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
ETH on exchanges at 5-year low as capital continues to flee crypto
21 April 2023 Key Takeaways Only 15% of ETH is on exchanges, the lowest number in 5 years Drop has been swift…
Research
Bitcoin price falls below $29K, no surprise given volatility and liquidity metrics
20 April 2023 Key Takeaways Bitcoin has softened fallen from $30,000 to close to $28,000 Our head of research looks into the…
Opinion
Opinion: Volatility lowest since January, but until it drops further, Bitcoin serves no purpose
19 April 2023 Bitcoin’s volatility is a massive problem, writes our head of research, Dan Ashmore The volatility is the lowest since…
Research
Tether’s market share expands to 61%, a two-year high as crypto centralisation grows: a Report
18 April 2023 Key Takeaways Tether opened the year at a market cap of $66.2 billion, but has grown 22% to $81…
Analysis
Ethereum breaks $2,000 as Shanghai upgrade completes, leads crypto market
13 April 2023 Key Takeaways 15% of the ETH supply had been locked until the Shanghai upgrade completed Thursday There was no…
Analysis
What is the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade? When is it?
11 April 2023 Key takeaways Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade is slated for April 12th For the first time, users will be able to…
Research
Bitcoin price, volatility and profits are all the highest since June 2022 – but why? And will it continue?
11 April 2023 Key Takeaways Bitcoin has broken $30,000 for the first time since June 2022 Volatility is also at its highest…
Analysis
1 in every 138 Bitcoins are now owned by MicroStrategy, but it doesn’t make much sense
6 April 2023 Key Takeaways MicroStrategy has purchased another thousand Bitcoin, taking their holdings to 140,000 at an average price of $28K…
Analysis