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Crypto Long & Short

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPO

Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto.

Doge dog in autumn

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: What Trends in Volatility Could Mean for Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s investment narrative is evolving as the role of volatility is changing in both crypto and traditional markets.

(Chris Liverani, Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: What Changed My Mind About Bitcoin Narratives

Is bitcoin having a good year or not? As an industry, we need to work on honing our understanding of the many narratives, and how they can influence value.

(Vintage Tone via Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Cryptocurrency Markets May Be Decentralized but They’re Still Accountable

One overlooked aspect of crypto markets is that transparency and choice holds participants accountable in ways traditional markets have not experienced.

Photo via Shutterstock

Tech

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin's Quiet Progress Is Pointing Toward a Better Future

Noelle Acheson compares the soaring rhetoric of JP Barlow’s Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace with the quiet innovation of Satoshi’s bitcoin.

John Perry Barlow in 2008 (Credit: Jessica Louise Bernard/Flickr Creative Commons)

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: The Emergence of Prime Brokers Adds Resilience but Also Risk

Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization.

Wall Street Sign

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Innovation Cycles, Crypto Venture Funds and Institutional Investors

With so much attention on institutional involvement in crypto asset markets, we overlook they are already here through VC investments – less fast-paced, perhaps, but important to keep an eye on for what they reveal about cycles.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to Growing Sophistication

Noelle Acheson picks apart trends in global interest and trust in crypto asset technology, and revisits the growing financialization of bitcoin mining.

tickets

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin's Big Rally Is a Sign of Its Economic Resilience

Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead.

bitcoin price 1m may 1

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: How Oil Going Negative Could Open the Door for Bitcoin ETFs

The economic repercussions of oil going negative are staggering. Also compelling is what it says about biases in the bitcoin market.

Oil rig (Credit: Moritz Kindler / Unsplash)