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

Dogecoin surge rolls back the years, but it won’t last long

5 April 2023 Key Takeaways Dogecoin’s price surged 30% off the back of Elon Musk changing the Twitter logo to the Dogecoin…