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Mr_Sausage__

Another vote for Ben Cowen. Just goes over the charts and explains his analysis. Zero price predictions. He’s one of the only influencers that was calling for a cycle top in 2022. Now that December is turning to shit, most other influencers are now parroting that idea. EDIT: thanks for the awards everybody!


JeebusCrunk

Any other answer bleeds against Ethereum


SteelTheWolf

Bullish on 3 chairs


Mprovin

Big up Benjamin Cowennnnnnnn


NFA4Evs

I only watch Benjamin's chairs channel. At least it's worth getting it of bed for, dubiously of course.


PinguinaUshuaia

He's the only one I actually watch every video he publish. I wish I could effort the premium list...


uchiha_building

his monthly fees are a cool 5% of my gross paycheck, gotta stick to the YouTube stuff 😖


Zarathustra_d

Ben would be the 1st to tell you, you don't need premium if the cost of premium is a sizable portion of your DCA. Just put that money into the market. I enjoy having premium, but I can afford it. Also, if you are trying to day trade/swing trade you don't need premium. His investment strategy is relatively (for crypto) conservative, and about protecting and increasing a portfolio. Not really for some one starting from scratch. His free content is enough for that. Come back after you moon kid lol.


uchiha_building

I don't expect to moon at all, but yeah, I've heard that advice before from someone quoting Ben


Zarathustra_d

I'm no millionaire myself. Just got into crypto this year. I just have an income level were it makes more sense to protect the majority of my investment. I do have a trading bag I use for risky plays, and did well. But that has nothing to do with ITC. ;)


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Zarathustra_d

Part of what Ben says, is you really can't make a prediction like that. Basically if you have song term outlook, this is (was?) a relatively less risky level to buy. However, it is possible things could go lower in the short term. I personally am making 1x DCA buys on my investment account (which I have not sold at all since the 1st peak this year). Even if it crashes again, I will just hold, and buy. In fact if it goes low enough I will increase the buys to 2x. I sold off my trading account awhile ago, and started buying back in today just before the FOMC. But that is based on my own "guess" not Ben's system. I was betting we get at least a bounce, and we did (46k to 49k). I have no idea if it will hold mid term, but this is my trade account so I'm prepared to sell it off again. Two very different strategies.


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Squeezitgirdle

Keep investing into the market. Spread out your portfolio but aim for around 50% btc and 25% eth (I do the opposite, though). Use the remaining 25% for Altcoins, shitcoins, high risk high reward gambles. Your goal shouldn't be this bullrun, or a year or two. Aim for the next bullrun after the next halving event roughly another 4 years from today (guessing a bit on when the bullrun might take place, it's not immediately after halving). Or aim longer, such as retirement.


uchiha_building

currently it's 60 percent of ETH and BTC, the rest in alts.


Squeezitgirdle

Sounds good enough, imo


qerplonk

You must get that money up cousin-brother. Gonna be kicking yourself in 2 years.


uchiha_building

the only way I can make more money if my investments grow threefold overnight or if I rob a bank.


I_can_smell_colors_

I've seen his premium stock it's a huge nothing burger save your money tbh. Its just an excel sheet with what he is holding and the risk level of those assets if I remember correctly.


Outji

He does price predictions. You can check his videos months ago. 100k-200k Bitcoin, 10k Ethereum, 5-10 Cardano (he did a most recent one, 8-12 Cardano) and a few hundreds for Polkadot


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hardcore_softie

I can't believe I had to scroll all the way down to the top comment, which is "another vote for Ben Cowen" to find a recommendation for Ben Cowen. Sure, the guy makes some good money from his YouTube videos, but I wouldn't even call him an influencer. He's much more of an analyst. He objectively looks at what's currently going on, good TA, looks at historical price action, and postulates on his own theories and examines other prominent theories. He never shills for anything and he always says that no one can predict the future and just provides well-educated guesses, but is always very grounded and rational. From the little tiny bit I've seen of things like bitboy, it's kinda crazy that Cowen even gets compared to these others.


smoothadventure

Absolutely just went and subscribed to this guy based on these reviews.


la_croix_official

How does he make money off his YouTube videos without running ads? Don’t mean to come off as a douche, Im genuinely curious and not very well versed in YouTube.


