Coinstack - For Smart Crypto Investors - Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi & The Future of Money

The top crypto news, reports, stats of the week and give our latest crypto forecast. The selloff in equities from China’s Evergrande crisis took the crypto market down with it temporarily, testing floor prices for BTC ($40k) and ETH ($3k), which have since rebounded. Once September options contracts expire on Friday, we are expecting a nice rebound into October. Based on on-chain analytics, TVL tr...

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the recent blackout, tech, team, and values of the Solana protocol and its Dapp ecosystem.

The top crypto news, reports, and stats of the week. We also cover our latest crypto forecast with the next 100 days to be exceptionally active. Based on on-chain analytics and the amount of capital coming into the space from institutional investors, crypto markets appear headed toward a double market peak as we first predicted July 5. We expect to see new all-time highs in October or November for...

Coinstack founder Ryan Allis talks about his experience becoming a Managing Partner of HeartRithm , an algorithmic crypto quant fund with Assets Under Management in the top 10% of crypto funds. For three years now, their crypto strategies have generated exceptional returns without a single down month by using a combination of algorithmic trading, margin lending, DeFi yield farming, and market-neut...

Coinstack's This Week in Crypto: 🗞️ Top Weekly News 💵 Weekly Fundraises 📊 Key Stats 📝 Report Highlights 📈 Top 10 Performers 🎧 Best Podcasts In this week's episode, we review the top crypto news, reports, and stats of the week. SEC Signing a 1-Year Deal With Blockchain Surveillance Firm. Biden's Administration Pushes for 'Last-Minute' Crypto Additions in Infra Bill. US Federal Reserve To Keep...

Coinstack's This Week in Crypto: 🗞️ Top Weekly News 💵 Weekly Fundraises 📊 Key Stats 📝 Report Highlights 📈 Top 10 Performers 🎧 Best Podcasts The top crypto news, reports, and stats of the week. We also cover our latest Bitcoin forecast. We are now in the last 4-6 months of the bull market. Based on on-chain analytics and the amount of capital coming into the space from institutional investors,...

In this episode we interview Mike Gavela, an on-chain analyst who focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum. We explain what on-chain analysis is, how on-chain analysis works, how to predict short and medium-term price movements using on-chain analysis, and the best tools in the space like Glassnode, TokenTerminal, and Dune Analytics. We also discuss our market forecast for where the price of Bitcoin and Et...

Coinstack's This Week in Crypto: 🗞️ Top Weekly News 💵 Weekly Fundraises 📊 Key Stats 📝 Report Highlights 📈 Top 10 Performers 🎧 Best Podcasts The top crypto news, reports, and stats of the week. We also introduce Coinstack analyst Mike Gavela on the show for the first time. We also cover our latest Bitcoin forecast. Based on on-chain analytics and the amount of capital coming into the space fro...

The bulls seems to be back with Ether (ETH) up 19% in the last week as we prepare for the big launch of EIP-1559 on Thursday morning. In this week's episode we talk about Binance's new lower withdrawal limits, the resurgence of Crypto Punks sales including a $5.4 million sale this week, new proposed U.S. regulations from SEC Chair Gary Gensler, all of the big crypto fundraises, and the top perform...

Ethereum: 1. Settles more daily value than Bitcoin ($22B vs. $6B) 2. Has much higher daily revenues than Bitcoin ($7M vs. $500k) 3. Has way more apps with $1B in TVL than Bitcoin (13 vs. 0) And now with the launch of EIP-1559 it will begin to reduce its supply by using its transaction fees to burn Ether.  In early 2022 it will move to a Proof of Stake (PoS) network and will begin to have a de...

it looks like the bulls are returning as Bitcoin has had its first daily close above its 200 day MA and grew in price from $29k to $39k (+33% in the last seven days)... but will it be a temporary bump or the start of a sustained rally toward the expected Fall 2021 Double Peak ? In this episode we share the weekly crypto news, talk about BTC nearing $40k and Ether passing $2400, share the top fundr...

