Ashley Cassell

Ashley Cassell

Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

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

How Polygon Can Survive Ethereum’s Big Upgrade, “The Merge”

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

As Polygon keeps racking up more and more adoption – 10,000 apps and counting! – here are projects to watch to gauge MATIC’s viability in a post-Merge world.

Coinbase, Moonbirds Push Social NFTs Into the Spotlight

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

NFTs can be a lot more than just digital art. And in these early days, many of the high-profile collections and innovations strongly focus on the social aspect.

How to Stay Safe from Crypto Hacks and Phishing Scams

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

The U.S. Treasury Dept. just put out a new advisory on crypto hacks from North Korea. Here are some practical tips for staying safe in the New Digital World.

Why We Need Web3: Elon and Zuck Just Proved It Again

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

Big Tech companies like TWTR and FB are bogged down in drama and disappointing quarters. Their troubles only underscore the greater possibilities of Web3 startups.

The Dashcam That Earns Crypto – and Aims to Compete with Google Maps

By Ashley Cassell, Senior Managing Editor, TradeSmith

What if you could recruit a vast number of ordinary people to map the world – by rewarding them in cryptocurrency? That’s what Hivemapper is all about.

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