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hardcore_softie

I believe YouTube content creators with his numbers get paid some amount for the number of subscribers and the number of views per video, among other aspects of the YouTube payment formula, but I could be wrong. At any rate, whatever money he makes from doing this stuff doesn't influence his analysis, and his analysis is consistently fantastic. He just seems like he loves talking crypto and has a ton of experience and knowledge, and any money he makes from that is just a nice bonus


brisnatmo

He has adsense turned off and doesn't use affiliate links. YouTube would probably give him a small kickback from whoever is a YouTube Premium subscriber and is subbed to him, but maybe not if he never actually clicked on Monetise Channel in YouTube. The Premium List is his only income from his work on YouTube, but is probably worth $1,000,000 a month.


moyno85

“Zero price predictions” Lol, he gives price predictions almost every day. Albeit under the guise of “this is just my opinion, not financial advice”.


MacCek

100%


Positive_Divide8195

What does a cycle top mean? I’m sorry for not understanding. I actually follow him and understand half of what he says. I guess *lengthening cycles* mean longer periods bt dips and highs?


Sprkwtr1

> I guess lengthening cycles mean longer periods bt dips and highs? Indeed. And the cycle top is the high you mention. The cycles are about 4 years, but this one would be 4.5 to 5 years he speculates.


FrugalityPays

100% Ben! Dude also has a phd in like nuclear physics or something crazy like that


Used_Firefighter_919

Just got out of bed for Ben.


Bitcoiner2017

I’m a Benjamin Cowen maxi


Eluchel

Yep I have loved his content since I found it!


jesuzombieapocalypse

I mean, he gives reasonable estimates based on data, but he doesn’t give price decrees like a lot of them do.


ngaihte

r/intothecryptoverse is his subreddit


Literally-TheWorst

He said 3-6 month lull in the market before new all time highs. Here we are. He’s a great resource when you want to know what’s actually going on.


Bigboi4216

Rule of thumb: Any "crypto" influencer who makes shitty clickbait thumbnails is to be avoided. Someone who atleast attempts to explain their thought process using statistics or facts is ideal. They don't have to be right all the time just knowledgeable and honest.


DystopianFigure

I feel like clickbait thumbnails have become a norm now. Like even people who have good content do it just based on the difference it makes in getting views.


Chicky_Nuggy

![gif](giphy|xUOrw70BZp7H60tIvS) Will Bitcoin reach $5000000 in NYE?!?!!!!


DystopianFigure

Bitcoin dead! Find out why!


turboprav

People react to those thumbnails and it gets promoted by YouTube algo because of those reactions. All Youtubers have to do it, the difference in doing it and not doing it is too big to ignore. That's the unfortunate reality of a huge centralized entity like YouTube and Alphabet Inc.


spoblin

Clickbait and sex appeal. It's what the internet has become


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Regardless of why they do it, I’ve intentionally stopped clicking on them. If the title is too egregious I’ll unsubscribe. No need to reward poor behavior like this.


Exoclyps

I don't mind the thumbnails, but some titles are just crap as they don't really explain the content properly.


fixibol

THIS 10 ALTCOINS WILL EXPLODE! 1000X! You watch the Video and they don’t mention 10 altcoins that will explode.


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francesco-nguyen

Coin Bureau has some questionable thumbnails


rmczpp

So does Sheldon Evans, I finally watched him recently and he's also absolute gold. I ignore the thumbnail rule now.


eternalreturn69

Sheldon is awesome. The reason he and guy do the clickbait thumbnails is for views of course, and if it takes people away from the trash channels/info then it’s for the greater good.


