13 Charts, Mini Bitcoin-Mining Rigs, Grayscale CEO: Insider Investing

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Hello and welcome to Insider Investing. I'm Joe Ciolli, and I'm here to guide you through the current market and investing landscape. Here's what's on the docket:

• The first half of 2021 in the stock market has been full of once-in-a-decade events. For the second half, we asked 5 strategists from leading institutions to outline the most compelling charts informing their outlooks. Here are the 13 they picked.
• Idan Abada has gone viral on TikTok with an $875 mini bitcoin-mining rig. He explained to us how mini miners are generally used, what people usually hope to accomplish, and which limitations can impede success.
• We spoke to Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein about the firm's new DeFi index fund. He told us why the fund — one of 15 products offered by Grayscale as of July 1 — is launching now.

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The first half of 2021 in the stock market has been full of once-in-a-decade events. We asked 5 strategists from leading institutions to outline the most compelling charts informing their outlooks for the second half. Here are their top 13.

Read the full story here:

13 must-see charts for navigating markets in the second half of the year, according to strategists at 5 top investment banks and asset managers

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Idan Abada

Idan Abada has gone viral on TikTok with an $875 mini bitcoin-mining rig. He explained to us how mini miners are generally used, what people usually hope to accomplish, and which limitations can impede success.

Read the full story here:

An $875 mini bitcoin-mining rig is viral on TikTok. The video's creator told us 3 reasons why it's an appealing alternative for crypto traders, and explained its limitations.

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Grayscale Investments

Grayscale Investments has launched a DeFi index fund in collaboration with CoinDesk Indexes. The market-cap-weighted

index fund
is Grayscale's 15th product and tracked 10 tokens as of July 1. Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein told Insider why they're launching the DeFi fund now.

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The world's largest crypto asset manager is launching a decentralized finance index fund. Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein told us why the firm is betting on DeFi amid surging demand from institutional investors.

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Stock pick central

Seeking experts who are willing to name names? Look no further:

• Goldman Sachs says to buy these 25 stocks with high pricing power as executives warn of elevated and potentially persistent inflation on earnings calls
• UBS reveals 25 stocks to buy with dividends 'set to surge' based on a historically accurate machine learning model — and names 2 broad sectors for investors to target
• BANK OF AMERICA: Buy these 7 bargain insurance stocks set to deliver high yields and low volatility, with 4 set to soar by over 40%
• GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 32 quality stocks that are set to grow profit margins despite rising costs while competitors get squeezed
• Morgan Stanley reveals 11 high-conviction stocks where analysts expect an upside earnings surprise to drive share prices materially higher
• Bank of America says buy these 3 automotive stocks set to outperform low second-quarter expectations as they mitigate chip shortages amid 'impressive' demand
• Goldman Sachs details 19 stocks that could fetch large premiums as acquisition targets amid a 45% spike in M&A spending
• UBS lays out the 7 space stocks set to lift off in a sector it says will double in size to $900 billion by 2030 — including one that could soar by 40%
• GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 16 stocks that are setting themselves up for years of market-beating profit and sales growth
• BANK OF AMERICA: Buy these 26 small and mid-size stocks now to take advantage when they beat Wall Street's expectations for the second quarter