Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Blockchain Assets
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- Author：Chris Burniske
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Summary
The innovative investor's guide to an entirely new asset class--from two experts on the cutting edge
One of the fastest growing investment opportunities in the world today， blockchain assets such as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are changing the way investors think， use， and grow their money。 This clear， concise， and accessible guide from two industry experts is the first book of its kind to explain this brave new world to investors who want to explore the potential of blockchain assets in their portfolios。
It gives readers an understanding of how this new asset class has evolved over the last decade， as well as an actionable framework with which to evaluate new blockchain assets and position investment portfolios in the coming wave of blockchain asset innovation。 Investors will learn how to securitize these assets in familiar investment vehicles and leverage multiple platforms to achieve their financial goals。 This is the future of money。
One of the fastest growing investment opportunities in the world today， blockchain assets such as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are changing the way investors think， use， and grow their money。 This clear， concise， and accessible guide from two industry experts is the first book of its kind to explain this brave new world to investors who want to explore the potential of blockchain assets in their portfolios。
It gives readers an understanding of how this new asset class has evolved over the last decade， as well as an actionable framework with which to evaluate new blockchain assets and position investment portfolios in the coming wave of blockchain asset innovation。 Investors will learn how to securitize these assets in familiar investment vehicles and leverage multiple platforms to achieve their financial goals。 This is the future of money。
Reviews
Robert S
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Great book for newbies to cryptocurrency。 Stays away from getting technical while still providing a thorough overview， jargon and additional sources of trust for further research。Will note the crypto space is moving quickly， as such there is no mention of NFTs and ICOs were still the big thing。
Ali Haejl
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Great book on crypto and investing
WeiLe
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A very comprehensive guide to crypto。 Some of the analysis and explanation could be quite technical and takes time to understand。 It's still a beginner's guide to understand how blockchain works and why it was created and how innovative investor could use it as an asset or add into their portfolio。 A very comprehensive guide to crypto。 Some of the analysis and explanation could be quite technical and takes time to understand。 It's still a beginner's guide to understand how blockchain works and why it was created and how innovative investor could use it as an asset or add into their portfolio。 。。。more
Melania Andrisan
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Definitely a must read if you are a beginner in the crypto world， even though it was written in 2017。 It offers context， strategies， and clear frameworks to make your entrance into crypto world easier。 After 4 years passed but all the informations is still totally valid。
John Brew
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The main questions the authors set out to explain are: Why are Bitcoin and other cyptocurrencies relevant？ What is the history and what is the future of cryptoassets such as Bitcoin？Here’s a brief passage that summarizes why Bitcoin and other similar assets are relevant:“Currency originally came about to facilitate trade， allowing society to move past barter and the double coincidence of wants。 It has evolved over time to be more convenient， resulting in its present paper state。 Inherently， that The main questions the authors set out to explain are: Why are Bitcoin and other cyptocurrencies relevant？ What is the history and what is the future of cryptoassets such as Bitcoin？Here’s a brief passage that summarizes why Bitcoin and other similar assets are relevant:“Currency originally came about to facilitate trade， allowing society to move past barter and the double coincidence of wants。 It has evolved over time to be more convenient， resulting in its present paper state。 Inherently， that paper has little value other than the fact that everyone else thinks it has value and the government requires it be accepted to fulfill financial obligations。 In that sense， it is a usefully shared representation of value。 The libertarians in the room would say it’s a usefully shared illusion of value， going back to the idea the paper itself is worth little。 Bitcoin is a similarly shared representation of value， except it has no physical manifestation and no top-down authority to protect it。 Despite these hurdles， the elegance of the mathematics that allow it to function has also allowed it to grow and store billions in value。”How did Bitcoin come about？“One of the most miraculous aspects of bitcoin is how it bootstrapped support in a decentralized manner。 The importance， and difficulty， of being the first currency to do so cannot be emphasized enough。 Until people understand how bitcoin works， they often argue that it has no value as currency because， unlike what they’re used to， you can’t see it， touch it， or smell it。 Paper currency has value because it is mutually agreed upon by members of society that it has value。 It’s much easier for society to agree to this with a government involved。 Getting a global society to agree that something has value and can be used as a currency without government support and without a physical form is one of the most significant accomplishments in monetary history。 When bitcoin was launched， it had zero value in the sense that it could be used to purchase nothing。 The earliest adopters and supporters subjectively valued bitcoin because it was a fascinating computer science and game theory experiment。”Why is the book Cryptoassets worth reading> The authors tie together a lot of information in an accessible manner。 I would encourage close reading of this book before investing or speculating in any cryptoasset。 They certainly have a lot of experience and their advice is worth heeding:“Innovative investors are active participants in their financial future， but this doesn’t mean they must be alone on that journey。 Relying on the advice of financial professionals can be effective because they can provide research and direction。 Yet while innovative investors may take advice from experienced professionals， the final decisions are their own。 They adapt their investing approach， strategies， and even selections based on what is occurring around them。 This is especially vital in the age of exponential change that we’re living in。” 。。。more
