The Rise of Crypto in the Real-World

For the past few days, I've received several queries about crypto and blockchain. I haven't published much of it on LinkedIn so thought it would be a good time to share some content today. Below you will make some market updates and a link to 30 course videos on YouTube.

Bitcoin goes to the Moon, $89k ??

The Trump Administration is bullish on technology, crypto and American capital markets. You've seen this in the last few days. Last month, I wrote why election years tend to be bullish for investors and how to hedge risks with options. Reread these newsletters for a briefing.

If you are fully invested in the market, then you have seen your portfolio go up and up. If not, you feel FOMO.

Right now, Trump is building his A-Team. Several cabinet member names have been mentioned this past week. Whoever they may be, most are pro-growth and pro-tech. Trump spoke at the Bitcoin Conference this past summer to build interest and it worked.

chances are The most positive aspect is how bullish the markets have become. Tech stocks are green and crypto is on a bull run. Bitcoin reach an all-time high so let's start with that.

BlackRock has gone heavy

Yesterday, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF had $1 billion in trading volume. There was serious demand behind the price action. Now this is an important stat but it has a strong bias. BlackRock is a major brand that sell ETFs via iShares. They dominate the ETF category so naturally all of the investor funds flow in their direction.

Second, IBIT's only holding is Bitcoin. While the trading volume for one crypto ETF is spiking, most retail investors still can't access other crypto assets such as Ethereum and Solana. So naturally more money will skew into Bitcoin because investors have limited options. The price action for other crypto assets are rising but nowhere near as high as Bitcoin.

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Tesla's $1 Billion Bitcoin Position

Bitcoin reached an all-time high earlier this week. $89k and counting. Which has naturally made many investors interested in crypto again. But what initially sparked investor interest was Tesla's billion dollar Bitcoin position.

Tesla initially bought a ~$1.5 billion of crypto in 2021. That was peak crypto craze and Tesla sold ~75% of their Bitcoin by 2022. What happened to the remaining portion? It's worth a cool $1 billion now.

I think we are entering the early stages of another crypto bull run. BlackRock has made progress with their Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) which now has $1 billion in trading volume.

Overall, both institutions are simply showing the demand from the retail markets. Remember crypto was built from the ground up. So even if large institutions are buying stakes here, you know many more smaller investors own crypto as well.

An Introduction to Blockchain

If you want to learn more about the fundamentals of blockchain, watch this playlist. Over the years, I simplified my learnings since 2013. The video below summarizes my 90-min course which is available for free on YouTube.

I taught one of the first crypto university courses in 2018. Since then I have publishing the content across platforms to help investors learn the fundamentals.