Cryptocurrency

Plural Name

Cryptocurrencies

Parent Asset Class

A form of digital or virtual currency secured by cryptograph, Cryptocurrency is a digital medium for exchange. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized networks based on blockchain technology, rendering them immune to government interference or manipulation. Cryptocurrencies face criticism for a number of reasons, including their use for illegal activities, exchange rate volatility, and vulnerabilities of the infrastructure underlying them. However, they also have been praised for their portability, divisibility, inflation resistance, and transparency.

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Asset Classes

	Bitcoin
	Digital Art
	Ethereum
	Litecoin
	Non-Fungible Token

Entities

	Audius
	Balancer Labs
	1.2 Capital
	10T Holdings
	1RoundTable Partners
	1confirmation
	42 Macro
	6th Man Ventures
	ALEX
	Aave
	Abra
	Accumulate
	Adamant Capital
	Adaptive Capital
	Adela Investment
	Agora Financial
	Alameda Research
	Algorand
	Algorand Foundation
	Alien Worlds
	Alkemi
	Alliance
	Alluvial Finance
	AlphaPoint
	Alt Tab Capital
	Amber Group
	Amberdata
	Ampleforth
	Anchorage
	Andreas M. Antonopoulos
	Apeiron Investment Group
	Aptos
	Arca
	Architect.xyz
	Arcium
	Argent
	Argo Blockchain
	Art Blocks
	Arweave
	Asgard Markets
	Asymmetric
	Ava Labs
	Avalanche
	Avantgarde Finance
	BEASY - Blockchain Made Easy
	BITKRAFT Ventures
	BOLD Capital Partners
	BabylonChain
	Backpack
	BadgerDAO
	Bakkt
	Bankless
	Banyan Hill Publishing
	Base
	Beluga
	Benzinga
	Bidali
	Binance
	Binance.US
	BitFlyer
	BitGo
	Bitcoin Foundation
	Bitcoin Magazine
	Bitcoin Suisse
	Bitfold
	Bitpanda
	Bitspark
	Bitstamp
	Bittrex
	Bitwise Asset Management
	Biyond Trader
	Block.One
	BlockFi
	BlockFills
	BlockTower Capital
	Blockchain Association
	Blockchain Capital
	Blockchain.com
	Blockfolio
	Blockstream
	Blockworks
	Bloomberg
	Bloq
	BnkToTheFuture
	Bracebridge Capital
	Bright Moments
	Bullish
	Bybit
	ByteTree
	C the Light Trading
	CMS Holdings
	CMT Digital
	COSIMO Ventures
	CV Labs
	CV VC
	Caleb & Brown
	Cambrian Asset Management
	Capitalist Exploits
	Cardano
	CasperLabs
	Castle Island Ventures
	Catallact
	Cboe Digital
	Celsius Network
	Chain Valley Capital
	Chainalysis
	Chainstone Labs
	Chaos Labs
	Chintai
	Circle
	Civic Technologies
	Club dVIN
	Coin Bureau
	Coin Center
	Coin Metrics
	CoinDesk
	CoinFLEX
	CoinFlip
	CoinFund
	CoinMarketCap
	CoinMetro
	CoinShares
	Coinbase
	Coinbase Custody
	Cointelegraph
	Collaborative Fund
	Colosseum
	Commodity Futures Trading Commission
	Concordium
	ConsenSys
	Cott Law Group
	Crusoe Energy
	Crypto Banter
	Crypto Council for Innovation
	Crypto Futura Fund
	Crypto Tech Women
	CryptoEQ
	CryptoLaw
	CryptoTaxCalculator
	Cultur3 Capital
	CultureBanx
	Curzio Research
	DRW
	DTAP Capital Partners
	Dacoco
	DappRadar
	Dark Wall Ventures
	DeFi Education Fund
	DeFi Technologies
	Decentral Park Capital
	Decimus Capital Markets
	Decrypt
	Deepwater Asset Management
	DeerCreek
	Delphi Digital
	Delphi Ventures
	Deribit
	Dexalot
	Dexterity Capital
	Digital Asset Capital Management
	Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
	Digital Currency Group
	Domain Money
	Doomberg
	DragonX Capital
	Dragonfly Capital
	Draper Associates
	Drift Labs
	EOS Network Foundation
	ETC Group
	Early Investing
	Edge & Node
	Eight Global
	Electric Capital
	Electric Coin Company
	Elementus
	Elliottwave Forecast
	Elwood Technologies
	Endaoment
	Enjin
	Enzyme
	Ethereum Foundation
	Ethos
	Exponential Age Asset Management
	Ezra Zask Research Advisors
	FTX
	Fairlead Strategies
	FinTech Collective
	Fineqia
	FireStorm Capital
	Fireblocks
	First DAG