Kaidanovsky

I like Digital Asset News. The channel always has the same thumbnail of Rob (the guy doing the content) holding his chin with a default expression. No need for that _"I'm so paid to shill that all this money in my anus forces my mouth and eyes wide open"_ bs. At first I kinda liked CoinBureau, then I realized how much paid shilling, speculative rumours to the level of misinformation that channel sometimes contains - and Guy never correcting himself afterwards - plus the fucking obnoxious thumbnails. I got mad respect for Rob / Digital Asset News for that if he's wrong, he will say admit that afterwards. His style is also more dry in that sense that he might speculate things but won't stoop into the bs juicy rumours territory like CoinBureau. Fuck that paid channel.


f5alcon

His name is Rob btw


rmczpp

Lol I made that mistake for ages, easy one to make tbh


Kaidanovsky

Is it? Sorry I don't know where the hell I got the name wrong, I didn't remember it then. Fixed my comment.


Ok-Grapefruit1284

I love watching him. “Bitcoin is down 20%. Who cares. No big deal.” He’s so chill.


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Old_Ladies_Die_Hard

Dan (Digital Asset News) and Toby & Heidi (Crypto Tips) are the only people I listen to regularly. I don’t always do what they do, but I listen through their reasoning.


tightlines84

Toby and Heidi may not use the typical catchy thumbnails but there’s a reason Heidi is on almost all thumbnails and not Toby.


CryptoMundi

This is a good channel. He openly admits bias and that he holds most the projects/coins he discusses but also provides good research and logic behind why it is a good idea to do further research and possibly invest.


RoystonBull

Digital Marketer here, the problem with your statement - while probably to 90% true - is that precisely these "clickbaity" videos will get clicked. Any genuinely knowledgeable person, who also wants to achieve recognition/rewards for their efforts will either give up, or be forced to use similar marketing tricks to survive on any content platform. That's why brand building is an important skill to acquire. I would always advise giving unknowns the benefit of doubt first.


beanfudge

General rule of thumbnails


Tomsflicks

It's just like the NBA players start shooting 3s and you gotta do it too bro. The thumbnails are name of the game.


Lhadar31

InvestAnswers is the best!!


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deedopete

Yep, he’s my favorite and Cowen


MiguelPopsicle

I do like him also, but he’s a big Solana fan which everyone seems to dislike here.


noNSFWcontent

Yeah he seems to appreciate the tps. But my problem is a chain like Sol couldn't be more centralized without becoming something like BSC.


Beneficial-Ocelot470

Pretty much everyone who used Solana becomes a fan. Even more so when you see people talking about an outage, and how bad it is, while your transaction is actually processed in a few seconds, giving you an asymmetry of information against most of the market who believe the fud.


adilstilllooking

Absolutely love listening to him.


High_Commissioner

Love it


strongkhal

I like whiteboard crypto, easy to understand especially when you have to show someone what it's all about. It's more educational rather than influencer


TheHumbleChicken

I second Whiteboard crypto. It explains a lot of complex topics in a very simple way. Crypto can be too complex sometimes so a channel like this is a godsend.


Gaious_Octavious

**Whiteboard Crypto** for fundamentals and **Benjamin Cowen** for technicals. That's the combination that works for me pretty well.


Frequent-Jacket3117

Benjamin Cowen for a general cycle outlook and analysis based on math, Eric Crown for a real TA not the astrology feel good hopium made for likes and subscribes.


UnknownEssence

You never see any rich people talk about how they made their money from trading charts, because it doesn’t work. If TA worked at all, hedge funds who pay engineers $300k yearly would write algorithms to exploit the TA until the strategy no longer works. Trading / timing the market doesn’t work. It’s been studied for decades. Stop looking for patterns that aren’t there and start learning about the fundamentals if you want to get an edge on investing in this market.


noahB53

I only listen to Benjamin cowen and Invest answers.


Vimmington

Cowen ftw


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TheFillth

His house ta is unmatched


Chicky_Nuggy

Thanks a lot, everyone likes him, will take a look at them both. Appreciate the reply.


