Crypto Long & Short

Cryptos Gained in Q1 Despite Weakened Asset Class Perceptions
Glenn Williams Jr. discusses the confounding first quarter, which delivered massive gains to crypto investors even as the industry’s prospects appeared to worsen.

Bitcoin Emerges as Safe Haven as Traditional Finance Faces Turmoil
Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat.

‘Smart Money’ Tools Reveal Where Crypto Capital Is Moving
Tools that track “whale activity” can provide real-time insight into how capital is moving in digital assets such as bitcoin and liquid staked ether and can inform investing decisions.

Evaluating Bitcoin as a Store of Value
Two on-chain metrics, realized capitalization and holding trends, demonstrate belief in bitcoin as a store of value (SoV).

Lesser-Known, Lesser-Capitalized AI Companies Present Opportunities in Crypto
Artificial Intelligence may be a theme worth exploring – potentially transformative in the way that cryptocurrencies have been.

Let’s Talk About Crypto Protocol Layers and Why Investors Must Examine Them
They’re the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.

Crypto Rails Should Bring Efficiency Gains to the $7T-a-Day TradFi FX Market
Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices wades into one of traditional finance’s biggest numbers: $7 trillion.

Weekly Challenge: The Digital Asset Power Hour
Financial professionals stand to benefit greatly from blocking off just one hour per week to learn about a digital asset, such as one of 500 included in CoinDesk's Digital Asset Classification Standard.

Centralized Exchange Scrutiny Will Spur Research of Decentralized Exchanges
Decentralized exchanges have an intriguing road ahead amid the wreckage of FTX.

Washington Plays Tennis With Crypto
If digital asset regulation is drifting into partisan waters, that’s bad for all involved.

