by Liam Hunt | Mar 7, 2022 | Newsletters
This week, the world has looked on with horror at the ongoing developments in Ukraine. As Russia’s military continues its invasion of Ukraine, global markets have reacted with volatility. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 (.SPX: INDEX) is down slightly... by Mark Turner | Jan 6, 2022 | Newsletters
On January 3rd, 2009, the first Bitcoin block was mined. At the time, a single Bitcoin was worthless—representing mere ones and zeros on a network that no one yet understood. Fast forward exactly 13 years and one Bitcoin is now worth over US$46,000 per coin. It is... by Mark Turner | Dec 3, 2021 | Newsletters
Will the holiday season bring gifts, or a lump of coal, for alternative investors? All signs point to the former. If you equip your portfolio with the right assets, you can position yourself for a very merry Christmas season. The price of gold and silver currently... by Amine Rahal | Oct 8, 2021 | Newsletters
It must be October. Once again, at the beginning of the fall season, it’s a buyer’s market for crypto. Amid regulatory crackdowns from Chinese authorities, the price of Bitcoin fell throughout the month of September, from an August high of about $49,200 to its... by Mark Turner | Sep 8, 2021 | Newsletters
On August 21st, Bitcoin broke through the $50K plateau for the first time since the spring. Only a month ago, some analysts were declaring that we were at the start of another crypto bear market. Clearly, that’s not the case. Since then, we’ve seen some... by Mark Turner | Aug 5, 2021 | Newsletters
Bitcoin is back. After months of doom and gloom from pundits, it appears that Bitcoin has reached a level of price stability that its naysayers had long claimed to be all but impossible. In late July, the price of Bitcoin came just shy of $42,000 per BTC. Throughout... by Mark Turner | Jul 7, 2021 | Newsletters
The mainstream media is intent on believing that the sky is falling on crypto. While it’s true that we’ve seen a price correction over the past few months, the price of Bitcoin is still more than 80% higher than it was on December 1st. If anything, Bitcoin is finally... by Mark Turner | May 3, 2021 | Newsletters
We’ve heard a lot about cryptocurrency this year. The digital asset has hogged a lot of media attention as it rocketed into the financial mainstream. Since only New Years’, Bitcoin is up 80%, and that’s including last month’s price dip. ... by Mark Turner | Apr 5, 2021 | Newsletters
You might’ve heard about the “NFT craze” that’s going on right now. NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens”, skyrocketed in popularity in March, with $220 million in sales in the month of March alone—for reference, the entire year 2020 saw only $250 million... by Mark Turner | Mar 3, 2021 | Newsletters, Precious Metals
February was a record month for Bitcoin, as BTC hit $50,000 (wait, $58,000) for the first time in its existence. Momentum is on Bitcoin’s side, and there’s no indication that the cryptocurrency will hit the brakes any time soon. It looks as though... by Mark Turner | Feb 2, 2021 | Newsletters
The stock market is being manipulated before our eyes. Just this week, GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC) were at the center of major pump and dump and short squeeze events. Chaos in the market brought their implied volatility levels to 400—we’re talking... by Mark Turner | Jan 2, 2021 | Newsletters
Bitcoin had a record-breaking year, quadrupling in value and, in the last month alone, hitting a 47% gain. If you’re kicking yourself about missing out in 2020, the good news is that the party’s not over. At least not according to JPMorgan, who predicts...