	Floating Point Group
	Floor
	Flowdesk
	Fluence Labs
	Forex Analytix
	Forkast.News
	Forte
	Fortune
	Fox Business
	Framework Ventures
	Fundstrat Global Advisors
	Fyde
	GBI
	GSR
	Galaxy Digital
	Galaxy Interactive
	Gemini
	General Catalyst
	Generative Ventures
	Genesis
	Genesis Group
	Genesis Mining
	Genesis Volatility
	Geodnet
	Glassnode
	Glenn Williams Jr LLC
	GreenBlocks
	HOPR
	Hartmann Capital
	Haun Ventures
	Helio
	Helium
	Hinde Capital
	Hiro Systems
	Hivemind Capital
	Horizen
	Hyperion Decimus
	INX Limited
	Ikigai Asset Management
	Immutable
	Inca Digital
	Interactive Brokers
	InvestAnswers
	InvestorPlace
	Jambo
	Jito Labs
	KAST
	KKOS Lawyers
	KPTL Arbitrage Management
	KR1
	KUNA Exchange
	Kadena
	Kava Labs
	Kenetic Capital
	Kraken Exchange
	Lahardan Financial
	Launchnodes
	LeboBTC Ledger Group
	Ledger
	Ledn
	Lekker Capital
	Lido
	Liquity
	Litecoin Foundation
	Lucy Labs
	Lukka, Inc.
	Maelstrom
	Magic Eden
	MakerDAO
	Maple Finance
	Mara
	Marathon Digital Holdings
	Market Rebellion
	MarketWise
	Mastercard Data & Services
	Menai Financial Group
	Mercury Digital Assets
	Messari
	Meta Angels
	Metagood
	Metal
	Mezo
	MiningStore
	Modern Money Group
	Mojito
	Mojomix DAO
	Molecule
	Money Map Press
	MoneyShow
	MoonPay
	Morgan Creek Digital Assets
	Multicoin Capital
	Musca Capital
	Mysten Labs
	Mythos Capital
	NEAR Protocol
	NFT Now
	NFTY Labs
	NFTfi
	NGRAVE
	Nicoya Research
	Nifty Gateway
	Nouns
	NuCypher
	Nugget's News
	OMEGA.xyz
	Oasis Labs
	Odyssean Digital Asset Management
	Offchain Labs
	OnChainMonkey
	Onchain Capital
	OpenSea
	Options Insight
	Osprey Funds
	Outerlands Capital
	PairedWorld
	Palm Beach Research Group
	Pantera Capital
	Panther Protocol
	Paradigm Press
	Particle
	Paxos
	Pepperstone
	Perceptive Capital
	Polkadot
	Polychain Capital
	Polygon
	Polymesh
	Pomp Investments
	Powerledger
	Prime Trust
	Primitive Ventures
	Public Mint
	PureXposure Growth Series
	Pyth Network
	QCP Capital
	Qredo
	RULEMATCH
	RabbitHole
	Radix
	Rainbow
	Ready Set Crypto
	Real Life Trading
	Republic
	Reserve
	Ribbit Capital
	Ripple
	RiskHedge
	RiskReversal Media
	River Financial
	Robinhood
	SCRIB3
	SCRYPT
	SFB Technologies
	Saifedean.com
	Scalar Capital
	Second Renaissance Investments
	Securitize
	Seed Club
	Seeking Alpha
	Senda Digital Assets
	Serotonin
	ShapeShift
	SingularityDAO
	SingularityNET
	Sky Mavis
	Slow Ventures
	SoFi
	Solana
	Solana Foundation
	Solidus Labs
	Southbank Investment Research
	Sovryn
	StakeBorg
	StarkWare
	Starkiller Capital
	Stellar Development Foundation
	Steno Research
	Strategic Wealth Preservation
	Strike
	Stripe
	Strix Leviathan
	SuperWorld
	Susquehanna International Group
	Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol
	Swan Bitcoin
	Swarm Network
	Sygnum Bank
	Synthetix
	TRM Labs
	Tagomi
	Taurus SA
	TaxBit
	Techemy Capital
	Tendermint
	Texas Blockchain Council
	Tezos
	The Blind Spot
	The Block
	The Defiant
	The Digital Chamber
	The Dollar Vigilante
	The Graph
	The Sandbox
	The Stock Dork
	Thesis
	Toniq Labs
	Tornado Cash
	TradePremium.be
	TradeSmith
	TradeStation
	Trader University
	Traders Reality
	TradingAnalysis.com
	Trammell Venture Partners
	Trustology
	Truth Terminal
	UTXO Management
	Unbound Tech
	Unbounded Capital
	Universal Market Access
	Unstoppable Games
	Uphold
	Vailshire Capital Management
	Valereum
	Variant
	Verified Investing
	Vesper
	Voyager Digital
	WAGMI Games
	Wakem Capital Management
	Water & Music
	Wave Digital Assets
	WazirX
	Web3 Foundation
	Winklevoss Capital
	WonderFi
	World of Women
	XBTO Group
	Xapo
	Xverse
	Yahoo! Finance
	Zap
	Zapper
	ZenAcademy
	Zero Hash
	Zero Knowledge Consulting
	Zeta Markets
	aisot
	cmorq
	dYdX
	eToro
	iden3
	inflxion.io

