Crypto Investment Essentials

Some Bitcoin skeptics claimed that Bitcoin is a Pyramid Scheme because of the gains that Bitcoin investors acquired. In this article, we would like to examine that claim closely. What is a Pyramid Scheme? A pyramid scheme is a business model that profits from recruiting new members who pay upfront the cost to be part […]

What is market sentiment? Market sentiment is the overall attitude of market players or investors towards the price action of a market. This is a psychology that comes from trading activity and market price movements. In general, there are two popular terms that often describe market sentiment, bullish (positive & optimistic) and bearish (negative & […]

In trading, you may have heard the term Arbitrage. This term is generally known as a strategy used in a market. But what is it exactly? Let’s read in more detail below. What is Arbitrage? Arbitrage is a trading strategy that aims to take advantage of price imbalances in two different markets. A person who […]

Crypto is legal and regulated under Bappebti In Indonesia, crypto trading is regulated by the Ministry of Trade through Bappebti. The Ministry of Trade issued Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) No. 99 of 2018 concerning General Policies for the Implementation of Crypto Asset Futures Trading and Minister of Trade Regulation No. 119 of […]

There are two types of investment strategies that you can do when investing in crypto assets: active trading and passive investing. What are the differences between those two? Active trading Active trading is the activity of buying and selling crypto assets typically in a relatively short time. A person who is actively trading often monitors […]

(Note: information contained on this article is valid as per January 2021 and is purely for educational purpose. This is not investment advice.) Are you a new cryptocurrency investor? Still unsure about which crypto to invest in? Don’t worry, we got the basics covered on this article! Understanding crypto investment themes Bitcoin (BTC) Overview The […]

There are two psychological skills you need to own in order to become a successful investor: avoiding misinformation and controlling emotions. These two skills are important since, in crypto investment, you are going to see a lot of FUD and FOMO behavior. So what are FUD and FOMO? Let’s discuss this in this article: What […]

Introduction to cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that sits on top of the blockchain system. Crypto assets can be used for internet-based transactions. Cryptocurrency uses cryptography and blockchain technology to verify every transaction so that neither party can do double-spending (i.e. spending the same asset twice in a digital world). What is double-spending problem? […]

Just like stock or commodity, crypto is an investment instrument with prices that can be volatile and unpredictable. While there is no definite way to predict crypto price movement with 100% accuracy, there are several factors that can affect the crypto price: Supply vs demand On the most basic level, the price of a crypto […]

Bitcoin has limited supply, making it rare and similar to digital gold Many investors buy and hold Bitcoin because they believe Bitcoin to be a scarce asset like gold, because the total supply of Bitcoin is limited by the Bitcoin protocol to be 21,000,000 BTC. As explained in Apa itu Bitcoin dan Blockchain?, Bitcoin miners […]