Cryptoassets ─ The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond

The innovative investor’s guide to an entirely new asset class—from two experts on the cutting edge

Cryptoassets potentially offer the greatest investment opportunity since the internet. Bitcoin was the first cryptoasset, but today there are over 500 and counting, including ether, ripple, litecoin, monero, and more. Cryptoassets and their associated blockchains are changing the way investors use and grow their money. This clear, concise, and accessible guide from two industry experts is the first book of its kind to explain this brave new blockchain world to innovative investors looking to explore the potential of this emerging asset class in their portfolios.

It gives readers an understanding of how these assets were created, how they work, and how they are evolving amid the blockchain revolution. It also provides an actionable framework within which to evaluate new cryptoassets and position investment portfolios in the coming wave of financial innovation. Investors will learn how to gain access to these assets, whether through familiar investment vehicles or bleeding edge techniques such as crowdsales, hardware wallets, and cryptoasset exchanges. This is the future of money.

Chris Burniske is the Blockchain Products Lead at ARK Invest, where he is responsible for research and business development around blockchain assets. A former analyst and early champion of cryptocurrency, he helped ARK become the first public manager to invest in bitcoin.

Jack Tatar is the founder and president of GEM Research Solutions, an international market research firm serving major financial companies around the world. He’s the author of “What’s the Deal with Bitcoins?” and is an angel investor and advisor to startups in the bitcoin and blockchain asset industry.