• How Green Mining Will Become the Norm for the Bitcoin Network

    Learn about green Bitcoin mining and why renewable energy-powered crypto mining will most likely end up becoming the norm. Bitcoin mining has come under fire in recent months because of the high energy consumption required to keep the Bitcoin network running. What Bitcoin critics fail to realize, however, is that Bitcoin mining is becoming increasingly…

  • How accurate is the Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model?

    The Bitcoin stock-to-flow model has been a popular prediction metric for the price of Bitcoin. But how accurate is it really? Numerous Bitcoin valuation methods have emerged to help investors to determine where the price of Bitcoin should be trading. However, none of the valuation methods has been as prolific as the Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F)…

  • Are Cryptocurrencies an Asset Class?

    Digital currencies and tokens have emerged as a popular new investment opportunity but can cryptocurrencies be classified as an asset class? Source: pexels.com By Patrick Lowry, CEO of Iconic For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on the fundamentals of what makes crypto an emerging asset class and briefly discuss the various value…

  • Crypto Overview January 2022

    Our monthly crypto overview for January: The crypto markets corrected significantly to kick-start the year. Bitcoin and Ether dropped by 20.64% and 31.58%, respectively. The top outperformer last month was Cosmos.  Regulatory uncertainty is weighing on the markets. Crypto Market Overview January The first month of the year didn’t bring a turnaround in crypto investor…

  • How Layer 2 Solutions Are Helping Ethereum Scale

    Source: Unsplash The Ethereum network has been facing its fair share of scaling challenges. Following the explosive growth of DeFi and NFTs, transaction fees have gone through the roof. Additionally, confirmation times are taking longer than they should. Fortunately, layer 2 solutions have emerged to address Ethereum’s scalability challenges, reducing the gas fee burden on users…

  • Could Bitcoin Become an ESG Portfolio Mainstay?

    Read on to learn how Bitcoin could become a holding in ESG portfolios in the future. ESG proponents have emerged as Bitcoin critics, arguing that the high energy consumption of Bitcoin mining is harmful to the environment.  While Bitcoin’s energy usage is something that the Bitcoin industry must address, Bitcoin ticks more ESG boxes than…

  • How to Determine the Value of Bitcoin

    What determines the value of Bitcoin? Discover in the following article a list of the most popular bitcoin valuation methods.  Bitcoin is the best-performing asset class of the last decade, posting an annualized 10-year return of 230%.  With that kind of performance, investors are keen to figure out what Bitcoin’s fair value should be and…

  • Monthly Crypto Overview – December 2021

    Our monthly crypto overview for December: The crypto markets consolidated in December. Bitcoin and Ether dropped by 19.54% and 18.04%, respectively. The top outperformers last month were Terra and Avalanche. El Salvador and MicroStrategy added more Bitcoin to their treasury reserves. Crypto Market Overview – December 2021 Unfortunately, there was no Santa rally in the…

  • Bitcoin Education Will Pave the Way for Hyperbitcoinization

    In the last decade, Bitcoin cemented its place in the world as a store of value, an alternative asset, and an Internet-native payment rail. But Bitcoiners want more!  The Bitcoin community is advocating and working towards what it refers to as hyperbitcoinization.  Read on to learn what hyperbitcoinization is and how Bitcoin education will play…

  • Iconic Funds Expands Product Range with a Physical Ethereum ETP

    FRANKFURT GERMANY, December 14, 2021 – Iconic Digital Asset AG, a subsidiary of Iconic Funds GmbH (collectively branded as “Iconic Funds”) has expanded its offering of crypto-based Exchange Traded Products (“ETPs”) with the launch of a physically backed Ethereum ETP. The Iconic Physical Ethereum ETP tracks the spot price of Ethereum. The ETP is 100%…