Dispatch #6 shares excerpts of our thoughts on the SEC vs. Coinbase lawsuit, and its implications for the broader ecosystem, from a letter to investors of the RockDen Digital Assets Fund last week. The document was finalized on June 16th, and some of the charts will be dated as a result. The Bitcoin price is […]
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Pension Fund Announces Crypto Investment
The Houston Firefighters’ Pension Fund announced crypto investment last week to become the first US institution to disclose an allocation to digital assets. While there has been speculation of institutional investor participation, the $25m investment in bitcoin and ether by the $5.5bn asset fund, is the first official announcement. Could this event lead to the […]
Crypto taxes, Turkey bans crypto, Bitcoin acceptance, used auto price, vaccines & re-opening, diversifing beyond Bitcoin
Dispatch #11 -2021 April 16th, 2021 Let’s start with crypto taxes as it is traditional tax week. For 2020, IRS Form-1040 specifically asks if you had crypto transactions, illustrating the IRS’ growing focus on digital assets. You are expected to track the cost basis of your coins and report capital gains accurately. Other items discussed […]
Dispatch #5 – Bitcoin at $1 trillion, BlackRock “dabbles”, JPM’s 86pg report…
This week (Feb 15th) bitcoin’s market value rose above $1 trillion, but short-term indicators are flashing red. This issue digs into the following additional events that point to continued institutional and individual adoption. Microstrategy (NASDAQ – MSTR) issues ~ $1bn bond to buy bitcoin – bond excess! BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) said they are […]