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Navigating Digital Assets: Monthly Breakdown of Crucial Crypto Market Metrics

Navigating Digital Assets: Monthly Breakdown of Crucial Crypto Market Metrics

🕔16:07, 7.Jun 2023

Fidelity Digital Assets' report titled "A monthly breakdown of key crypto market metrics that could be impacting price and investor sentiment" presents an in-depth exploration of digital assets. The report highlights the unique nature of these assets as they generate

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Cryptocurrencies Triumph Amidst the National Banking Crisis

Cryptocurrencies Triumph Amidst the National Banking Crisis

🕔17:11, 23.May 2023

The theme of the text is the notable performance of cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, amidst a banking crisis. The U.S. banking system experienced significant issues, leading to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, among others. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum

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Positioning for the Bitcoin Boom: Understanding and Seizing Opportunities

Positioning for the Bitcoin Boom: Understanding and Seizing Opportunities

🕔12:51, 15.May 2023

Adamant Research, in its tradition of identifying opportunities during periods of investor apathy, once again brings attention to Bitcoin, which is currently 60% below its 2021 peak. This report argues that the ongoing bear market presents an exceptional opportunity for

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Decentralization in Bitcoin Mining: Challenges and Solutions

Decentralization in Bitcoin Mining: Challenges and Solutions

🕔08:16, 5.May 2023

In the world of Bitcoin, decentralization plays a crucial role in maintaining its integrity and value proposition. The increasing dominance of two major mining pools, however, raises concerns about centralization and the potential for censorship. This essay will explore the

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2023 Digital Assets Outlook: Rediscovering Core Principles and Building Resilience

2023 Digital Assets Outlook: Rediscovering Core Principles and Building Resilience

🕔08:29, 3.May 2023

In "2023 Look Ahead: Refocusing and Building on Digital Assets' Core Principles," the authors reflect on significant developments in the digital asset space during 2022 and discuss the potential implications for 2023 and beyond. Despite a challenging year marked by

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Investor Sentiments on Digital Assets & Blockchain in 2022

Investor Sentiments on Digital Assets & Blockchain in 2022

🕔07:36, 1.May 2023

In this conclusion of "Exploring Institutional Interest in Blockchain Applications and Digital Asset Uses," Fidelity Digital Assets highlights institutional investor sentiments during the first half of 2022. They emphasize that recent market events showcase the growing pains of a burgeoning

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Q1 2023 Crypto Analysis: Bitcoin & Ether Momentum

Q1 2023 Crypto Analysis: Bitcoin & Ether Momentum

🕔10:22, 27.Apr 2023

In this Q1 2023 Signals Report by Fidelity Digital Assets, the main theme revolves around the short-term and mid-term potential of Bitcoin and Ether investments. The report highlights that both cryptocurrencies exhibit strong price momentum and supportive moving averages, positioning

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Bitcoin Is Flourishing Amid The National Banking Crisis

Bitcoin Is Flourishing Amid The National Banking Crisis

🕔10:12, 10.Apr 2023

In the midst of a tumultuous US banking crisis, ARK Invest's report, "Bitcoin Is Flourishing Amid The National Banking Crisis," reveals how cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have remained resilient. As traditional financial institutions like Silicon Valley Bank faced bankruptcy,

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Navigating the Turbulent Progress of Digital Assets

Navigating the Turbulent Progress of Digital Assets

🕔16:58, 28.Mar 2023

Digital assets promise economic opportunities, but effective regulation and infrastructure are necessary for a healthy marketplace. OMFIF presents a report on the progress towards a digital asset ecosystem, examining different kinds of digital assets, infrastructure, legal frameworks, and regulatory policies.

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Despite crypto winter, Digital Asset projects are still thriving

Despite crypto winter, Digital Asset projects are still thriving

🕔14:06, 10.Mar 2023

The Digital Assets industry was under pressure through 2022 with Cryptocurrency prices correcting sharply, as tighter global financial conditions impacted capital markets. The Digital Assets ecosystem is certainly used to a great deal of volatility, and the implosions of the

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The Bitcoin Monthly: New Year, New Market Dynamics

The Bitcoin Monthly: New Year, New Market Dynamics

🕔16:48, 7.Feb 2023

In the fourth quarter, bitcoin found strong support at its investor cost basis, then broke out above its total market cost basis and its 200-day moving average …

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Applying Machine Learning Portfolio Modeling to Bitcoin

