Safe-haven assets like gold appreciate in response to global conflicts and tensions, but Bitcoin was not seriously considered such an asset until the latest US-Iran tensions highlighted an interesting price trend. On January 3, 2020, when a US drone strike killed a...

Bakkt, the much-anticipated platform has finally been cleared for launch by the U.S. CFTC and is scheduled to go live on September 23, 2019. As we discussed earlier this year, the Intercontinental-backed futures exchange has the potential to legitimize the crypto...

Can Bitcoin Be Considered a Safe Haven Asset? Bitcoin has been, over the course of its relatively short life, subject of much debate, particularly surrounding its use, utility, and reliability. However, this week we have seen analysts en masse question the leading...

Facebook’s foray into the world of digital currencies, namely project Libra, has not been received well by US lawmakers, who, in recent hearings, have raised concerns over data security, privacy and the tech giant’s history of breach of trust. Naturally, all the...

Earning money and preserving its value are two entirely different things. Traditional currencies, be it the US Dollar, Euro, Yen or Pound are all inflationary in nature, due to the very fact that central banks can print them at will. This means your fiat money is...

In the previous article for our “Crypto Hedge Fund Trading Strategies” series, we discussed market making as one of the strategies which work regardless of market direction. Today we are going to touch upon another market neutral strategy called the Straddle, which is...

Facebook today revealed details on its much anticipated digital currency and blockchain project, termed Libra, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2020. Given Facebook’s massive reach and how the project is backed by several FinTech and investment...

In another entry for our “Crypto Hedge Fund Trading Strategies” series, we are going to discuss market making as one of the key strategies for generating alpha regardless of price action direction. From our two funds - the first crypto fund of funds, and a direct,...

From humble beginnings to unprecedented power, cycles of strength and weakness, good intentions marred by bad actors and varying agendas, large-scale wars and a fight for the throne - much is common between the hit HBO show, Game of Thrones and cryptocurrencies, or...

Bakkt’s Imminent Launch of Bitcoin Futures Will Be Instrumental In Legitimizing the Crypto Market After several delays, mostly due to regulatory hurdles, the Intercontinental Exchange-backed Bakkt platform has shared a product development update highlighting several...

It was not until 2017 that crypto came under the spotlight with an unprecedented performance - the top 20 crypto index returned over 5,000% during the year, and even though the markets have slowed down since, the crypto space has achieved an asset-class status and is...