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The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index repeated last week’s reading of “12” signifying negative market sentiment as investors remain worried about digital assets, but the rating is actually an uptick from yesterday when the daily metric slid to “10.” THE HEADLINES MARKET DATA EXCHANGE, CUSTODY AND PRODUCT NEWS
PORTFOLIO STRATEGY It continues to be our view that crypto markets are in the 2nd or 3rd innings of a prolonged recovery following their December 2018 bottom. The earlier months sell off likely flushed a significant portion of leverage and speculative short term traders out of the ecosystem, as we discussed on our FS Insight Digital Assets call earlier this week. This dynamic bodes well for reducing market downside risks...
If you know me, you probably know that I have developed a passion for video gaming and esports that matches my interest for digital currencies and blockchain (it’s a passion but don’t ask me for my online name, I am not a very skilled player). While I started playing video games in the early 70’s with a Pong console and black and white television, it was not until last year that...
There has been lots of discussion about the US government’s plans to provide direct cash assistance to Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. I spoke to several people who were concerned about how they would receive their $1,200 payment. In one case, the person had just moved and was unsure whether they will still receive their check in the mail. I am sure this is obvious to readers of BitDigest but...
SUMMARY MARKET ANALYSIS:Crypto markets rallied off last week’s lows. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY:The risk / return profile looks attractive at these levels. WINNERS & LOSERSWinner: The Steem community who is taking a stand against Tron founder Justin Sun.Loser: MakerDAO token holders who are getting diluted due to poor performing loans. WEEKLY RANT:BitMex going down for maintenance makes me cringe, but it may have been for the better. FINANCING ACTIVITY:Bakkt, Argent, Phemex, and...
I heard a rumor earlier this week that a major bank (my bank) had limited cash withdrawals from ATMs. This turned out to be false, but banks are closing allowing employees to go into self-quarantine (Chase announced it was closing 20% of its branches and I expect more banks to follow) and there are already stories of people either withdrawing large amounts of cash (Bill Ackman) or banking systems being...