Next Wave of Crypto ETFs
Now that the SEC has allowed both Bitcoin and Ether spot price ETFs the gates may have opened for more cryptocurrencies to be offered to the public in this manner. The next in line appears to be the 7th largest cryptocurrency, XRP. Bitwise is filing with the SEC to offer spot price ETFs of this […]
Tariffs and Your Investing
The United States will choose its next president next month. One of the issues raised in the campaign could have a significant economic impact on consumers and investors alike. Donald Trump says that if he is elected, he will put (unspecified) high tariffs on all imports from all over the world. The costs of these […]
What Does the Crypto Correlation with Stocks Mean?
As the investing world waited over the last month or so for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates the stock market rallied and so did cryptocurrencies. In fact, the two moved nearly in lockstep similar to when they fell together during crypto winter and rose again a year or so later. Considering that […]
Crypto Bets on the Presidential Election
It is illegal for anyone in the USA to accept bets on the outcome of an election in the USA. Nevertheless, there are extensive bets on the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election. In fact, the Polymarket decentralized crypto market has registered $1 billion in crypto wagers on the outcome of this year’s contest […]
Crypto Abuse and Your Crypto Investments
So, we thought that a combination of crypto winter, a subsequent storm of crypto regulation and then Bitcoin and Ether spot price ETFs had succeeded in making crypto safe as an investment for ordinary folks. Now we wake up to another case of crypto abuse and a potential threat to your investments in the digital […]
Will Lower Interest Rates Drive Crypto Higher?
The US Federal Reserve has begun the process of lowering interest rates now that inflation has fallen near to their 2% target and there is evidence that higher rates have begun to affect the levels of employment and unemployment. Crypto winter was largely caused by the prospect of and subsequent reality of substantially higher interest […]
How Much Cash Should an Investor Have?
Since short term treasuries are essentially cash, we are asking ourselves how much cash should an investor have? There are two issues in regard to a rational answer to this question.
Trump’s Crypto About-face
Is Trump’s crypto about-face a true change of heart of a ploy to get donations to help his presidential campaign?
Ether ETFs Greeted by a Price Drop
The debut of spot Ether ETFs was more than $1 billion in trading and then the price floor fell. Why were Ether ETFs greeted by a price drop?