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helikopterben
@helikopterben Dec 30, 2018, 7:16 PM UTC

The Big Long – Revisiting Helikopter Ben’s Top 10 Predictions for 2018 – 12/30/18

Always expect the unexpected, especially in volatile, emerging new technologies. The following is a review of last year’s predictions. >1 - Interest Rates Will Rise: This is the only prediction I…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Nov 26, 2018, 2:16 AM UTC

The Big Long – Calling a Crypto Bottom – 11/25/18

Just for the record, this is my first bottom call. So, who sold eth below $100? I am still amazed that my bids got filled this morning on this potential trillion-dollar technology. I called the crash…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Sep 17, 2018, 1:15 AM UTC

What it is Really Like Buying ETH for $1

It’s not what is seems. I would be surprised if anybody simply buys at $1 and sells at $1000, or, better yet, sell at the possible future $10,000 mark or beyond. I became an early adopter/investor in…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Sep 6, 2018, 4:55 PM UTC

The Big Long – Thoughts on Current Market Conditions – 09/06/18

The crypto bear market is in full force, as predicted. Previous bear markets in crypto were generally accompanied by calls for the death of bitcoin and prices going to 0, as bitcoin was highly domina…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Apr 6, 2018, 10:39 PM UTC

The Big Long - Update on the Bitcoin Dominance Bear Market – 04/06/18

Bitcoin Dominance is in the process of another dead-cat bounce, although I am hesitant to attempt to call a top yet. I predicted the major decline in bitcoin dominance in the first half of 2017 and t…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Mar 26, 2018, 2:53 PM UTC

The Big Long – Owning Networks vs Owning Companies – 03/22/18

Blockchain-based networks have ushered in a new asset class for investors to consider. Specifically, proof-of-stake (POS) networks are ideal investment vehicles to extract rent from the usage of thes…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Mar 13, 2018, 12:04 AM UTC

The Big Long – Valuing ETH Based on Future Cash Flows – 03/12/18

After reading John Pfeffer’s work entitled “An (Institutional) Investor’s Take on Cryptoassets” (@maarnio), I have concluded that MV=PQ should be pushed further down the list of useful metrics to val…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Feb 28, 2018, 9:24 PM UTC

The Big Long – Contrary to Popular Belief, Digital Assets do have Cash Flows – 02/28/18

In this post I will explain, in general, how POS-based chains produce sustainable cash flows to maintain and enhance the protocol and earn stakeholders a return on their money. In previous posts I ha…

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helikopterben
@helikopterben Feb 20, 2018, 9:23 PM UTC

The Big Long – Contrary to Popular Belief, Digital Assets Do Have Intrinsic Value: Part 2 –Equities – 02/20/18

In Part 1, I made the case that blockchain-based tokens have properties and characteristics consistent with physical commodities. In this post, I will make the case that some chains also take on the…

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@helikopterben Feb 17, 2018, 11:40 PM UTC

The Big Long – Contrary to Popular Belief, Digital Assets Do Have Intrinsic Value: Part 1 - Digital Commodities - 02/17/18

Bitcoin was originally introduced as a new borderless, global, digital currency, but this description is not necessarily fitting because bitcoin is rarely used as a currency at this stage. Bitcoin, i…

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