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

From Shiba Inu to Binance, Why “Burn Coins” Are All The Rage

Lately it seems like everyone from Binance Coin to Shiba Inu is in the news for “token burns”: crypto’s version of a stock buyback. Let’s see what’s going on here and why it's such a crucial - yet little-known factor in picking the right cryptos at the right time.

Bitcoin Breaks Out – But Guess Which Blockchain Added the Most Users This Year

As you may have heard, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) broke out to $24,000! As you may NOT have heard, there’s also good news from the “crypto banks” – and blockchain users.

Metaverse Earnings Preview – First Up: Snap Inc. (SNAP)

Snap is scheduled to report Q2 results on Thursday afternoon…and augmented reality is key, as it’s becoming “a B2B AR software solutions provider to the entire fashion industry.”

Good News for Bitcoin & Friends As Cryptos Recapture $1 Trillion Market Cap

There’s no news like good news... And that’s what we’ve got for you today from Bitcoin (BTC-USD), other major cryptos, and the venture-capital arena.

Ethereum “Merge” Now Targeted for September; Big Day for DeFi

Ethereum (ETH-USD) and the major decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms are among today’s biggest gainers. Let’s get into the news behind this.