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Crypto market outlook H2

Crypto Market H2 Outlook
Leading institutions move into crypto Starting in 2020, the crypto market witnessed a wave of institutional interest, and the expected institutional flows were a key driver of the 2021 bull market....
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Neglecting the demand side in Bitcoin valuation is an unreasonable approach.

Beyond the surface: Exploring valuation techniques for cryptocurrencies
In this excerpt of Sygnum’s research report Valuing crypto assets, we explore methodologies and other factors driving the accurate valuation of cryptocurrencies. This article is part of...
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There is little consensus so far about how to value cryptocurrencies.

6 reasons why it is hard to value cryptocurrencies
From decentralised ecosystems and diverse tokens to limited data and constant experimentation. Katalin Tischhauser, Head of Research at Sygnum, gives six reasons why valuing cryptocurrencies is like...
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Cryto primer: Understanding crypto terminology

Crypto primer: Understanding crypto terminology
Ever wonder why English spelling makes no sense? Some sounds like numb and not at all like home. Bomb, comb and tomb do not sound the same, nor do bury and fury. You can pronounce lead in two ways...
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Valuation report - Onchain

Unlocking growth forecasts: 5 key data points to track for valuing crypto assets
Valuing crypto assets relies on accurately forecasting growth, and monitoring project specific data is crucial to this. We have identified five essential project-specific information and data to...
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Digital Nugget: Investable tokens

Digital Nugget: Investable tokens
With over 22,000 tokens in the crypto market, it is necessary to segment the market and filter for investable tokens. In this note, we provide a guide to narrowing down the universe to what is...
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Crypto market outlook blog post

Outlook for blockchain protocols: Key themes to dominate in 2023
The Ethereum Merge upgrade and the success of Layer-2 solutions were the highlights of last year in the blockchain protocol space. Our Head of Investment Research, Katalin Tischhauser, has identified...
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Sygnum report - Valuing crypto assets

Crypto Market Update Q4
In our Crypto market update: From “Flight-to-quality” to “Flight-to-growth” report, we analyse the current bear market in crypto, its key sector and segments and provide an...
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Sygnum report: Crypto asset allocation strategies

Sygnum report: Crypto asset allocation strategies
A comprehensive guide to understanding, sizing and implementing crypto asset allocations Cryptocurrencies have been the best-performing asset class every year, bar two years, since the market’s...
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Learn more about BCH

Learn more about Bitcoin Cash
Improving bitcoin’s ability to handle large transaction volumes at high speed and low cost has been a technological challenge since the launch of the protocol. How best to achieve this eventually...
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Learn more about ETH

Learn more about Ethereum
2012 to 2014 was a period when a lot of innovative designs were proposed for cryptocurrencies, seeking to improve on the original concept of Bitcoin. The insight of the founder of Tezos was that the...
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Learn more about MATIC

Learn more about Polygon
Three Indian software experts joined forces in late 2017 to address the already then apparent scalability problems and congestion on the Ethereum blockchain. The project, initially called MATIC, was...
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Crypto Primer: Market drivers

Crypto Primer: Market drivers
Specific factors, issues, and narratives may dominate the market for shorter periods – such as Tether’s dominance and questions about its stability, or Bitcoin’s energy use. There are, however,...
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Crypto Primer: Valuing cryptocurrencies

Crypto Primer: Valuing cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are a new type of asset, and there is no agreement yet in the market on how to value them. The valuation varies greatly depending on the token type and the dominant use case for the...
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Crypto Primer: Crypto as an asset class

Crypto Primer: Crypto as an asset class
What are the key considerations for cryptocurrencies as an asset class? This Crypto Primer article from our Sygnum Asset Management team gives a brief introduction to this developing asset class, the...
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Crypto Primer: Use cases of cryptocurrencies

Crypto Primer: Use cases of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are unique in that they can be used in multiple ways. While this is true for other assets as well (for example, gold can be money as well as used as raw material to make certain...
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Crypto Primer: History of the crypto market

Crypto Primer: History of the crypto market
Cryptocurrencies have emerged over the last decade as a new asset class, a new technology platform (“the internet of money”), and a potential alternative to fiat currencies as well as to precious...
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Crypto Primer: What are cryptocurrencies?

Crypto Primer: What are cryptocurrencies?
This is a new series of guides for those who are just getting started and looking for basic information on crypto assets, authored by various team members at Sygnum. If you are looking for a specific...
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