đ CoinSnacks Fall 2018 Recap
Over the last few months (September â November), the crypto space has matched the challenging bear market narrative weâve witnessed all year long.
But if you thought it was bad three months ago, think againâŚ
Since our Summer Recap, Bitcoinâs (BTC) market cap has fallen an exhausting 44%, marking a price slump of ~80% year-to-date.
From battling in the trenches, to bear crawling into no manâs land, the bitcoin bulls have been awfully quiet as of late.
Asset issuers and developing crypto projects are scraping for demand⌠exchange volumes are low⌠regulators are sharpening their knives⌠and most retail investors (like you and I) have, for the most part, stopped buying.
Itâs not all bad news thoughâŚ
If youâve been reading our weekly letters, you know these market âfearsâ are nothing new and that crypto is far from deadâŚ
But if youâre not convinced, just take a look for yourselfâŚ
The following post aims to offer a one stop shop for everything that went down inside the active crypto community over the past quarter.
In the midst of all the crypto conundrum, weâve still been proactively following our weekly routine of delivering thought-provoking and digestible cryptoasset news and updates straight to your inbox every Wednesday. (If you have yet to subscribe, just click here to join the others)
So put on your ugly christmas sweaters, find some warm coffee, and jingle your way through our favorite fall soundbites as that last leaf drops.
Hereâs everything we published over the last few monthsâŚ
September 2018
September 5: Summer 2018 Recap, Ditching âDecentralizedâ, And Possible Whale Sightings
September 12: Coinbase-BlackRock ETF, Crypto âFake Newsâ, and How to Not Be a Sh*tcoin
September 20: Shorting Litecoin, Stablecoins Breakdown, and the âBlockchain Associationâ
September 26: Altcoins on Coinbase, Walmartâs Blockchain, and Crypto Heads to Capital Hill
October 2018:
October 3: WSJ Gets Called Out, More EOS Controversy, and the Coinbase âStarter Packâ
October 10: The Looming Threat of China & Bitcoin, Yale Invests in Crypto, and Coinbaseâs $12 Billion Valuation?
October 17: 0x (ZRX) On Coinbase, Not-So-Killer Whales, and The Best Privacy Coins
October 24: Coinbaseâs Stablecoin, A Groundbreaking BTC Indicator, and Crypto Sharktank
October 31: Crypto âFake Newsâ, Bitcoins After Death, and Where Did The Money Go?
November 2018:
November 7: New Crypto Friendly Politicians, the Top dApps, and XLM Airdrops
November 14: âCrackpotâ Bitcoin Theories, Spankchain, and âSIM Swapâ Crypto Hacks
November 21: SEC Ends âICO Partyâ, Visions of Ether, and Loving the Crypto Struggle
November 28: Getting Through Bear Markets, ETF Doubts, and Snowden Explains Blockchain
Top 15 Most Read Posts
Also, if you want to cut to the chase, here are the top 15 most read posts from this fallâŚ
- Bleeding
Fred Wilson - Mass Adoption of Bitcoin is Inevitable (Twitter Thread)
Misir Mahmudov - Why SpankChainâs Vision Is The Future I Believe In
Najva Sol - Bitcoin Booster Tim Draper Has Some âCrackpotâ Theories. Perhaps You Should Listen
Mark Yarm - The Best Privacy Coins for Anonymous Payments
Peter Kwang - Cryptoâs Next Bull Run is Nearly Here
Michael K. Spencer - What Bear Markets Look Like
Fred Wilson - Edward Snowden Explains Blockchain to His Lawyer â and the Rest of Us
Ben Wizner - The Truth About the Crypto Crisis
Meltem Demirors - Narrative That Got My Parents To Understand Cryptocurrencies (Twitter Thread)
Linda Xie - 7 Reasons Why This Is the Worldâs Most Exciting Blockchain Project Right Now
Dean Steinbeck - âBundilâ: This App Turns Your Spare Change Into Bitcoin
Sarah Berger - Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths
Brian Krebs - State of Bitcoin (Fall 2018)
Taylor Pearson - We Asked Crypto News Outlets If Theyâd Take Money to Cover a Project. More Than Half Said Yes
Corin Faife
Fall 2018 Top Influencers
Last but not least, here are our top influencers from Fall 2018. Every week, the following names have continuously kept this bear market intriguing, interesting and entertaining to say the least. Most importantly, theses folks provide CLARITY.
Do yourself a favor and give each one a follow if you havenât already!
(For our previous crafted list of influencers, click here)
The Bullish and Bearish Stories of Fall 2018
đ Bullish News of Fall 2018:
- Coinbase and Blackrock Explore ETF
- Three Pro-Cryptocurrency Bills Were Introduced in Congress
- US Election Sees Crypto-Friendly Politicians Win Governor Races
- Coinbase Gets $8 Billion Valuation Following Hedge Fund Investment
- Coinbase Gears Up for Biggest-Ever Expansion of Crypto Asset Listings
- Yale Invests in Crypto Fund That Raised $400 Million
- Fidelity Launches Institutional Platform For Digital Currencies
- Coinbase & Circle Announce The Launch of USDC
- Nasdaq Plans to Pursue Bitcoin Futures Despite Plunging Prices
đ Bearish News of Fall 2018:
- Everyoneâs a Loser After Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
- NY Attorney General: Crypto Exchanges Could Be Breaking The Law
- Tokyo Whale Sells $230 Million of Bitcoin in Mt. Gox Wind-Down
- We Asked Crypto News Outlets If Theyâd Take Money to Cover a Project. More Than Half Said Yes
- Canadian Crypto Exchange MapleChange: Hacked or an Exit Scam?
- Huobi-EOS Vote Buying Controversy
- Pantera Digital Asset Fund Down 72% in 2018
- The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin
- Victims Sue AT&T, T-Mobile Over âSIM Swapâ Crypto Hacks
- The SEC Has Officially Taken Its First Enforcement Action Against a Crypto Exchange
- The SEC Cracks Down on Two ICOs, Creating a Template for Future Enforcement
- Bakkt Crypto Futures Delayed Until January
- SECâs Clayton needs to see key upgrades in cryptocurrency markets before approving a bitcoin ETF
A Shout Out To Our Sponsors
Oh, and a quick thank you to our sponsors! Without you, we wouldnât be able to continue doing what we love. For sponsorship inquiries, reach out to us anytime!
Going forward, our mission here at CoinSnacks remains the same: Help readers dig through the noise by providing weekly batches of curated (and digestible) good reads worth sharing.
As a token of gratitude, we wanted to thank our subscribers whoâs been a part of this journey. You are helping us raise the tide of crypto week by week.
Below are our own highlights from Fall 2018:
- Added 496 newsletter subscribers (âŹ4% increase)
- Gained 385 Twitter followers (âŹ32% increase! đŻ)
- Made Invest in Blockchainâs Top 7 Cryptocurrency Newsletters
- Launched the Tweet of The Week section (here was our favorite)
âThe hard work is happening, but it takes time. And growth is rarely neat or linear. While todayâs value capture feels like an evolution of capital markets, the crypto revolution will continue to experiment and push boundaries.â
Thanks for subscribing and stay tuned!
The CoinSnacks Team
