Crypto Research

This week’s funding totals were on par with last week, declining slightly from $231 million to $226 million. Funding amounts were concentrated in the Infrastructure and CeFi verticals, raising $104 million and $64 million, respectively. SALT Lending closed a $64 million Series A deal, representing the largest deal this week and comprising the entire amount of CeFi capital raised. SALT Lending is a crypto lending platform that paused its business following the...

FS Insight members now have access to the Crypto Core Strategy, a crypto portfolio and allocation tool for investors looking to explore this emerging asset class.  Sean Farrell answers your most common questions about the Crypto Core Strategy, including:How should I allocate to bitcoin, ethereum, altcoins, and stablecoins?What digital assets are included in this portfolio and are there limitations?What % of an investment portfolio would you recommend allocating to the...

INTRODUCTION Human nature and gambling have been linked together as far as history goes back. Pick any time period, and there is evidence of humans wagering on games in one way or another. Whether it was betting on your favorite gladiator in the Colosseum or strolling into a Vegas casino and playing the slots, history has proven that humans love to gamble. In modern society, there are more and more...

GOLDEN CROSS APPROACHES The golden cross is a commonly used technical indicator. It is characterized by the intersection of two moving averages, where a short-term average crosses above a long-term average. The most commonly used moving averages are the 50-day and 200-day. This crossover pattern is widely interpreted as a signal of a potential trend reversal from bearish to bullish, suggesting an upward momentum in the asset's price. As demonstrated...

After an impressive $749 million was raised last week, funding totals came back down to earth to $228 million. Zero-carbon Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf completed a $32 million public equity sale, representing the largest deal of the week. Additionally, mining company Pow. re completed both a Series A and Strategic fundraising round this week, valuing the company at $150 million. The uptick in mining deals over the last two weeks...

Equities have continued to rally following the Fed's 25 bps rate hike and Chair Powell's press conference yesterday. The S&P 500 gained 1.31% to reach its highest level in 5 months, while the Nasdaq gained 3.31%. Investors perceived Powell's comments as less hawkish compared to earlier conferences, as he alluded to "easing" inflation and shifted the focus from the "pace" to the "extent" of future rate hikes. The ECB and...

WHAT IS A MEME? A meme is defined by Webster’s New World College Dictionary as “a concept, belief, or practice conceived as a unit of cultural information that may be passed on from person to person, subject to influences in a way analogous to natural selection.” Memes have always existed but have grown rapidly in popularity due to the internet and social media. Sites such as Twitter and TikTok are...