1.2 Labs Research Insights
1.2 Labs Research Insights

1.2 Labs Research Insights

This blog is devoted to the latest developments in the crypto space which appear to promise to unlock unrecognized value for crypto investors and traders.


Bitcoin's 5-Step Path to $60,000+ in 2024

11 Sep 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

As BTC moves sideways in a crab-like fashion, one of the most common questions I receive from community members is some version of: "When will BTC return to anything resembling its all-time high?" At present, my best estimate is late 2024, probably i...

TON Coin Defies Market Trends: The Power of Telegram's Growth As an L1

4 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

TON Coin has consistently logged gains over the past month while the rest of the market sold off better than 10% and languished. What gives? While I foresee a reasonable basis for eye-watering returns in a bull market, what interests me in the coin a...

Why the Secret to Crypto Trading is Liquidity (Probably)

28 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

The counterintuitive reason the stock market went up during the pandemic–as we were all stuck in our homes and the economy struggled–is that central banks were pumping money (liquidity) into the system. Here’s a view of that using data from the Feder...

Kill to Earn - Yes, That’s The Latest Crypto Narrative

5 Mar 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

Remember back in 2021 when anything x-to-earn was guaranteed to jump 400% the day after it was announced? And then it would inevitably crash in the subsequent 3 or 4 days? Ahhh. The good old days. Anyway, the most successful play-to-earn games of tha...

Why Narrative Investing Is the Secret Powering Counter Cyclical Returns

1 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Sebastian Purcell, PhD

If you’ve tried your hand at crypto investing at all, then you’ll have noticed something odd: the entire market can be down, but a handful of coins will be returning triple digits in a 24 or 48-hour period. Many of those cases are simply the result o...