continues its historic run with new highs (again!) the markets were all in a tizzy yesterday over the Coinbase IPO.  Let’s jump right in. Crypto on Nasdaq  It was bound to happen and, sure enough, it’s happened.  You can now participate in the crypto markets

Welcome to the early March edition of Crypto: Decrypted.  I’ll begin by saying that it’s no surprise that the markets are continuing to grow.  While no one knows for sure where the ceiling is, the Chief Investment Officer of a hedge fund recently predicted a $23T market cap by 2023.  As it turns out that

Welcome to the early February edition of Crypto Decrypted. I had intended a few other topics for this update however, as he is wont to do, it looks like I’ve been upstaged by Elon Musk, so let’s start there. Musk Makes a Move While it’s been no surprise that Musk has been showing an interest