Entity Types

Industries

Publication Types

Strategies

Terms

	Alternative Investments
	Blockchain Technology
	Crisis Currency
	Money
	Smart Contracts
	Web3

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Private Equity Fund

Venture Capital Fund

Crypto Currencies can provide people with an easy way to send and receive wealth (even when their home countries currency is worthless or in rapid decline)
Allow individuals, companies and countries to escape the control of central banks and regulations
International Assets - they are accepted all over the world without need to be exchanged for local currencies/assets
Serve a similar function to gold, but may have more upside since they are not yet widely adopted

Governments are not able to control cryptocurrencies like they can fiat currencies
- They can't block payments
- They can't freeze accounts
- They can't seize assets

Cryptourrency Facts

Based on globally, decentralized & distributed networks (no one person is in control)
- Puts the power in the hands of the broader community
Many currencies have a way to increase supply
- Often this requires "mining" (analagous to physical previous metals)
- The supply increase is often limited to a certain amount/% per period of time

Crypto Currency Benefits (Often Compared to Fiat Currencies)

Typically come in fixed quantities (no one can print as many as they want)
They are decentralized - the government can't control them. Power is not in one peron's hands
They don't require banks to safely hold (no risk of bank failure)
The supply of coins/money/token is strictly regulated and/or limited (unlike fiat currencies)

Crypto Currency Risks

Governments may try to regulate our outlaw them (they take power away from central governments)
- Some countries have already tried to outlaw
- Mitigation: It will be hard for governments to take don a decentralized system
- Mitigation: Other countries are actively investing in crypto technologies and encouraging crypto businesses
- Mitigation: Governments were unable to stop other distributed technologies (example: Bit Torrent)
Quantum Computing could render the encryption that backstops the system
- Currencies can use algorithms that are safe from quantum computing

Hacking and Theft is common - nearly $927 Million stolen in first 3 quarters of 2018

Crypto Currency Using Classic Definition of Money

It is a medium of exchange
It is a unit of account
It may or not be a store of value

Wild price swings may indicate that it is not a good store of value (depends on confidence of holders)

Government Sponsored CryptoCurrencies

They may run the same risks as fiat currencies

Government regulations
Government controls
Government printing

Asset Classes

Cryptocurrency

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