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
Interview
Interview: Russian citizens could turn to crypto to safeguard wealth – ComplyAdvantage
17 June 2022 Money laundering is an issue that is often branded about in mainstream media as a downside to cryptocurrency. The…
Analysis
KuCoin continues to expand, chasing down Binance and Coinbase
10 June 2022 KuCoin continues to expand and close gap to the top exchanges, such as Coinbase and Binance, as evidenced by…
Polecane
Ethereum Merge reminding me of COVID lockdowns
8 June 2022 Ugh. Not a good couple of weeks for Ethereum investors, as the DeFi King has dipped down below $1700,…
Interview
Revoland Interview: What exactly does blockchain gaming offer compared to conventional gaming?
8 June 2022 Blockchain gaming is quite an exciting space, with new innovations cropping up all the time. With the meteoric rise…
Interview
Exotic Markets Interview: Generating yield by selling optionality
6 June 2022 It has been a turbulent time in the cryptocurrency markets recently. With the macro climate worsening to the point…
Polecane
Solana reminds me of my broken earphones
6 June 2022 Solana’s ease-of-use, market-leading TPS and low fees are formidable qualities On the flipside, the latest shutdown marks eighth outage…
Analysis
What’s happening with Waves’ rollercoaster 2022 price action?
27 May 2022 Rollercoaster is a term frequently used in cryptocurrency. It’s certainly the first bit of vocabulary that comes to mind…
Analysis
DeFi shake-up following Terra collapse, as DAI roars back to prominence
26 May 2022 Now that the dust has settled from the spectacular Terra collapse, I thought it would be interesting to dive…
Analysis