Applying Machine Learning Portfolio Modeling to Bitcoin

🕔13:07, 6.Feb 2023

New Modeling Techniques to Evaluate Bitcoin in a Multi-Asset Class Portfolio Introduction Investors considering whether to add bitcoin to their multi-asset class portfolio face the challenge of how to think about both the impact of a bitcoin allocation and how

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Dollars Ex Machina

Dollars Ex Machina

🕔16:35, 4.Jan 2023

In late 2016, we were approached by a brilliant entrepreneur with an interesting investment opportunity. We mask the full details here to protect anonymity but believe us when we say this person has a knack for being incredibly early to

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Decoding what it means to be truly decentralized.

Decoding what it means to be truly decentralized.

🕔14:32, 19.Dec 2022

Market drawdowns are often accompanied by feelings of doubt, uncertainty, and ambiguity of forward expectations. While no one has a crystal ball, we can use the information available to us to make our best estimations and probabilistic assumptions of what

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The fall of FTX

The fall of FTX

🕔10:21, 19.Dec 2022

In our view, FTX’s insolvency is one of the most damaging events—worse than the 2014 Mt. Gox hack—in crypto history. Caused by one of the revered leaders of the industry, this collapse could delay institutional crypto adoption by years and

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Institutional Investor Digital Assets Study: Key Findings

Institutional Investor Digital Assets Study: Key Findings

🕔08:29, 14.Dec 2022

With nearly six in ten institutional investors surveyed (58%) invested in digital assets globally, understanding how investors are engaging with the ecosystem is increasingly important. These key findings represent just a portion of the insights gleaned from the Fidelity Digital

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Applying Machine Learning Portfolio Modeling to Bitcoin

Applying Machine Learning Portfolio Modeling to Bitcoin

🕔14:45, 12.Dec 2022

Investors considering whether to add bitcoin to their multi-asset class portfolio face the challenge of how to think about both the impact of a bitcoin allocation and how to set and manage their exposure. A simple way to start can

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Time for a Reset of the Crypto Opportunity

Time for a Reset of the Crypto Opportunity

🕔11:46, 12.Dec 2022

Disruptive behaviour by some should not be allowed to spoil the opportunity in digital ledger technology.  Events of the past few weeks offer a cautionary tale to anyone following the crypto space. Blockchain technology and its resulting cryptoassets were built

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The longer the base, the more powerful the breakout (or breakdown)

The longer the base, the more powerful the breakout (or breakdown)

🕔12:42, 7.Nov 2022

Long-term holders are trading at a loss proportional to that of previous market cycles, suggesting that, finally, the highest-conviction participants are experiencing …

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Tug of war: bitcoin economics vs. Macroeconomics

Tug of war: bitcoin economics vs. Macroeconomics

🕔11:07, 20.Oct 2022

Bitcoin’s on-chain activity suggests that holding behavior and network fundamentals are much stronger than its current price would suggest. Ethereum’s successful transition to proof-of-stake marks a monumental accomplishment for its ecosystem. An uncertain macro environment continues to weigh heavily on

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September 2022 market recap & outlook

September 2022 market recap & outlook

🕔10:17, 12.Oct 2022

Silver lining: Following on the heels of August, September 2022 trended negatively for …

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Quantifying The Potential Impact Of Bitcoin Mining On Global Methane Emissions

Quantifying The Potential Impact Of Bitcoin Mining On Global Methane Emissions

🕔14:02, 27.Sep 2022

Using Bitcoin mining to combust leaking methane sources can eliminate 5.32% of all global emissions by 2045. This represents 23% of all global methane emissions: more than half the UNEP’s targeted reduction of methane of 45% by 2045. That means

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Valuing Bitcoin

Valuing Bitcoin

🕔14:30, 21.Sep 2022

After investors have learned the basics of bitcoin, they often ask, “how is it possible to own an asset if they are unable to determine what its fair value should be?” Valuation methods vary widely across a variety of assets,

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Why Bitcoin Is An Essential Part Of Every Esg Fund

Why Bitcoin Is An Essential Part Of Every Esg Fund

🕔15:09, 8.Sep 2022

If you’re a fund manager who is establishing an ESG policy, failure to consider Bitcoin in the mix is tantamount to gross negligence on your ESG obligations. If you’re a private investor, not investing in Bitcoin because it “uses energy”

