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Stu Lustman, the author of this post, is a Credit Analyst by trade trying to bring Commercial Credit Analysis techniques to the world of Peer to Peer Lending. Check me out on Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+

SEC Releases Bitwise ETF Research

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This article is reprinted from my paid newsletter Crypto News Over Nonsense. Do you subscribe yet? It’s great actionable information. Here’s the article. The conversation between the SEC and the crypto-economy continues. The SEC released a presentation from Bitwise that addressed some of the SEC questions and concerns from the Bitwise ETF submission request in … Read more SEC Releases Bitwise ETF Research

How to Create a Successful Trade in Paxful Part 1

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Use Paxful to Generate Income from Your Bitcoin Many Bitcoiners, especially non-US residents, trade a little bit of their Bitcoin to generate extra income from time to time. While LocalBitcoins (affiliate link if you want to join) is by far the most popular p2p trading exchange, it is not the only one. This post is … Read more How to Create a Successful Trade in Paxful Part 1

Should You Buy the RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Fund?

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RiverNorth started its Marketplace Lending Fund (RMPLX) in September 2016 as an interval closed-end fund. This means that shares are not bought or sold on any secondary market. For this reason, and because I found plenty of loans I liked for my own account, I have mostly watched this fund from a distance. However….. RiverNorth … Read more Should You Buy the RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Fund?

Which Type of Marketplace Lending Investor Are You? I’m #3

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When I started investing in marketplace loans in 2013, it was still called peer to peer lending or p2p lending. There were also only 2 options. Professional and accredited investors have many more options for investment. Banks have gotten on board since then offering platforms of their own. For retail investors we now have more … Read more Which Type of Marketplace Lending Investor Are You? I’m #3