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How Should You Treat Crypto Compared With Other Assets in a Portfolio?

Is crypto an investment, a currency – or neither? The nuance around crypto is exactly why many investors and advisors are drawn to it in the first place – but also why it can be so confusing.

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Revolution, Macro and Micro: Three Ways to Look at a Bitcoin Investment

Understanding the three main investment theses of bitcoin will help you not only allocate to it for clients but also parse through cryptocurrency news, analysis and commentary.

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How Advisors Can Add Value to Clients With Crypto

Being a crypto-competent advisor can help to differentiate yourself from other financial professionals and add value to your client relationships and practice.

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Tech

The Importance of Bitcoin Upgrades and Layer Two Applications

As a financial advisor with clients interested in bitcoin, it’s crucial to understand upgrades to its network and their potential impact on bitcoin’s investment thesis.

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Tech

Why Bitcoin Has Value and Should Be Part of Your Client’s Portfolio

Bitcoin is a technology that’s also money and that can be used for savings. It’s important for advisors to understand the value behind it to determine how it can fit in a client’s asset allocation.

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Tech

How Bitcoin Is More ESG-Friendly Than You’ve Heard

Many popular narratives about bitcoin don’t tell the full story.

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Tech

Why NFTs Are So Appealing – And How Anyone Can Start Learning for Free

What’s truly exciting is the potential this technology brings, and where it could take us in the future.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: People wearing protective masks walk past a CryptoPunk digital art non-fungible token (NFT) displayed on an electronic billboard at a bus shelter in Midtown Manhattan on May 11, 2021 in New York City. The image is part of SaveArtSpace's "Pixelated" public art exhibition which will be displaying 193 of Larva Labs' CryptoPunks on phone booths, bus shelters, and billboards around New York City during the month of May. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Markets

Advice You’ve Never Had to Consider Before

When it comes to crypto, you’ll need to be knowledgeable about new, complex topics to be a more useful and valuable advisor to clients.

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Tech

Understanding Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake and Tokens

When navigating the world of crypto for clients, it’s crucial to understand these terms and methods.

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Markets

How Do You Value Digital Assets?

Traditional models don’t fit for valuing digital assets.

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