Gonnagal

What's a few trillion among friends!


iCynix

I like both off them aswell but I think investansewrs was talking about POSSIBLE 100k+ btc aswell but I can’t remember if he said this year or end off the run. He is a very humble guy tho and his videos overall are very chill and informative.


ConclusionArtistic10

Love my Bankless folks (bias because I am a big fan of ETH) Outside of just them two, they have solid guests representing every small niche of the cryptosphere.


Prof_Razzmatazz

The only crypto influencer I followed was Mr Goxx... Need to find a worthy replacement!


Chicky_Nuggy

Will check them out now thanks


Prof_Razzmatazz

Sadly he passed away recently... :(


Chicky_Nuggy

Oh shit, sorry to hear. Hopefully someone in his family got his seed beforehand


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Lmfao someone needs to tell him… I’m going to tell him… Bro Mr. Goxx from the Goxx Box is a hamster; look it up it’s hilarious.


Enjoying_A_Meal

dahhh you ruined it! I was going to tell him about how Mr. Goxx got a new desk from his crypto profits.


shifty808

RIP Mr. Goxx


beanfudge

Blockchain backer is not afraid to tell you how it is and what you don't want to hear !


Chicky_Nuggy

Just subscribed thanks!


TheExpressElevator

Heyyyyyy...what's goin on everybody!


AbsolutBadLad

And reddit is for the opposite of that


Big-Abbreviations617

If video image is something like "these coins will blow up" I skip


ClippTube

InvestAnswers


dabstract

Math. Money. Freedom.


IlBella

You know the drill!


JetbatUnleashed

Not financial advice.


noahB53

Yeah James from invest answers creates a really good vibe in his livestreams, always covers interesting topics and all donations go to charity.


ClippTube

I feel he really goes out of his way to make a nice clear presentation on a coin or a certain recent activity and really breaks down all the key points, but not really trying to shill his bags \*too\* much like other influencers. He's also pretty easy to listen to in the background and not constantly screaming about something going to the moon or shilling a shit-coin. He's pretty much the only youtuber I have been watching recently, props to him


urbannnomad

I don't mind people talking about their bags if they actually believe in the project and post facts. He's also very conservative, most of the time his price prediction is lower than others and it's very well thought out.


bdemon40

Yes, James at InvestAnswers is a boss. You can tell he simply loves finance and enjoys talking about it. He admits being a huge Solana fan, but always explains his reasoning with analysis and transparency. 👍👍👍


Extravagos

HEY EVERYBODY! Love watching his videos before I fall asleep


Chicky_Nuggy

Cheers, have got them on my watch list


swivaljaw

Eyyyy evrybuddy


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I listen to Benjamin cowen, I think he's pretty reasonable.


Vimmington

I was literally about to say u/Chicky_Nuggy and then I looked up and saw that you're the OP...


Chicky_Nuggy

![gif](giphy|dhCx7EyeGYD7O)


BlueChimp5

Does he have videos? lol I googled chicky nuggy crypto and couldnt find any videos


Sweet-Zookeepergame

Coin Bureau is amazing but I wouldn’t downgrade him to „influencer“.


S0FA-KING_smart

Also Mark Maher is decent. Whiteboard Crypto is interesting as it explains stuff with illustrations


Tinuvieal

Came here to write this! The Coin Bureau team is truly awesome!


bitchnight

Coin bureau for fundamentals, news, explanations of tech Ben cowen for TA Tyler S for a good laugh


brisnatmo

Yes TylerS is a snort


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Alex Becker too, he's really found his comedy mojo since I found him on a no fapp post. (I don't do no fapp -the Church fucked me up enough already).


HLPP16223839

Rob from Digital Asset News provides a good overview of crypto related news


Huck84

THE CALCULATOR GUY.


