Chris Burniske & Jack Tatar: Cryptoassets – The Rise of a New Asset Class
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Over the past year, cryptoassets have exploded in popularity. From a mere $18bn at the start of 2017, the aggregate market cap of all cryptoassets recently reached $820bn as interest in Bitcoin and its cousins went mainstream. Jack Tatar and Chris Burniske joined us to discuss their new book ‘Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor’s Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond’. It is one of the first systematic views on cryptoassets from a mainstream investor’s perspective.
Topics covered in this episode:
- How Jack and Chris originally became interested in Bitcoin and cryptoassets
- Why the term cryptoassets is a good umbrella term for the different kinds of tokens
- The different categories of cryptoassets: Cryptocurrencies, cryptocommodities and cryptotokens
- How cryptoassets fit into an overall investment portfolio
- How to value cryptoassets
- Whether we are in a cryptoasset bubble and expectations for the future
Episode links:
- Cryptoassets on Amazon
- Cryptoassets - Book Website
- Cryptoasset Valuations – Chris Burniske – Medium
- Why I like the term, “Cryptoassets” – Chris Burniske – Medium
- The Crypto J-Curve – Chris Burniske – Medium
- Bitcoins are the best investment in my retirement account - MarketWatch
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/218
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