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July was nothing short of historic for Bitcoin and crypto as a whole. In a single seven day stretch, 1) The Chairman of the Fed testified to Congress about it; 2) The President tweeted about it; 3) The Treasury Secretary gave a formal press conference about it; and 4) Congress questioned a Facebook executive and other crypto ecosystem participants for two days about it…
Read MoreDeflationary technologies of the digital revolution will not naturally narrow the prosperity gap. Instead, they serve as a wedge to widen it.
Read MoreTo that end, we are well on our way to new ATHs for BTC after a truly spectacular Q2-19 - the fourth best quarterly performance since 2012. In our Monthly Update letter that went out June 1st we said, “last month we stated that new all-time highs were well within reach for 2020. We now believe that may have proven too conservative, and there is a meaningful chance new ATHs are possible in 2019, and likely in 2020”.
Read MoreThe meme “the herd is coming” is actually beginning to play out. The meme of “get off zero” is gaining real traction. Many new projects are set to launch through year-end. Human and financial capital are pouring into the space to provide the necessary products and services to scale crypto to a multi-trillion-dollar asset class. It’s happening, and it’s happening quickly.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Travis Kling, Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai. We discuss how the traditional financial markets work, including quantitative easing, fiscal policies, Bitcoin’s relationship with these markets and concerns with tokens.
Read MoreWe’re back in Los Angeles after a productive 10-day trip to Chicago for The Trading Show and New York for NYC Blockchain Week. We had the opportunity to give multiple keynote presentations and panel discussions were featured on a number of media outlets.
Read MoreAmoveo represents one of the most unique projects in the space. The thought space for prediction markets, Amoveo’s direction of design and the developer focused community inspire excitement. No matter one’s allegiance in the crypto sphere, we encourage the community to explore the project’s aggressive experimentation.
Read MoreBTC volumes on reputable exchanges, likely the most accurate measurement of volumes in the space as whole, increased M/M. The trailing 7-day avg volume at the end of February was ~23% higher than the end of January. This is encouraging, and a continuation of these increased volumes with flat-to-up prices would be a sign we may have seen the bottom.
Read MoreIn the second episode of the Tokyo FinTech Podcast, Travis Kling, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management, discusses his journey to becoming a crypto fund manager, why crypto will be the best performing asset class for years to come, the Fed and......Johnny Football!
Read MoreMore than a decade ago, on the back of the global financial crisis, the world began the largest monetary and fiscal policy experiment in human history: globally-coordinated quantitative easing while running massive deficits on top of increasingly untenable debt levels. That ‘experiment’ is now 10 years old and facing daunting challenges, because risk assets are now entirely reliant on cheap money.
Read MoreWith a few months of hindsight, it may make complete sense that the U-turn on central banks’ monetary policy put the bottom in for crypto. Look around at the world – politicians, Wall Street, big tech companies. The world needs Distributed Ledger Technology and crypto assets and the potential they bring now more than ever. We are in the midst of a Trust Revolution.
Read MoreMorgan Creek Digital announced today that it will be the lead anchor investor in Ikigai Asset Management’s flagship fund focused on executing systematic and fundamental liquid hedge fund strategies as well as opportunistic venture-stage crypto asset investments.
Read MoreIn February, BTC generated its first monthly positive price performance since July. The relief felt by market participants was palpable. That positive price performance occurred on elevated volumes in large cap tokens and thus far those gains have largely held.
Read MoreUltimately, repeatable leverage is about systematizing active thought and decisions rooted in interdependent foundational principles to empower maximum focus in thoughtful and sustainable utilization of leverage. If leverage alone is a megaphone for wise decision-making, repeatable leverage is an amphitheater.
Read MoreBitcoin might be down 80% from its peak, but true believers in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology still gush about its enormous potential.
Read MoreIt’s official: We’re currently experiencing the longest bear market in bitcoin’s history.
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