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 covered 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

Episode links:

Cryptoassets on Amazon
Cryptoassets - Book Website
Cryptoasset Valuations – Chris Burniske – Medium
Why I like the term, “Cryptoassets” – Chris Burniske – Medium
The Crypto J-Curve – Chris Burniske – Medium
Bitcoins are the best investment in my retirement account - MarketWatch

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/218