The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just threw a major curveball at Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange. They filed a lawsuit against founder Changpeng Zhou (CZ) and his exchange operation yesterday with 13 charges. But what does this mean for Binance and the wider crypto market? Let’s break it down.

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Want to know if Bitcoin is a good buy or too expensive? The MVRV Z-Score can help. It’s a useful indicator first developed by David Puell and Murad Muhmudov that uses info from Bitcoin’s public transactions on the blockchain to find its “fair value”. In this guide, we’ll learn what the MVRV Z-Score is, how it works, and how to use it to check if Bitcoin is currently a buy or not.

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In these weekly Investor Reports, I unpack what I think is going on in the macro, crypto, and traditional markets. And if I’m seeing any potential opportunities, I’ll highlight those here. As always, nothing you read here is financial advice. It’s just my opinion on the markets.

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In these weekly Investor Reports, I unpack what I think is going on in the macro, crypto, and traditional markets. And if I’m seeing any potential opportunities, I’ll highlight those here. As always, nothing you read here is financial advice. It’s just my opinion on the markets.

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Ethereum is the second biggest digital asset behind bitcoin – and for good reason. In this guide, I’ll explain what Ethereum is, how it works, and why ether (ETH) belongs in most crypto portfolios. 

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There’s a bitcoin head and shoulders pattern forming. It’s a bearish technical pattern, and you can see it brewing on this chart. It first shows the left shoulder, where bitcoin peaked in late April at around $29,300. It then shows the head in the middle, where bitcoin topped at $31,000 in mid-April. And finally, there’s the right shoulder, where the price got to about $30,000 in late April before heading down to where it is now.

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In this report, I’ll unpack what I think is going on in the macro, crypto, and traditional markets. And if I’m seeing any opportunities, I’ll highlight those here. 

So without further ado, here’s your first Weekly Investor Report!

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Benjamin Franklin said it best: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. And whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, reading the best investment books can pay big dividends later. So, I’ve put together a list of my top ten (in no particular order). Together, they cover everything from the basics to more advanced investing strategies. I’ve also included an interesting quote from each book that got me thinking. So without further ado, here’s the list!

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First Republic Bank has failed. Its shares stopped trading before US markets opened on Monday after regulators seized the firm. It’s the second biggest regional bank failure in US history, and here’s what it says about bitcoin. 

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If you’re looking for a decent risk-to-reward technical setup in the crypto market, Solana seems like as good a bet as any to me.

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Gold’s pretty much trading at all-time highs. Silver’s only halfway there. The gold to silver ratio says silver’s a bargain. Let’s dig in.

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds with over $200 billion of assets under management. Bridgewater is famous for its All Weather Fund, which it built to weather any economic season. So let’s take a closer look at how Dalio invests, and how you could do something similar in your own portfolio through a basket of ETFs.

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“Sell in May and go away” is a popular phrase in investing: the idea is to exit stocks in May and then buy them back in November. But even though that might work out sometimes, history suggests it isn’t the best strategy for building long-term wealth. Here’s why.

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If you’d invested $10,000 in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ, blue) ten years ago, you’d be sitting on just over $50,000 right now. QQQ tracks the Nasdaq 100 index, which currently has almost 50% in the high-growth US tech sector. But if you’d put that money in the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD, yellow), you’d only have about half that. So over the past decade, value stocks have generally taken a back seat to growth stocks.

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Bitcoin’s reigned supreme this year and almost doubled in value since its November low. For the most part, it’s outpaced the rest of the crypto market – with altcoins generally lagging behind. But this bitcoin dominance chart suggests that could be changing. Is the king finally stepping back to let the knights and nobles catch up? 

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Bitcoin was the fastest investment in history to go from zero to $1 trillion in market value. And it did it without a CEO or board of well-paid executives steering the ship. So what exactly is Bitcoin and how does it work? We’ll break it down for you in this guide – and explain why you might want some in your investment portfolio. 

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Yesterday bitcoin didn’t do much: it finished up just 0.02% from where it started. And over the past couple of weeks, it’s mostly hovered within a narrow 5% range. But this chart shows another Bollinger Band squeeze in the works (blue circle). And that suggests bitcoin’s next big move is coming soon.

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Bitcoin is on a rally of epic proportions. But at some point, it’s going to pull back in a big way. The question is at what price level? This chart might offer some clues.

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The 60:40 portfolio is a popular strategy for investors who want a good tradeoff between risk and reward. But there’s probably a better one for that – and I’ll explain it in this post.

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Most digital assets haven’t kept up with bitcoin this year. But for contrarian crypto investors, now could be the time to spread your bets into a mix of stronger altcoins. Here’s why. 

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Gold or bitcoin? It’s a question you might ask yourself in this economic climate. One is a store of value from Ancient Babylonian times. The other is modern, digital, and mathematically programmed to get scarcer by the day. Both can’t be debased like fiat currencies. Gold bugs hoard gold. Bitcoiners HODL bitcoin. Both cost money to mine. Which is the better investment?

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The folks over at Ethereum just announced it: the Shanghai upgrade is set for 22:27:35 UTC on April 12, 2023. It’s a big deal for the No.2 blockchain that could have big implications for the price of ether. So here’s what you need to know.

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With so much economic uncertainty afoot, you might be wondering whether stocks can still go the distance this year. So I used ChatGPT-4 to help me program and backtest a long-term investment strategy in TradingView. And it’s just flashed a rare buy signal for US stocks. 

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Bitcoin is up about 65% so far this year. So here are three reasons why bitcoin changed its tune in 2023 – and how you might want to play it.

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