Donal Ashbourne
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
Analysis
Will crypto investors flee Portugal following introduction of capital gains tax?
11 October 2022 For the last few years, Portugal has become a safe haven for crypto investors. With many having moved there…
Analysis
Binance hack incident highlights dangers of decentralisation
7 October 2022 The native chain of the crypto exchange Binance was suspended Thursday after an exploit led to millions of dollars…
Research
British interest in crypto down 82% this year
6 October 2022 Key Takeaways Crypto interest lowest of the year in the UK, down 82% from last last year On the…
Video
Interview: Venture capitalism and crypto – David Siemer, CEO of Wave Financial
5 October 2022 I’ve always thought venture capitalism is an interesting field. Throw crypto into the mix and it goes to a…
Analysis
Kim Kardashian fined $1.3 million for scamming her Instagram followers over crypto promotion
5 October 2022 Kim Kardashian has been fined $1.26 million by the SEC for an absolutely shameless promotion of a cryptocurrency scam…
Analysis
Is Nexo safe? Crypto lender withdraws $150 million from MakerDAO
3 October 2022 It’s the unfortunate reality that any crypto lender these days will be met with scrutiny, as the market still…
Analysis
September roundup: Merge comes and goes, markets lag and macro does its thing
30 September 2022 Someone wake up Green Day, because September is about to end. So, what happened this month in crypto? And…
Analysis
Bitcoin can’t break $20K as only one thing continues to matter
29 September 2022 It looks like a bearish finish as we approach the end of the month of September in the crypto…
Research