bitcoin – The Inside Adviser

Revolution, not evolution: the crypto dilemma

July 21, 2025 by Sandy Kaul

New asset class; important portfolio diversifier — it’s the same old drama, when it comes to the crypto world. Too many people retain their first impression of crypto, and ignore the ecosystem’s impressive progress, writes Sandy Kaul of Franklin Templeton.

The real value of an outrageous prediction

January 19, 2023 by Lachlan Maddock

Pandemics, invasions and the return of inflation. If the last few years have shown investors anything, it’s that outrageous predictions can often be anything but.

ASX ends week at new high despite COVID gloom

July 25, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

Volatile week ends at records, Star withdraws offer, Silverlake swimming The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) managed to deliver another positive week, despite finishing just 0.1% higher on Friday. The benchmark added 0.6%...

ASX claws back $33b as miners and banks rebound

June 22, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

Strongest day in four months, Fed backs off, lithium miners rally The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) experienced its best session in four months, adding 1.5% on Tuesday, all but erasing Monday's losses....

Hedge funds expect 7% crypto allocation by 2026

June 18, 2021 by Contributor

The wave of institutional adoption of cryptocurrency assets has been on the rise since the start of 2021. Leading banks and financial institutions have started to offer services in digital...

Cointree approaches 100 thousand members as demand for crypto currency expands

June 17, 2021 by Ishan Dan

The Melbourne-based cryptocurrency exchange Cointree is one of Australia's first and longest running crypto exchanges having launched in 2013. We were recently able to spend some time with the CEO...

ASX claws back ground after $41 billion nosedive

May 21, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

Shares bounce back, Victorian budget disappoints, mixed unemployment result The ASX200 (ASX: XJO) clawed back most of Wednesday's losses, adding 1.3% on Thursday as the risk-on environment returned. The rally was powered...

Heaviest ASX loss in nearly three months

May 19, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

Markets turn red, EML Payments dumped, China flags iron ore pressure The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) dropped the most in three months, finishing down 1.9% as a multitude of pressures hit the market. The...

ASX ends slightly higher at fresh 13-month high

April 19, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

ASX struggles to another record, Sims upgrades guidance, lithium giants to merge The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) struggled to another record close, finishing just three points higher as a sell off in the energy...

Zip soars 17% but miners keep ASX flat

April 13, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

Market volatility up as ASX finishes flat, Zip Co jumps 17%, Cleanaway's new deal The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished flat for the day with gains in the IT sector, which was 2.2% higher,...

Is gold only for the true believers?

April 12, 2021 by Giselle Roux

Gold's crown is a little tainted by its recent price retracement, which has taken the yellow metal roughly back to where it was a year ago. Instead, Bitcoin has smashed...

‘Rational bubble’, but crypto acceptance increasing

April 6, 2021 by Staff Writer

Europe's largest asset manager, with EUR$1.4 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in investor funds, Amundi Asset Management, recently weighed into the cryptocurrency phenomenon, releasing a 'Blue Paper' on the topic. It offers...

Crypto the next big trend in financial planning

March 1, 2021 by Contributor

There are a plethora of reasons for advisers to dismiss Bitcoin and other crypto assets as a worthy holding in clients' investment portfolios. For one, they're for the most part...

Portfolio diversification through innovation – Part 2

February 18, 2021 by Ishan Dan

Part 2 - Apollo Capital Fund It has been a busy few months for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world. Bitcoin's price rocketed to an all-time high of US$51,785 this month...

All Ords hit pre-pandemic high

February 8, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

All Ords hit pre-pandemic high, ASX200 up 0.6%, Vocus (ASX:VOC) in play again The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week the same way it finished, adding 0.6% on Monday supported by a broad-based...

Is this the biggest risk in your portfolio?

February 1, 2021 by The Inside Adviser

While listening to a conference by multi-asset investment manager, Ruffer LLP - an event we covered here - it became evident that most portfolios are inadequately prepared for the future...

Bitcoin: the nonsensical asset that makes sense for now

January 28, 2021 by Greg Bright

When a 25-year-old English fund manager with £21 billion (A$37 billion) under management discloses it had made a sizable investment in bitcoin, it is bound to give the institutionalisation of...

ASX down 0.9%, Bitcoin falls 20%

January 11, 2021 by Drew Meredith

Blistering start slows, ASX down 0.9%, bond rates higher, Bitcoin falls 20% After a blistering opening to the year in which the ASX200 (ASX:XJO) added 2.6%, attention once again turned to the...

Bitcoin builds credibility for a new asset class

January 11, 2021 by Michael Armitage

The recent surge in the market value of Bitcoin (BTC) has made headlines this holiday season as the underlying structure of the market continues to attract more institutional investors. Recent...

Wild swings, but bitcoin proves its digital mettle

May 13, 2020 by James Dunn

Like most assets, bitcoin cruised into the new year in 2020, racking up a 44% rise until mid-February. Then, like the stock market, BTC took fright at the extent of...