Ashley Cassell

Ashley Cassell

Expertise: Finance and Investing, Options Trading, Blockchain

Education: B.A., English and Marketing, College of William & Mary

Ashley M. Cassell is a senior writer and editor for TradeSmith with 12 years of experience managing communities of passionate, self-directed investors – ranging from income-seeking retirees to thrill-seeking cryptocurrency traders.

She specializes in conveying a strong (and useful) point of view on the markets, while keeping “broker-speak” and technical jargon to a minimum, and mentoring other writers to do the same.

Ashley has also written for Seeking Alpha as well as InvestorPlace, where she covered blockchain, crypto and other digital assets as Contributing Editor of The New Digital World newsletter. Having earned a B.A. in English and Marketing from the College of William & Mary, her current field of study is personal finance – with an emphasis on managing credit, risk, savings and investing in your family’s future.

Recent Articles

Why the iPhone 14 Is Good News for Helium (HNT-USD)

The iPhone 14 launch may not be a blockbuster. But its tech could mark a turning point for the “People’s Internet” revolution attempted by Helium (HNT-USD) and similar blockchain projects.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) May Merge Ahead of Schedule

The crypto news keeps rolling in fast and furious. Here is the latest and greatest from Ethereum, Binance, plus an up-and-coming project called Geojam (JAM-USD).

Regulator Actions Rock Stablecoins, Coinbase (COIN)

There’s a lot of worry about who might come into the Treasury Department’s crosshairs next... But meanwhile, Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) is having a great day.

Coinbase (COIN) Analysts: “Q2 Wasn’t So Bad!”

Inflation was up +8.5% versus +9.1% last month: We’ll take it! But that’s far from the only news from the New Digital World, from Coinbase to NVIDIA and Reddit.

Treasury Dept. Sanctions North Korean Hackers’ Favorite Crypto “Mixer”

Tornado Cash will no longer be able to “mix” your crypto to anonymize your transactions... Plus, why THORChain (RUNE-USD) became the new hotness in DeFi.