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All Eyes On The Merge

All Eyes On The Merge

🕔14:25, 6.Sep 2022

The Bitcoin Monthly With futures in backwardation and options open interest at an all-time high, ether is the most hedged asset in the crypto market as it transitions to …

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Bitcoin: Why Environmentalists Need To Relax, It’s Better Than You Think

Bitcoin: Why Environmentalists Need To Relax, It’s Better Than You Think

🕔08:03, 23.Aug 2022

Bitcoin isn’t the great evil we have been led to believe. Until you’ve looked deeply into something, you’re not in a position to judge it, says Daniel Batten.  For as long as I can remember, protecting the environment was my

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7 Renewables Misconceptions

7 Renewables Misconceptions

🕔14:10, 18.Aug 2022

At our ESG fund, as part of our due diligence on Bitcoin Mining, we recently examined the 7 Most common ESG arguments against Bitcoin and found all of them to be untrue. Sometimes, the diametric opposite was the truth.

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Bitcoin Mining Can Prevent Climate Change

Bitcoin Mining Can Prevent Climate Change

🕔12:58, 18.Aug 2022

2022 has changed everything that we in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector thought we knew about Bitcoin. We thought it was a net negative for the environment. We could not have been more wrong. It turns out that

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The Renewable Grid Needs Bitcoin Mining

The Renewable Grid Needs Bitcoin Mining

🕔11:28, 17.Aug 2022

The 2 biggest problems with Solar & Wind are that they “don’t match where” and “don’t match when” most customers want it. These two problems lead to a plethora of other problems: curtailment, load balancing, voltage regulation, power wasted in

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An Investor’s Guide to Crypto

An Investor’s Guide to Crypto

🕔13:43, 29.Jun 2022

In 2018, it was relatively easy for asset managers to ignore the cryptocurrency space. Bitcoin had crashed, losing over 80% of its value, and the new ecosystem was littered with failed initial coin offerings. It all looked like a fad.

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Bitcoin: Knowledge and Perceptions

Bitcoin: Knowledge and Perceptions

🕔17:04, 8.Jun 2022

Bitcoin was originally created as a currency for the internet, where people could send and receive money without going through a financial institution. In recent years, the dominant narratives surrounding bitcoin have been solely focused on its potential as a

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Crypto-Assets Activity around the World

Crypto-Assets Activity around the World

🕔16:19, 26.May 2022

On-chain crypto-assets transaction volumes have grown rapidly, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crypto-assets activity appears to be a global phenomenon, although it still remains modest relative to gross domestic product for most countries. Panel regressions across more than 130 countries

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Navigating the volatility: Russia, Ukraine and bitcoin

Navigating the volatility: Russia, Ukraine and bitcoin

🕔17:14, 3.Apr 2022

In the face of these events, Bitcoin outperformed assets like oil, gold and US dollars. After heavy price drops to start 2022, the crypto market stabilised for some time until it was shaken by a sudden spike which saw overall

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Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

🕔17:29, 4.Mar 2022

Once investors have decided to invest in digital assets, the next question becomes, “Which one?” Of course, bitcoin is the most recognized, first-ever digital asset, but there are hundreds and even thousands of other digital assets in the ecosystem. One

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Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

🕔14:23, 16.Feb 2022

Once investors have decided to invest in digital assets, the next question becomes, “Which one?” Of course, bitcoin is the most recognized, first-ever digital asset, but there are hundreds and even thousands of other digital assets in the ecosystem. One

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January market recap

January market recap

🕔09:13, 10.Feb 2022

A broader market sell-off caused market sentiment to weaken substantially in Jan., leading some to think that BTC could break critical support levels and slip into a bear market. Notwithstanding BTC’s underwhelming performance, BTC’s hashrate hit an all-time-high on Jan.