Jacob Blish
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Good overview and history but has quickly become dated relative to the industry。 The foundational tactics for valuing an asset are still relevant however。
Keerthana Gopalakrishnan
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I picked up this book because there are way too many keywords thrown around about cryptocurrencies and blockchain and you never know what you don't know。 Far from a comprehensive guide to "bitcoin and beyond"， this book could be summarized as "Bitcoin is great。 Yields are great。 You gotta invest"。 While the initial few chapters go into explaining the technology and history of blockchain （Satoshi's white paper on bitcoin， Vitalik Buterin's work， Ethereum blockchain reversion to create Ethereum Cl I picked up this book because there are way too many keywords thrown around about cryptocurrencies and blockchain and you never know what you don't know。 Far from a comprehensive guide to "bitcoin and beyond"， this book could be summarized as "Bitcoin is great。 Yields are great。 You gotta invest"。 While the initial few chapters go into explaining the technology and history of blockchain （Satoshi's white paper on bitcoin， Vitalik Buterin's work， Ethereum blockchain reversion to create Ethereum Classic， proof of stake/work）， many of the latter chapters are far too repetitive。 The authors compare the growth in value of native crypto assets vis-a-vis FAANG stocks。 Problem is， most financial wisdom is retrospective。 One cannot possibly argue that bitcoin will keep doing well because it had been doing well so far because it'll only stop doing well until it stops doing well。 For the record， I'm long on crypto but the authors' arguments sound fragile to me。 They do not discuss the issues with existing blockchains such the current cost of transaction， threshold of transactions per second etc。 For bitcoin to become a practical alternative to the dollar， it needs to support at least as many transactions as VISA/Mastercard is doing at the moment per second。 We are not there yet。 There is also no discussion on the environmental cost of mining。 TLDR: Read chapter 2， skip the rest of the book。 Peace。 。。。more
Andrew Roosa
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A very comprehensive look at cryptoassets friendly enough for those unfamiliar with the likes of bitcoin， ethereum， etc。
Cody Eastgaard
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Little outdated now which is to be expected as the crypto world moves so fast。 I liked how it included not just Bitcoin but other crypto assets。 Overall a book people should read who are excited about this new technology。
Zachary Amzallag
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Despite what its title may suggest， this book is engaging and informative。 Loved it。Highly recommended for anyone looking to learn about Crypto， Digital Assets and investing in that field。 oh， and BUY BITCOIN :~）
Julian
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Key lesson from this book is simple: having bitcoin as small part of your investment portfolio is a good strategy。
Stephen Miinch
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Great resource for crypto investing！Really enjoyed this book！ Covers a wide variety of the investing spectrum。 Great resource if your are considering stepping into cryptoasset investing。
Istók Róbert
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Great overview of the whole crypto eco-system and how to get the most out of it， and not only for people new to this space。
Aditya Prakash Singh
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This book draws compelling parallels between the worlds of traditional equity markets and crypto assets， which is greatly helpful for a traditional equity investor to warm up to the idea of crypto。 Although this book gives a reasonably good introduction （their unique narratives， purpose， addressable market etc。） to a few popular cryptoassets， other than Bitcoin （Ethereum， Monero， Dogecoin， Litecoin etc）， a 10+ hours of crypto basics through podcasts etc。 would be absolutely helpful before starti This book draws compelling parallels between the worlds of traditional equity markets and crypto assets， which is greatly helpful for a traditional equity investor to warm up to the idea of crypto。 Although this book gives a reasonably good introduction （their unique narratives， purpose， addressable market etc。） to a few popular cryptoassets， other than Bitcoin （Ethereum， Monero， Dogecoin， Litecoin etc）， a 10+ hours of crypto basics through podcasts etc。 would be absolutely helpful before starting this book。 About 25% of this book narrates the history of stock markets: key events， manias etc。， which one can quickly breeze through before coming to the section which deals with the fundamental valuation of cryptoassets。 I found this section to be the most interesting and novel。 The numerous techniques and resources presented in this chapter seemed absolutely compelling and legit。 Any investor， who is willing to do his/her due diligence would find this book to be a very useful read before delving into the world of crypto investing。 。。。more
Christopher Alaimo
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It was an okay book。 Explains a lot more of the history of cryptocurrencies and assets。 Kind of a dry read and wasn’t as exciting about Guide to investing in gold and silver。 But still believe crypto assets are the future of investing。
Ben Jackson
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There's a whole lot of graphs with numbers going up （has anyone not seen the price graph for Bitcoin before？）， a very basic discussion of the technology， and some portfolio management techniques which are better covered in other places。What would have been great is a deeper dive into the real world applications and valuations for coins and tokens outside of Bitcoin/Ethereum etc。 Telling us to read the whitepaper isn't really breaking new ground。If you want something to make you feel better about There's a whole lot of graphs with numbers going up （has anyone not seen the price graph for Bitcoin before？）， a very basic discussion of the technology， and some portfolio management techniques which are better covered in other places。What would have been great is a deeper dive into the real world applications and valuations for coins and tokens outside of Bitcoin/Ethereum etc。 Telling us to read the whitepaper isn't really breaking new ground。If you want something to make you feel better about money you already have invested this might be worth a read。 If you want advice on how to analyse and invest in emerging crypto assets， look elsewhere。 。。。more
