#218 Chris Burniske & Jack Tatar: Cryptoassets - The Rise of a New Asset Class

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Over the past year, cryptoassets have exploded in popularity. From a mere $18bn at the start of 2017, the aggregate market cap of all cryptoassets recently reached $820bn as interest in Bitcoin and its cousins went mainstream. Jack Tatar and Chris Burniske joined us to discuss their new book 'Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond'. It is one of the first systematic views on cryptoassets from a mainstream investor's perspective.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- How Jack and Chris originally became interested in Bitcoin and cryptoassets
- Why the term cryptoassets is a good umbrella term for the different kinds of tokens
- The different categories of cryptoassets: Cryptocurrencies, cryptocommodities and cryptotokens
- How cryptoassets fit into an overall investment portfolio
- How to value cryptoassets
- Whether we are in a cryptoasset bubble and expectations for the future

Links mentioned in this episode:
- Cryptoassets on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptoassets-Innovative-Investors-Bitcoin-Beyond/dp/1260026671
- Cryptoassets - Book Website: https://www.bitcoinandbeyond.com/
- Cryptoasset Valuations – Chris Burniske – Medium: https://medium.com/@cburniske/cryptoasset-valuations-ac83479ffca7
- Why I like the term, “Cryptoassets” – Chris Burniske – Medium: https://medium.com/@cburniske/why-i-like-the-term-cryptoassets-ab6b76e1ee33
- The Crypto J-Curve – Chris Burniske – Medium: https://medium.com/@cburniske/the-crypto-j-curve-be5fdddafa26
- Bitcoins are the best investment in my retirement account - MarketWatch: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-are-the-best-investment-in-my-retirement-account-2016-06-17


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