Mastering Crypto Assets Investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Beyond

A definitive, all-encompassing book on digital assets of all types for investors

Mastering Crypto Assets: Integrating Bitcoin, Ethereum and More into Traditional Portfolios offers both institutional and professional investors a guide for the integration of crypto assets into traditional portfolios. It provides comprehensive explanations of the structure of this new asset class and its impact on opportunities and risks in the portfolio context. With the recent explosion in digital assets, and investors need as much information and insight as possible to invest in them intelligently. Cryptocurrencies and other tokens can cause confusion when investors are unaware of how to classify them within a portfolio strategy. This book argues that digital assets deserve their own place in the portfolio, comparable to cash and gold.

Each type of digital asset fulfills different functions and value propositions. The book offers a comprehensive classification of the digital asset landscape, highlighting the key drivers of value. Nevertheless, the crypto space is very immature, and a lot of projects will not survive. Therefore, investors need a process in place, regardless of whether they invest based on quantitative or fundamental criteria. Digital Asset Revolution explores how blockchain-based assets store information and value, so you can create investing techniques and rules on a strong foundation of knowledge. You’ll also find a different methods of applying valuation concepts to digital assets and how value capturing works in a digital world.

• Learn how bitcoin and other digital assets act as digital stores of value, and how to understand their place within a traditional portfolio
• A detailed taxonomy of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Altcoins, and the rising phenomenon of NFTs
• Consider the unique risk/return characteristics of various digital asset classes
• Adapt traditional investing methods and concepts to digital asset investment
• Methodologies for valuing crypto assets, including a statistical approach and the network effect
• An overview of Index Investments in the digital asset space, highlighting the importance of price data and the various types of indexes

This is a valuable guide for institutional investors, individual investors, and anyone interested in alternative approaches to investing in digital assets.

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