China’s crypto ban (again) and Chinese policy changes driving the Evergrande crisis are this week’s focus. When the world’s second largest economy bans an asset class and the largest token (bitcoin) only drops ~5%, does that not seem like a source of strength? Yes, the volatility is unpleasant, but that’s why The Dispatch believes appropriate […]
52% of Institutional Investors Own Crypto
52% of institutional investors own crypto assets, according to Fidelity’s 2021 Digital Asset Study, a robust survey of 1,100 global institutions. 71% of Asian institutions in the sample have already allocated to crypto, 56% in Europe and only 33% in the US. The Dispatch is not surprised that US institutions’ adoption trails offshore peers because […]
The Investment Case for Digital Assets
These slides were presented to an audience in September 2021
Social Security Insolvency is Looming
Dispatch #29 – 2021 September 10th, 2021 Looming Social Security insolvency, highlighted in the 2021 Trustees Report, is the lead story this week. The retirement Trust Fund (called old-age insurance) is set to run out in 2033 and the Medicare Trust Fund will be empty even earlier in 2026. How’s that for just around the […]
Ethereum blockchain split highlights technology risk
Dispatch #28 – 2021 September 3rd, 2021 Hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer. The weather on the East Coast is particularly nice this weekend, even if some areas are recovering from Ida’s aftermath. The lead story is the Ethereum blockchain split a week ago, but it’s been lightly discussed because […]