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Last week, we added Osmosis (OSMO) to the Crypto Asset Strategies portfolio. It’s a decentralized exchange (DEX) for the Cosmos ecosystem. And it’s performing admirably in the middle of a brutal bear market.  Osmosis is a great way to gain additional exposure to Cosmos, which has consistently outperformed the market for more than two years at this point. But that’s not the only reason we like this…

Inflation Holds the Key to Market Performance in 2023

By Vin Narayanan on February 3, 2023

Crypto Market Musings I’m not ready to start singing “Happy Days Are Here Again” (the Annette Hanshaw version, NOT the inferior Carole King or Barbra Streisand versions).
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When we first recommended Genius Juice in May 2021, we were impressed by the company’s 100% organic coconut smoothies. They’re protein-rich, filling, nutritious, and tasty. Even better, Genius Juice smoothies contain “no dumb stuff” — as in, no added sugars, stabilizers, or other…
Exciting news for NFT fans and Avalanche (AVAX) holders: Shopify merchants can now sell Avalanche NFTs through their online stores without having to go through OpenSea. Thanks to Venly, a blockchain startup that created the Shopify NFT minting app, buyers can easily shop for NFTs on Shopify. They…
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I’ve been tracking this month’s crypto recommendation for almost two years. I watched its roller-coaster ride to a more than $12 billion market capitalization and its sharp decline to a $2 billion market cap today. And I kept wondering when it would be the right time to invest.
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One of the trickier elements of crypto portfolio construction is knowing when to diversify and when to double down on elements that are working. In order to be successful, you have to do both. For the past 12 months, we’ve focused mostly on diversification. We needed…

Map Your Own Way Through the Collectibles Space

By Vin Narayanan on January 27, 2023

I’ve started collecting maps. I’m not looking for rare or antique maps. Those don’t really interest me. Instead, I’m looking for maps that capture different periods of time — what cities used to look like 100 or 200 years ago. The maps…
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We first recommended TÖST in 2021. The company sells non-alcoholic sparkling beverages made with simple ingredients and low sugar.  We recently caught up with CEO Brooks Addington to see how things have been going over the last year and a half. …

First Mover Advantage Is Not as Important as You Think

By Vin Narayanan on January 25, 2023

I skipped out on Wordle-mania two years ago. The game (in which users get six chances to guess a five-letter word) launched in October 2021. And it took off.   People shared their Wordle successes and strategies on Twitter and Facebook. Companies started…
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According to PitchBook, 2023 is expected to be a record year for the private equity secondary market. Secondary transactions — where investors buy and sell existing shares in private companies or funds — reached new highs in 2022 and hit $57 billion in…
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Editor’s Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Senior Investment Research Analyst Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. My young colleague Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau is almost as well-traveled as I am (pretty remarkable since she’s about one-eighth my age). We love to…
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Crypto Monitor: Understanding Institutional DeFi

By Early Investing on January 20, 2023

You’ve likely heard of decentralized finance, or DeFi. Now get ready for… institutional DeFi! Institutional DeFi refers to large institutions using DeFi protocols to tokenize real-world assets with regulatory compliance and institutional-level controls for consumer protection.  Institutional DeFi comes with a lot of advantages — including…

Keep an Eye on Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade

By Yasmin Sharbaf on January 20, 2023

Crypto Market Musings Crypto investors might finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Over the past month, bitcoin has risen 25% to reach around $21,000 as of this writing, and ethereum is up by nearly 30% at a price of $1,560.  This…
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Editor’s Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Manager Francis Vu. Asaak — the company I’m introducing to you today —  immediately intrigued me. As a Uganda-based fintech company, it’s very different from other startups I’ve shared…
The private markets have a transparency problem. Current regulations don’t require private companies to provide the same amount of information to investors as public companies are required to provide. And this is doing some real harm to investors.  How did we get here? And can things…
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The Five Hottest Industries of 2023

By Zee Zhong on January 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: Our friends at KingsCrowd have been paying close attention to the investment opportunities that await us in 2023. In today’s article (originally published on KingsCrowd), they reveal the top five industries to keep an eye on. We think you’ll…