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Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

Why investors need to consider bitcoin separately from other digital assets

🕔08:05, 3.Feb 2022

Once investors have decided to invest in digital assets, the next question becomes, “Which one?” Of course, bitcoin is the most recognized, first-ever digital asset, but there are hundreds and even thousands of other digital assets in the ecosystem. One

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Alternatives under the microscope

Alternatives under the microscope

🕔15:52, 24.Jan 2022

Some alternative assets performed very well in 2021, especially private equity and Bitcoin. But we think 2022 will be very different with less growth but lots of policy tightening. Hence we expect a convergence of returns but still favour cyclical

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Crypto in review

Crypto in review

🕔12:28, 17.Jan 2022

If 2020 was the The Year of the ₿ull, then 2021 was without a doubt the year crypto went mainstream. Last year, the cryptoasset industry experienced breakthroughs in adoption, regulation, policy, broader infrastructure development, technical upgrades, and on top of

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The Aristotle List: 10 improbable but possible outcomes for 2022

The Aristotle List: 10 improbable but possible outcomes for 2022

🕔15:56, 11.Jan 2022

Uncommon truths  It is time to forget central scenarios and think about improbable but possible outcomes. Market sentiment is now mixed (thanks to the Fed), so our list of surprises contains something for everybody (these hypothetical predictions are our views

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Bitcoin’s Place in Multi-Asset Portfolios

Bitcoin’s Place in Multi-Asset Portfolios

🕔09:01, 7.Dec 2021

Whether Crypto is the new New World or a glorified Ponzi Scheme is a debate which gets people curiously animated. We deftly sidestep this fracas, and instead focus on how the related instruments could be used from an asset allocation

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Securing Self-Sovereignty

Securing Self-Sovereignty

🕔16:17, 6.Dec 2021

Bitcoin's reputation as the soundest form of money is largely underpinned by its decentralized blockchain network. The network comprises globally distributed computers, known as “nodes,” that connect to each other and are run by anyone in the world with …

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Chi on China

Chi on China

🕔00:20, 27.Oct 2021

China bans Bitcoin, embraces dlt with ESG implications We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment. Dennis Weaver  SUMMARY China’s renewed crackdown on bitcoin aims at tackling the country’s problems of power shortages, climate control, creeping

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Bitcoin: A Framework for Institutional Investors Considering an Allocation

Bitcoin: A Framework for Institutional Investors Considering an Allocation

🕔15:11, 16.Oct 2021

New research from Fidelity explores bitcoin’s characteristics, potential benefits and risks, and other implementation considerations  KEY TAKEAWAYS We believe bitcoin is an aspiring asset class in a period of price discovery. Like gold, bitcoin is a high-powered, opportunistic hedging asset

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ESG-stimulans is keerzijde van China’s verbod op bitcoin

ESG-stimulans is keerzijde van China’s verbod op bitcoin

🕔08:00, 15.Oct 2021

Sinds mei 2021 treedt China strenger op tegen het verhandelen en mijnen van cryptocurrency’s. China treedt hard op tegen o.a. bitcoin in een poging om problemen als stroomtekorten, klimaatschokken, financiële ontwrichting en de sluipende erosie van zijn soevereiniteit op het

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ESG boost is flipside to China’s ban on bitcoin

ESG boost is flipside to China’s ban on bitcoin

🕔08:22, 12.Oct 2021

China is cracking down on bitcoin in a bid to overcome problems such as power shortages, climate control, financial disruption and the creeping erosion of its monetary policy sovereignty. At the same time, Beijing is embracing distributed ledger technology (DLT)

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Digital Assets: From Fringe to Future

Digital Assets: From Fringe to Future

🕔17:07, 22.Sep 2021

In 1998, computer scientist Nicholas Szabo developed a novel, decentralized digital currency called “bit gold” based on a system mathematicians hypothesized nearly a decade prior. The development of this system was a precursor of what we know now as blockchain.2

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Answers to your 5 biggest investment concerns

Answers to your 5 biggest investment concerns

🕔10:24, 5.Aug 2021

Markets have been climbing a wall of worry in 2021, reaching record highs even as investors brace for the possibility of elevated inflation, rising interest rates, runaway debt and a bitcoin bubble. With so much to trouble investors, many are

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The inherent risks of crypto currencies – When bitcoin meets China’s CBDC

The inherent risks of crypto currencies – When bitcoin meets China’s CBDC

🕔12:12, 28.May 2021

Increasing regulatory control, due to central banks protecting their economic policy sovereignty and national governments seeking to control climate change, is an imminent risk for cryptocurrencies. In particular, China’s official digital currency is ‘anti-cryptos‘. Cryptocurrency anonymity, notably in the case

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Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future

Bitcoin is Key to an Abundant, Clean Energy Future

🕔16:49, 23.Apr 2021

In this memo, we aim to explain how the Bitcoin network functions as a unique energy buyer that could enable society to deploy substantially more solar and wind generation capacity. This deployment, along with energy storage, aims to facilitate the

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