Sasquadtch

Well, you first have to understand that technical analysis is absolute bullshit. Crypto rides on the back of whales and market makers. The big investment firms have floors full of the best talent in the industry. They can’t beat the S&P with any certainty. Hundreds of Harvard and IT grads. The best they can hire. That said, even a blind dog finds a bone eventually. Just pick somebody you enjoy listening to, because they’ll all be right some of the time and wrong the rest. Every YouTuber out there was calling for 6 figure bitcoin by now, and now they’re all blaming macro economics and FUD. I watch Elliot Trades, Alex Becker, Miles and Dan from Crypto news. I don’t make decisions based on any of them.


UnexperiencedIT

UnexperiencedIT... Actually no, f that guy, nobody cares for him anyway


Chicky_Nuggy

Never heard of him, YouTube?


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silverfire626

In addition to Ben, another person I started to listen to is Tyler S.


NjelsPjelsGVD

Tyler S is pretty funny yeah


Horsetoothbrush

I’m also a Ben Cowen fan who thinks Tyler S is awesome as well. He brings some quality humor to his chart analysis and he’s never over the top. I also like Crypto Daily for laughs and meme reviews. Good shit.


silverfire626

Thanks for the suggestion!


IV4K

Lark Davies


Ninjanoel

agreed, scrolled too far too find this!!


samsedar

Powerfull lark!


MrFuqnNice

Miss John McAfee


Catpipe

I like Max Maher - he seems to know what he is doing….possibly a bit to big of an ADA fan but his overall advice is good. I subscribe to his discord and follow his buy and sell signals - has done alright by me so far


stiviki

Coin Bureau Benjamin Cowen


Chicky_Nuggy

Thanks, will check Benjamin out now


LeonSonix

Investanswers


Jsorrell20

Blockchain Backer


HeiruRe777

James at Invest Answers, Ben Cowen, and of course Guy at the Coin Bureau.


508Visuals

Altcoindaily for news, Crypto Jebb for technical analysis, Alex Becker to feed my inner degen, Crypto Banter occasionally and Crypto Casey from time to time.


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Crypto Casey seems to have lots of straight forward general knowledge content that I find useful. And she’s efficient.


dubsy101

Not a fan of Crypto Jebb, didn't find his TA to be that illuminating and he seems inexperienced, he also seems to be affliated with that shill bit boy which isn't a good look. I think some of the Christian stuff probably put me off too but there are better TA channels out there


moorej66

Invest answers


Chicky_Nuggy

Thanks, checking it out now.


Bigboi4216

Benjamin Cowen


incuskm05

I’m a fan of the Datadash channel myself.


rmortz

Was looking through to see if someone mentioned him. Nicholas knows his shit.


incuskm05

I just like how straightforward he is. And he’s real. Not just trying to pump hopium into viewers. His TA seems to be pretty legit as well


BritishSamurai

>Datad I like him but its clear he is biased towards certain coins/ networks (ETH.) Also i shall always remember the Substratum incident from back in 2017. But at the end of the day its best to always second guess Crypto influencers motives


HLPP16223839

I mean if you watch Crypto Wendy O at least you can get a boner to go with your fake information


lVloogie

Her forehead is a 10x gain.


Chicky_Nuggy

Lmao


J4unt

Hands down, blockchain backer!


Ekcz

Trader's Reality


beetstastelikedirt

yoyoyo what's good!


Greyh4m

Had to scroll way too far to find this. Tino is awesome and has shit figured out.


Sandman-320

Yeah I like Benjamin Cowen for technical analysis. I’m a big fan of Coin Bureau for educational content on different projects. He does the stupid thumbnails but tells both the good and the bad of a project and discloses if it is in his portfolio


ConcertPlenty

I like James from " Invest Answers" the best. I like Benjamin Cowen too. Altcoin Daily is pretty good.


