26 results for “Bitcoin”

[Podcast] Investing in Unlisted Companies: What's the deal?

Are unlisted securities worth investing in? What are they? In this edition of the Capitalmind Podcast, Deepak and Shray dive into the world of unlisted securities, the complexities of investing in them, the different pluses and minuses you might want to know, and more...

What Cathie Wood gets right

So, Cathie Wood, in a recent Bloomberg interview, predicted Bitcoin will be $1 Million by 2030. For reference, as of writing, BTC is $16.5k. So, about a 6000% increase from here. Like with most things she says, a reaction-frenzy follows. It makes you wonder why a fund manager, down over 60% for the year, would make such an outrageous prediction. Why not a sedate $100K, which would still mean a 600% increase? The BTC $1M prediction makes perfect sense when you unpack Ark's marketing strategy.

Podcast: Why the crypto crash impacts you?

Cryptocurrencies were all the rage in the past few years on account of rising asset prices and volatility. Now, they are going through a bear market that has witnessed some popular currencies going totally bust. This phenomenon of an "asset class" going from hot to untouchable is not new. We've seen this again and again in different forms and proportions. The current bear market in cryptos certainly impacts the investors, start-ups, promoters, and VCs who are directly involved in the crypto business. But, this bear market has second-order effects that may impact you as well. Listen in, as Deepak and Shray discuss the nuances of how the crypto bear market impacts you.

[Podcast] CBDC - Can RBI make a big leap into the future with digital currencies?

There is a lot to unpack about this new digital currency RBI is talking about. Deepak and Shray build up this discussion by pondering over successive questions. Deepak takes us through how cryptocurrencies currently work. This sets up a context to the current ways of handling digital currencies and we move on to discuss the RBI-backed digital currency framework - Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Key Points  ▪️ How CBDCs are not cryptocurrencies? And how are they different? ▪️ Is CBDCs actually required or is it a response to the popularity of cryptocurrency? So basically, why now? ▪️ Is the CBDC likely to be anonymous like cryptocurrencies? ▪️ Can CBDCs be an alternative to the SWIFT system given how ▪️ Russia has been isolated by the world right now? Impact of CBDC on Monetary and Fiscal policies?

Spandana Sphoorty's boardroom hustle, Star health IPO Fizzle, Crypto exchanges commingle & More

Deepak's new book, Crypto's new regulation & India's new richest (well, almost)

What is NFT? The world's craziest digital asset explained

The second most famous word that is taking on the internet in the last one year, is NFT. Needless to say which is the first. This three letter word is changing the way we look at digital world. International stars like Eminem, Shawn Mendes & our very own Amitabh Bachchan have joined the NFT hype train. So what is it apparently? Why this excitement to this new asset class? Let's find out the answers in this post.

Wealth Letter July 2021: Following the Disruption

[This is an excerpt from the July 2021 letter to Capitalmind PMS Clients] India has a strange set of rules for movies. When someone is smoking on the screen, the movie must show a line that says smoking is injurious to health. This is resented by the moviemakers, who understand that smoking is bad, but they want to have the viewer’s full focus, and not distract them regularly. Tobacco companies obviously don’t like the legislation, and viewers don’t necessarily care, though there is a slow subliminal message being created of cigarettes being bad things. Read on for the July 2021 letter to PMS clients.

Wealth Letter March 2021: The Month of Crazy

The Indian budget revealed one big thing: the government is going to borrow a lot more money. From a 7 lakh crore of planned borrowing last year, we’ll see over 12 lakh crores borrowed in the coming year. Add to that the woe of inflation, and interest rates in the bond market - better known as “yields” - have risen sharply. The government used to borrow at 5.8% and now it’s borrowing at 6.2% or more. This has also seen echoes elsewhere in the world. When Joe Biden was sworn in, in January, yields in the US were less than 1%. Now they have moved to 1.5%. Everywhere, people are paying a little more to borrow. How does this impact stocks? Read on for edited excerpts from Deepak's March memo to Capitalmind PMS clients.

The 2020 All-things-Investing Award Winners

In a year where a virus is globally the most searched term, you would expect investments to resemble Earth after Thanos snapped his fingers. Every other one decimated. But that's not what has happened. Thanks to the Fed's willingness "to do whatever it takes for as long as necessary", 2020 has been a great year for investors. We've compiled a highlight reel of 2020 Investment Award Winners. Stocks / Sectors / Investors who deserve a mention in an "unprecedented" year. The 2020 Investment Award Winners.

Podcast #23: How India’s amazing new financial infrastructure will enable better, more inclusive “Bharat UX”

#Linkfest - Deutsche Bank Pink Slips, Desperate Chinese Manufacturers, FedEx Sues US Govt, MTNL/BSNL To Get New Lease of Life, Indigo Tussle, and More

Podcast: Anupam Gupta on Regular Investing and Where To Focus

#Linkfest - Edelweiss's Newfangled 'Power SIP', Kapol Bank Depositor Woes, SME IPO Listing Scams, Adani Wilmar-Patanjali Tussle

At Capitalmind Premium, we have a very active Slack channel where we discuss a lot of interesting topics. In there, a number of interesting links come our way. Here’s the most interesting of such links shared by our members in recent days.

Roundup of the Markets, circa 2018

[Guest Post] Bitcoin: The Future of Money?

On Slack: Net-Neutrality Rules, LinkedIn Acquisition, New Civil Aviation Policy and much more...

BitCoin Falls to $330, 70% from Peak

The Best Explanation of BitCoin, And All Financial Products

Mt. Gox Shuts Shop After Massive Theft, Worried BitCoin Industry Joins Hands

Reads: Killing BitCoin, More Taper, Bad Debts in India

Now ED and Tax Enquiries into BitCoin in India

RBI Warns Against BitCoin Use, May Regulate

Fortnightly Summary: Taper, Inflation, Slowing Growth, Network 18

BitCoin Crashes 50% After China Stops Banks from Handling It

The BitCoinundrum: To Buy or Not to Buy BitCoin?