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24 Oct 2021 20 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
It’s nice to get a new all-time high, but not a surprise. We’ve expected this since May. For the past many months, bitcoin’s price action and on-chain data most closely resembled what we saw during previous bull market consolidations. As such, it mad...
3 Oct 2021 3 minute read 1 comment MarkHelfman
This is the first rundown of October! Welcome to “Q4,” as they say in the biz. Prices have started running across the board and people are getting excited. I’ve been excited since August so our recent pump doesn’t change anything for me. As the...
3 Sep 2021 2 minute read 0 comments MarkHelfman
(Note I served this up on September 1 and neglected to hit "post." Sigh.) Can you believe it’s September? Barring a big crash, this is the month that bitcoin’s trading chart will print a golden cross, when its 50-day moving average goes above its 200...
29 Aug 2021 17 minute read 5 comments MarkHelfman
Tap this button to switch over to the podcast version. Looking back at all of the monthly issues I’ve published since starting the Crypto is Easy newsletter in March 2020, I noticed a pattern: the embrace of uncertainty. Some call this 50/50 analysi...
21 Jul 2021 17 minute read 5 comments MarkHelfman
Tap this button to switch over to the podcast version. In my most recent monthly issues, I’ve looked at the overall investment landscape—crypto and beyond. This month, I will only talk about cryptocurrency and the unique market conditions that exist...
27 Jun 2021 16 minute read 3 comments MarkHelfman
Listen to the podcast version Is anybody still here? Judging from the growth in new bitcoin addresses, many of you aren’t. For those who remain, you have a lot to look forward to. Ironically, far more now than you did in March and April. But it will...
2 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments MarkHelfman
I have a confession to make. Since March 30, 2020, I have run a scam. False advertising, misleading headlines, call it what you will, I’m sorry. While I had the best of intentions, I screwed up. What did I do? I gave you a plan for bitcoin’s bull mar...
22 May 2021 12 minute read 4 comments MarkHelfman
Reposted from the May issue of Crypto is Easy. Listen to the podcast version. With the crypto market in a downturn, this month’s issue looks at the main driver of the next leg up: Web 3.0 and the creator economy. Also, a reminder of the macro trends...
25 Apr 2021 13 minute read 5 comments MarkHelfman
Listen to this post: Nobody likes to see the market fall. Don’t panic! In this month’s issue, I will talk about market peaks, downturns, risks, opportunities, and a little bit of the global macroeconomic picture. When prices go up, you never feel l...
3 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments MarkHelfman
Sorry I got this out a little late - it's already April 3! In case you missed it in the newsletter. Or, listen to it: Somebody said March is a bad month for bitcoin? Somebody else said altseason would end in March? Bitcoin’s price went up 30% in M...
