Dan Ashmore

Head of Research

Description

Previously an investment analyst within trad-fi, Dan now works across a wide range of asset classes with a specialisation in crypto. In his spare time, he exploits pricing inefficiencies to generate arbitrage trades. His book, “Bitcoin, Money & Human Beings”, builds a model analysing the fair value of Bitcoin and is out now. He also appears frequently on CNBC discussing markets and has published many papers and research analysing Bitcoin and the crypto space.

Current Investments:

Currently split between Stocks, Index funds, Gold and Bitcoin.

What Do You Like Most About Cryptocurrency?

Assessing Bitcoin through a macro lens.

Latest Articles

Interview

Knowing identity is vital to trust on the blockchain – Interview with Condordium CEO

8 July 2022 The concept of identity is quite a polarising one in cryptocurrency. People forget sometimes that Bitcoin grew out of…
Analysis

NFT games on brink of overtaking PC games in popularity

5 July 2022 Key Takeaways Within about a year, NFT games are now on the brink of overtaking PC games in popularity…
Analysis

Floyd Mayweather sums up everything that is wrong with crypto

1 July 2022 Mayweather has connections to multiple rug pulls and scams The superstar boxer has purged his social media of reference…
Analysis

New referendum-led governance structure proposed for Polkadot

29 June 2022 Polkadot, the eleventh biggest cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $7 billion, might be getting a revamp of…
Interview

MIT Professor believes DeFi can reduce banking power: Interview

28 June 2022 I always find it interesting when people who are highly accomplished in their respective fields start getting their heads…
Analysis

Mangata Finance valued at $13 million following bootstrapping event

27 June 2022 Mangata Finance, the decentralised exchange (DEX) on Kusama, has been valued at $13 million following the conclusion of a…
Video

Interview with Decred Project Lead Jake Yocom-Piatt

24 June 2022 The CoinJournal podcast sat down with Jake Yocomm-Piatt, who formerly worked on Bitcoin before fleeing to co-found Decred, which…
Video

Interview with Slava Rubin: Alternative Assets in Your Portfolio

23 June 2022 The world of investing has been a difficult place lately. It feels like every asset on the planet has…
Analysis

DeFi turning on itself amid market panic

22 June 2022 There have been some worrying trends in crypto recently, but one in particular caught my eye last week. Solend,…