Matt Pearlstein

Matt Pearlstein

Analyst
Matt found crypto in 2016 and left TradFi to go full time in the industry a few years back. He is deep in the weeds of DeFi and also likes to go to the beach and play basketball.

February 6, 2024

Bitcoin Price

Latest BTC Trends In 2024 Bitcoin ETFs were approved on January 10, 2024. Bitcoin Ordinals (NFTs) and BRC-20 tokens open up new ways to use the Bitcoin network using inscriptions, a recent innovation that allows data storage on the Bitcoin blockchain. About 1 million Bitcoin wallets now hold 1 BTC or more. Bitcoin Halving in......

February 6, 2024

Bitcoin Halving 2024

What Is The Bitcoin Halving? The Bitcoin halving is a recurring event that cuts the amount of Bitcoin supply issuance in half. Specifically, it reduces the reward that Bitcoin miners receive each time that a new block is created on the blockchain. The halving takes place on average every 4 years, and emphasizes one of......

January 22, 2024

Bitcoin ETFs in September 2024

What is a Bitcoin ETF? A Bitcoin ETF is a type of exchange-traded fund that allows investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin's price movements without owning the cryptocurrency directly. Instead, these ETFs invest in assets or companies that reflect Bitcoin's value and are traded on stock exchanges, enabling investors to access them through brokerage accounts.......

January 4, 2024

How To Use DeFiLlama To Boost Your DeFi Research

SUMMARY This guide gives readers a complete overview of DeFiLama, one of the main components of the Milk Road On Chain Toolkit. DeFiLlama is a free platform that provides users with in-depth blockchain data and analytics. This guide also shows readers how to utilize DeFiLlama for their own research. Introduction We recently announced the Milk......

January 3, 2024

On-Chain Crypto Toolkit

If you’ve been following along with our public wallet journey, you should now be more than comfortable navigating the blockchain on your own. But no matter how confident you are, everyone can benefit from the help of a friend.  So we wanted to provide those venturing out on their own with the same helpful tools......

October 9, 2023

Marinade Review 2024: Marinade SOL Staking Options

With Marinade, users are able to stake their SOL and earn interest for validating the network, all while remaining liquid with mSOL if they choose. Users benefit from automatic rebalancing of their staked assets and the ability to earn additional interest on their mSOL....

October 6, 2023

What Is A Crypto Index, And How Do You Invest In One?

The following guide walks readers through our own experience investing in a crypto index on the blockchain. It also educates readers on the terminology and things to be aware of when it comes to indices in general. Lastly, it breaks down how we invested in two indices step by step, so that readers will be......

July 17, 2023

Deep Dive: A Look Into Layer 2s (Part 2/3)

The State of L2 Adoption Key Points: L2s come in two flavors: optimistic and zk-rollups. Optimistic rollups have seen the most adoption to date, but new zk-rollups are off to a strong start 🏎️. Arbitrum has emerged as the de-facto leader in the L2 space. But there is plenty of competition from other L2s 🥊.......

July 17, 2023

Deep Dive: A Look Into Layer 2s (Part 1/3)

Key Points Ethereum is “all in” on L2 networks as its scaling strategy L2s are cheaper to use than Ethereum layer-1s (L1) and have demonstrated they are capable of higher transaction throughput If the “Great Migration To L2” proceeds as planned, L2s should see a boom in ecosystem growth over the coming months and years......

July 16, 2023

Investor Insights – Roader 2023 H2 Outlook

Results from a poll sent to readers of the Milkroad newsletter. Key Points 63% of Roaders see BTC above $35K at year end 📈 Roaders were net buyers of crypto in H1. Many plan to accumulate more crypto in H2. Most Roaders see ETH finishing the year >$2.5K and outperforming BTC. Most see other altcoins......

July 14, 2023

Market Musings – July 14th, 2023

Majors Down In Slow Week, Larry Fink Joins Team Crypto Key Points BTC fell below $30K and finished down 2.4% over the past 7D. The clock for 6 new BTC ETF applications is now ticking ⏰ .  Alternative layer-1s were the bright spot the past 7D finishing up ~3%📈.  Blackrock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink......

July 13, 2023

Market Musings: Majors Flat, SOL Rising

Market Musings: Majors Flat, SOL Rising Key Points: XRP was the “rising tide that lifted all boats” this week. It pumped quite a bit in the past 7D on a (somewhat) favorable ruling for Ripple in its case against the SEC. BTC rallied over past 7D. “Wen ETF?” remains the big question for BTC.  Coins......

July 10, 2023

Funding Focus: Q2 2023

Key Takeaways VC investment in crypto and blockchain is “down but not out”. Crypto projects/companies raised an estimated $1.6B in Q2 2023.  Infrastructure and Web3 projects snagged the most funding. They raised ~$720M and ~$360M, respectively. DWF Labs has emerged as a major crypto “investor”. Its $200M+ token buying spree is interesting to say the......

June 9, 2023

Crypto.com Shuts Down US Institutional Exchange

Another exchange is shutting down in the U.S. Another NBA arena’s naming rights may be at stake. Crypto.com just suspended their U.S. institutional exchange. They will no longer be serving institutional clients as soon as June 21st. The timing makes sense, it’s been a news-packed week with the SEC, Binance and Coinbase. And this adds to a long list......