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‘It’s Part and Parcel of Crypto’: How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
26.8.2020
In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message
People Aren’t Buying the ‘Great American Recovery’ Narrative
22.8.2020
Despite the stock market returning to all-time highs, many can’t shake the feeling that all is not well in the economy
Crypto Long & Short: What Changed My Mind About Bitcoin Narratives
21.6.2020
Is bitcoin having a good year or not? As an industry, we need to work on honing our understanding of the many narratives, and how they can influence value
Data Appear to Contradict Bitfinex’s Dwindling Bitcoin Deposits Narrative
11.6.2020
Bitfinex’s Bitcoin deposits diminished by 135,000 BTC and data appears to contradict the exchange’s rationale for this occurrence
Deglobalization and Other Narrative Violations, Feat. Geoff Lewis
26.5.2020
In a world where conventional wisdom has never been more up for grabs, one VC explains why there is opportunity in alternative narratives
Bitcoin Halving Theories: Whale Says Price Rise Is a ‘Nonsensical Narrative,’ Weiss Ratings Expects ‘Massive Crypto Superboom’
28.4.2020
In less than two weeks, the Bitcoin block reward halving will take place and BTC miners will receive half the reward going forward after May 12. Since ‘Black Thursday’ (March 12), bitcoin prices have gained 103% since then rising from $3,800 to $7,750 per coin. With the halving fast...
Coronavirus Has Put Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Narrative to the Test
24.4.2020
Bitcoin’s price crashed on March 12, which seemingly invalidated the safe haven hypothesis. But reality is far more complex than that
Experts Predict Deflation: There Goes Bitcoin Narrative #697
24.4.2020
Bitcoiners are betting on inflation from money printing, but many experts say the slump in demand from lockdowns is more likely to lead to deflation
Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DeFi and Privacy: How COVID-19 Is Changing Key Crypto Narratives
30.3.2020
How the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way with think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry - from bitcoin to DeFi to stablecoins
Feds Unlimited QE Places Spotlight on Bitcoin Store-of-Value Narrative
26.3.2020
In the midst of the Coronavirus panic and the upcoming halving event, Bitcoin is possibly in a prime position to world’s most secure store-of-value asset
Bank of China Continues Anti-Crypto Narrative on WeChat
22.3.2020
Bank of China continues to voice its distaste for crypto and urges the public to pay attention to scams
Bitcoin Safe Haven Narrative in Question After Biggest Drop in 7 Years
17.3.2020
Last week’s market meltdown challenged Bitcoin’s store of value label but new data shows the crypto has earned its ‘digital gold’ label
Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
16.3.2020
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
Bitcoin, Uncertainty and the Ultimate Narrative
2.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at how the market turmoil could spill over into politics and what that could mean for bitcoin
Personal Narrative and Future of Social Media
20.2.2020
There is no doubt that social media is constantly evolving and that too at a rapid pace. The fans of these platforms are happy to see the evolution and are expecting more and better things to fall out in the years to come. The rapidness at which this platform is emerging means that the monitoring...
This is How "Bitcoin Only" Narrative Might Help Altcoins in 2020
11.2.2020
A "healthier distribution" of the market is upon us, as a result of an eventual decline in Bitcoin (BTC) dominance and an altcoin bull run, estimated token data and rating agency TokenInsight.
The agency published their 2019 cryptocurrency annual report, writing that the 2020 crypto market as...
Facebook, China Light Flame Under Fed: Governor Cites Stablecoins Influencing Digital Dollar Research
9.2.2020
At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.” The position seems a contrast to the narrative in 2018...
Overwriting Satoshi: Kraken Exec Says Bitcoin Wasn’t Built for Payments, Isn’t Peer-to-Peer
6.2.2020
As Director of Business Development for popular crypto exchange Kraken, when Dan Held speaks, people listen. As such, his recent 46-tweet diatribe on why the “payments narrative” for bitcoin is flawed grabbed the attention of many, tickling the ears of hardcore Lighting Network fans...
Wendy McElroy: The Narrative and Philosophy of Cryptocurrency
5.2.2020
“The central banks of Britain, Japan, the euro zone, Sweden and Switzerland have grouped up to assess potential use cases for digital currencies. Talk of such currencies gained momentum after Facebook announced plans last year to introduce a cryptocurrency called libra,” – CNBC....
Narrative Watch: The Future of Crypto FUD
28.1.2020
When markets get hot, new FUD emerges. @nlw looks at three categories of FUD most likely to come up in the next bull market