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
Kraken’s Ukrainian donations the perfect solution to Russian sanction dilemma
9 March 2022 I feel like all I’ve written in the last couple weeks has been about Russia invading Ukraine and the…
Interview
Tether legal tender in Lugano, Switzerland – Interview with Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino
8 March 2022 In September, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. A seminal…
Interview
Ankr interview – what the team think of MetaMask & Infura restrictions
7 March 2022 If “pandemic” was the buzzword of 2020 (and, you know, 2021), then “sanctions” feels like the 2022 equivalent, as…
Analysis
Andre Cronje quits DeFi, but life will go on
7 March 2022 Cryptocurrency is a dynamic industry changing at the speed of light, with new layers, projects and aims cropping up…
Analysis
Lugano, Switzerland takes leaf out of El Salvador’s book
4 March 2022 When El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September, excitement rippled through the…
Analysis
Russian sanctions a moral dilemma for crypto
2 March 2022 Like many, I watched the excellent Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, during one of approximately thirteen lockdowns in…
Analysis
Terra continues to capture DeFi market share
2 March 2022 Luna has been on a tear recently, shooting up a staggering 50% in the last week. At $34 billion,…
Analysis
Revisiting Bitcoin’s hedge properties following recent surge amid Russian sanctions
1 March 2022 Last Thursday, following the news Russia invaded Ukraine, I wrote this piece assessing the hedge capabilities of Bitcoin amid…
Analysis