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Debunking 9 Bitcoin Myths
By Patrick Lowry, CEO, Iconic Holding In the past week I have had a few dozen personal contacts, mostly friends or drinking buddies, reach out to me to ask about Bitcoin. They want to know what it is, how and where they can buy it, and I even had one ask me “what does the $15K, $16K…
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The Role of Correlations in Portfolio Theory
One of the basic principles of portfolio theory is diversification. Diversification, which aims to minimize risk – measured by standard deviation – without reducing the expected return. Read on to learn more about the role of correlations in portfolio theory and crypto asset investing. By Patrick Lowry, CEO of Deutsche Digital Assets The Role of Correlations…
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Iconic Insider – October 2020
The Iconic Insider is back this month after a short break in September! You will have to forgive me, but with my birthday on Oct. 1 and being away on vacation with family, I opted to take a bit of a break. We’re now back in full swing, so without further ado, let’s dive into…
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The Impact of Crypto Currencies on the Sharpe Ratio of Traditional Investment Models
Deutsche Digital Assets commissioned an empirical study analyzing the impact a minor crypto asset allocation would have had on the risk-adjusted ROI of various portfolio types. The study concluded that all portfolio types benefited greatly, resulting in the portfolio’s Sharpe Ratio roughly doubling for all portfolio strategies with a mere 1%, rebalanced monthly, allocation to…
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Using Blockchain Because They Care about an Equalizing Economy
CryptoScout by Eleanor Haas Celsius Network is a mobile app that functions like a crypto bank — receives crypto deposits, pays interest on crypto and makes loans collateralized by crypto. It became profitable in less than two years, an admirable achievement. But there’s more. Celsius set out to speed crypto adoption and then, by promising always…
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Why Financial Institutions should be Educated about Cryptocurrencies
In 2013, the one-time $5bn company, Blockbuster Videos, went into liquidation as it bowed to pressure from online streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu. Blockbuster did not see the threat that Netflix posed in 1997 when it launched and made the mistake of passing up the opportunity to buy Netflix in 2000. Its inability…
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50 Bitcoin Facts
Over the last month or so there has been a surge of interest around Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies. I do not believe this is due to any single, specific reason, but it could be because many believe the perfect storm for Bitcoin is brewing in 2020. You can learn more about that on our…