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

Why Bored Ape Yacht Club scares me

24 March 2022 Last week, I wrote an article on ApeCoin, the new cryptocurrency launched to be “the primary token for all…
Analysis

On-chain: Ethereum surges, outperforms Bitcoin and stocks

22 March 2022 The never-ending battle of Ethereum against the psychologically-important $3K barrier continues. The DeFi king broke through the resistance earlier,…
Analysis

Ex-Facebook developers launch Layer 1 blockchain

22 March 2022 With thousands and thousands of crypto projects currently in existence, it can be easy to get lost in the…
Analysis

Deloitte 2021 Global Blockchain Survey: 76% of respondents believe digital assets are a strong alternative to, or outright replacement for, fiat currencies

21 March 2022 Pre-COVID, cryptocurrency was still a relatively unknown commodity in mainstream circles and to average consumers. Two years into the…
Analysis

Could this on-chain metric catapult Ethereum’s price?

18 March 2022 As another week comes to a close in this eventful macroeconomic climate, let’s take a look at how the…
Analysis

Bored Ape Yacht Club continue to grow empire, launch new cryptocurrency

18 March 2022 The juggernaut that is the Bored Ape Yacht Club shows no sign of slowing down. The founding company, Yuga…
Crime

CoinSmart CEO Interview: Fraud in Crypto

15 March 2022 There are a lot of odd holidays in the calendar. My personal favourite is National Peanut Butter and Jelly…
Analysis

Hedge fund shorts Tether

11 March 2022 According to a Bloomberg report released Friday, hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management, who have $4 billion in assets…
Analysis

What happened Solana, and what is next?

11 March 2022 Perhaps no coin symbolises the rollercoaster ride of crypto better than Solana (SOL). It’s been a journey filled with…