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Gerald Walus
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I wasn't expecting much， but found the read to be light and informative in parts。 I think Chris Burniske has done a good job introducing the topic and giving a very basic high-level overview of investment strategy along with a decent introduction into Cryptoassets。 I tried to not let my bias against general crypto "investors" colour my review and believe that Chris does a good job of introducing the foundational concepts for both portfolio analysis and cryptoassets as a segment， but by virtue of I wasn't expecting much， but found the read to be light and informative in parts。 I think Chris Burniske has done a good job introducing the topic and giving a very basic high-level overview of investment strategy along with a decent introduction into Cryptoassets。 I tried to not let my bias against general crypto "investors" colour my review and believe that Chris does a good job of introducing the foundational concepts for both portfolio analysis and cryptoassets as a segment， but by virtue of selecting a very broad topic and only going having approximately 350 pages to work with， the information presents more of a scaffolding one would by necessity need to build out from。 I would not recommend this book to anyone that has worked in finance nor anyone that has had more than three months of exposure to the crypto commodities space。 Otherwise a decent recommendation with concise and to the point writing。 。。。more
Samuel Oktavianus
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Ever since I first read The Internet of Money， my craving for crypto-related books has grown exponentially。 So I decided to read this book in particular because I've seen many people recommended it all over the internet。 It was an ok read， really。Cryptoassets is probably the longest， most comprehensive book I've read about crypto in general。 It is around 350 pages long and covers a broad range of topics。 The book is split into 3 chapters: the first chapter explains what cryptoassets is about， th Ever since I first read The Internet of Money， my craving for crypto-related books has grown exponentially。 So I decided to read this book in particular because I've seen many people recommended it all over the internet。 It was an ok read， really。Cryptoassets is probably the longest， most comprehensive book I've read about crypto in general。 It is around 350 pages long and covers a broad range of topics。 The book is split into 3 chapters: the first chapter explains what cryptoassets is about， the second explains why you should invest in it， and the third is about how you do it。The book offers in-depth history， financial analysis， investing tips， and other technical information to help you invest better and understand the real nature behind crypto assets。 To be honest， I skipped some of the chapters because they contain lots of financial jargon。 I wish the content was much simpler， as the Internet Of Money。In conclusion， Cryptoassets is a great book for anyone who wants to get closer to the world of cryptocurrency。 It contains super broad topics on everything about cryptocurrency。 The book contains lots of finance jargon， but some people may find this rewarding。 。。。more
Billal
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It's one of the first book written by adults in this space which is mostly run by millennials。 That gives this book a huge edge as it isn't mindless shilling or complete biased BS。Though sometimes technical it still could be understood by a newbie in this wildest and does a good job at giving a brief journey of the whole cryptoshere。A solid read cover to cover！！！ It's one of the first book written by adults in this space which is mostly run by millennials。 That gives this book a huge edge as it isn't mindless shilling or complete biased BS。Though sometimes technical it still could be understood by a newbie in this wildest and does a good job at giving a brief journey of the whole cryptoshere。A solid read cover to cover！！！ 。。。more
Nick McLachlan
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Probably a good explainer of crypto
YOunes ElGhallamy
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Amazing book
Clenio Henrique
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Excellent book if you don't know much about crypto。 It gives a general understanding of most aspects of the cryptocurrency world through a simple explanation。 Please mind that the crypto industry moves fast and part of the content demand further research and updates。 Excellent book if you don't know much about crypto。 It gives a general understanding of most aspects of the cryptocurrency world through a simple explanation。 Please mind that the crypto industry moves fast and part of the content demand further research and updates。 。。。more
Nhi Ta Thi Linh
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Comprehensive guide for beginners。 The book defines many crypto terms， shows you how crypto assets were born， how to evaluate them， etc。 However the crypto market is not big enough （compared with stocks market value - at the time of this comment） thus it is feasible and can’t solely based on functional techniques in the book to make investment strategy。
Vinay Chauhan
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cover almost every aspect about bitcoins and similar cryptoassets
Gary
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Very informative overview of the cryptoassets environment， although a little on the technical side and can be a bit of a dry read in some sections。
Amin Mo
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A good overall book about cryptoassets。 It goes into the history and beginning， then explains what cryptoassets are and define them and gives multiple examples of each one of them， and gives how to do both technical and fundamentals analysis （although too briefly）。 And also through the book， explanations on how bitcoin is the “future” and why is that。The book could have been better， it’s not fulfilling， you could say。 But still a book with tons of new things to feed of and learn。
David Espinel
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Good introduction to a investing perspective on this new technology
Gerrerth Kaur
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