Noelle Acheson

Noelle Acheson is host of the CoinDesk "Markets Daily" podcast, and author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter on Substack. She is also former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading. Follow her on Twitter at @NoelleInMadrid.

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Markets

Q1 2021: Institutional Growth Slows Down, Retail Ramps Up

The institutional investment that drove crypto markets in late 2020 is starting to slow down, but retail activity is on the rise.

Crypto Investor Adam Dart Goes it Alone as Banks Stay on the Sidelines

Markets

Retail Gains Amid Institutional Influx in Q1: CoinDesk Quarterly Review

CoinDesk Research presents its Q1 2021 Quarterly Review, with 100+ slides highlighting the main trends and developments important for investors to know.

CoinDesk Quarterly Review

Policy

Crypto Long & Short: Bitpanda’s Raise Is About More Than Market Infrastructure

The $170 million funding round highlights the explosive growth of crypto as an asset class – and the potential of the European market.

European union flag against parliament in Brussels

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: What NFT 'Markets for Emotion' Say About Tech Business Models

NFTs may be frothy right now, but they reveal a new type of price discovery for a new type of value, which could change business models.

China Displays Lunar Samples From Moon Mission

Finance

Crypto Long & Short: Is ETH Coming to Corporate Balance Sheets?

Yes, but ether isn't replacing bitcoin as a reserve asset – it belongs elsewhere.

Oil pump

Markets

ETH: Technology Play or Store of Value? A CoinDesk Research Report

CoinDesk Research looks at the different value propositions of BTC and ETH, how they overlap and how they could evolve.

YTD performance

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: How Coinbase Going Public Is Reshaping Trust in Markets

The data divulged in Coinbase’s long-awaited S-1 filing is eye-opening. But it’s what the document means for the crypto markets of today and the capital markets of tomorrow that is more meaningful.

Re-opening Continues Across Densely Populated New York And New Jersey Areas

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Interest in DeFi Is Surging. You Can Thank GameStop.

This week’s congressional hearings, as well as the appearance of new institutional onramps, point to growing investor interest in a new type of capital market.

House Republicans Said to Drop Two Demands On Debt Limit

Policy

Crypto Long & Short: What Does Dogecoin Have to Do With Government Bans?

The combined forces of passionate communities with potent tools, and the deepening involvement of institutions, make successful bans less likely.

Cute dog on historic square in city

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Could Scalable Payments for Bitcoin Undermine Its Value?

A stream of crypto payments services coming to market give new life to the debate around whether bitcoin can be both a store of value and a payments token.

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