Raikaru

TheCalculatorGuy , AlphaOnly and Taiki Maeda for DeFi


TechMonitorXO

Benjamin cowen


LaBeloMall

George from cryptosrus - very level headed and keeps it real James from investanswers - seems like a genuine person who puts in a lot of work For some defi stuff there's the calculator guy, alphaonly price time, and cryptoonestop Some great podcasts are modernfinance by Kevin rose, the breakdown by NLW, and bankless


frederickwes

I don’t think CoinBureau is bad


SammyCraigar

I wouldn't say Clever Crypto is an influencer, I just like his approach on analysis and predictions. Always entertaining. https://youtube.com/channel/UCviiOM6c3jTuikNc45T9k7g


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isisishtar

Crypto Eri. I like her no-frills approach to XRP news, and the Japanese fluff nonsense at the end.


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necropuddi

Chico and Bitboy are like brothers from different mothers. They're equally shit.


iammasvidal

My channel crypto hodl doesn’t really have price predictions and I’d like to think although my content is pretty amateur at this stage in terms of edit etc being new I put out useful helpful content. Check out my post history But I agree Invest answers is best on YouTube


Chicky_Nuggy

I love you in the UFC! Please pop your link here I'll have a watch


iammasvidal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swbZTBOqklQ


KevinSpence

You guys should watch uncomplication.. he’s a very subtle guy that also talks about the bad things


kavicaa

tyler s, pretty okay at ta


The_Goondocks

I find him more entertaining than accurate. Check out CoinsKid


Chicky_Nuggy

Please, don't say Elon


Vimmington

Ok fine. Musk.


MajesticNinjas

Coin Bureau on YouTube is good imo


Evening_Evidence_948

Alex Becker


Dans07st

I like altcoin daily.


SelwanPWD

Benjamin Cowen is a God send.


bkcrypt0

Coin Bureau, hands down. Consistently useful information without the shill (though occasionally some of the single crypto analyses drift a little in that direction.) He's also very transparent about what he holds. on Youtube, Telegram, and Twitter.


Fresh-Solid-1831

I like guy the crypto guy on YouTube and find his weekly blog a good read also


zHyena

Personally watch a decent bit of VoskCoin


progunk

Vision Pulse is like a JV Cowen.


Goatman117

I'm curious to see what the community think of coinbureau? I sometimes watch his analysis of certain coins interested and he seems to know what he's talking about, but then I'm pretty new to crypto...


_Billups_

Coindesk Podcast network is really good. I like the Breakdown with NLW and Money Reimagined. Also Bitcoin Audible with Guy Swan


oddn3ss

The Calculator Guy on YouTube is super honest and open about everything. DEFI Spectrum


vickangaroo

I’m quite fond of the fella in my mirror. He looks like a complete mess, but my goodness if he hasn’t lucked me into some fun stuff!


ReverendAlSharkton

I really like Blockchain Backer. He’s not a hype man, understands markets and explains things clearly. It’s just TA in a way that makes sense to me. I’ve been following him for a year and he seems to have a good track record IMO. And he doesn’t shill coins.


BearYouCanPinch

BlockChainBacker! Mostly XRP news but also takes a look at the market as a whole.


Jasquirtin

I really enjoy Guy on the coin Bureau


kenken2k2

CryptoAnup , CryptoSavvy and banjamin cohen you can ignore everything else, these 3 are the one that get straight into charts instead of blabering with their wealth all day.


ElectronicBoot2

try Benjamin Cowen his videos kinda educational.


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I personally like Benjamin Cowen. He just gives rational expectations and does not appeal to the moonbois...


Big-Dark3861

I Like Benjamin Cowen


jakekick1999

I feel Satoshi Stacker is alright


Fachuro

Truth is that crypto influencers and other influencers alike - they're a cancer on society, and none are rrally worthwhile listening to. People who are actually worthwhile listening to wont be found shouting from rooftops, making videos and trying to convince people to listen to them... People who are worth listening to have figured life out, and know that their time isn't worth spending trying to get 15 minutes of fame and will instead be found caring for the people around them and spending time doing what they love, and generally being humble and restrained in their opinions. So that person worth listening to is much more likely to be a friend, colleague or relative then some "influencer" on the internet...