This episode of Coinstack reviews the private stablecoin market for both centralized stablecoins like USDT and USDC as well as decentralized stablecoins like Dai and UST -- and the potential for China, the USA, and Europe to develop Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). We talk about the regulatory environment, the Presidential Working Group on Financial Markets and their meeting earlier this w...

Each week at Coinstack we spend 20-25 hours listening to ALL the crypto podcasts, reading all the newsletters, and reading all the reports... And then we summarize it for you in a weekly 15 minute podcast and 15 page newsletter at Coinstack. Substack.com . So now you can get all the key crypto insights in one information dense podcast and newsletter. Listen now to get the crypto download to stay u...

Are you invested into DeFi yet? Well, you should be. In this week's episode we talk about how the 2020s is the decade of Decentralized Finance. Host Ryan Allis introduces the UMACS trade -- investing in Uniswap, Maker, Aave, Compound, and Sushi and also discusses new Institutional DeFi offerings from Aave and Compound that will bring trillions of dollars of additional capital from hedge funds, pen...

In this episode host Ryan Allis reads and comments on three recent posts from well-known crypto analysts Willy Woo, Lark Davis, and Ryan Selkis. Together, they lay out a clear, cogent, and very bullish case on prospects for Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, and crypto markets in both the 2nd Half of 2021 and throughout the 2020s. ====== Subscribe to our newsletter at: http://coinstack.substack.com Join our...

The trillion dollar question is whether there will be a second peak for crypto markets later in 2021. We think so. In this issue we introduce Double Peak Theory and the on-chain signals that show we have likely bottomed and are on our way up to new All Time Highs (ATHs) in 2021. Double Peak Theory states that just like Bitcoin in 2013 and Ethereum in 2013, we will see a second peak in the Fall AFT...

This is part 3 of the the "Crypto Explain It Like I'm 5" by Ryan Allis. Part three is about Decentralized Finance (DeFI) and other important basics like NFTs, tokens, DAOs, staking, memes, oracles, crypto taxes, and how to earn a return on your crypto. CRYPTO - EXPLAIN IT LIKE I'M 5 (ELI5) PART 1 - BITCOIN, CRYPTOGRAPHY, & BLOCKCHAINS PART 2 - ETHEREUM & SMART CONTRACTS PART 3 - DECENTRALI...

This is part 2 of the the Crypto ELI5. Part two is about Ethereum, smart contracts, wallets, stablecoins, and exchanges. CRYPTO - EXPLAIN IT LIKE I'M 5 PART 1 - BITCOIN, CRYPTOGRAPHY, & BLOCKCHAINS PART 2 - ETHEREUM & SMART CONTRACTS PART 3 - DECENTRALIZED FINANCE & OTHER IMPORTANT BASICS Give it a listen and share it with your friends who are newbies in the crypto field. You can also...

ELI5 stands for “explain like I'm 5.” When people use it on Twitter or Reddit, it means asking others to explain a complex topic simply. We've created this “Crypto ELI5” in order to help anyone understand the basics of crypto, become a better crypto investor, and be able to understand how cryptographically-secured decentralized blockchain applications are changing the world. This is part 1 of...

Most people think Andreessen Horowitz' huge new $2.2B crypto fund is important because of the eye popping amount raised. But it's not just about more dollars for their crypto portfolio -- it's ALSO about creating a "Regulatory Superteam" who can help lay the foundation for clarity in blockchain regulations within the United States. Yes, A16Z is like the Brooklyn Nets -- but for crypto. At least wh...

Crypto markets have been crashing the last two months. Bitcoin (BTC) is down from $64k to $30k since April 14, 2021, driven by China's ban and the need to increase renewable energy usage. Ether (ETH) has crashed even more, from $4300 to $1900.  And other top cryptoassets like Polkadot and Solana are more than 60% off their peaks. Everything's on sale. So, are we at the bottom? Can we go down...

This episode covers how to earn returns from algorithmic crypto trading in sideways markets. We also review the weekly crypto news, talk about the best and worst performing investments of the last 30 days, and look at the old world of TradFi vs. the new world of DeFi. In This Week’s Episode of Coinstack... The Weekly Crypto News Roundup Earning Returns from Algorithmic Trading in Sideways Markets...