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

Is the Fed Coming Around on Crypto?

Today we’ve got comments from the Fed that are surprisingly supportive of stablecoins – and data that’s NOT so supportive of Ethereum (ETH-USD). Plus some fun new NFT offerings.

Why Cosmos (ATOM-USD) is Breaking Out

Why would something go up 10% after the company behind it laid off 50% of its staff? Nope, this isn’t an acquisition. This is Cosmos (ATOM-USD), a crypto project that’s grown and evolved far beyond its founding team.

Cardano’s “Next Wave” – and the New Gaming Console That Earns Crypto

This is just the time when people move digital assets from those “hot wallets” to “cold storage.” And there’s a lot going lately on in this area of the New Digital World.

Why Crypto Wallets Are In Focus This Week

This is just the time when people move digital assets from those “hot wallets” to “cold storage.” And there’s a lot going lately on in this area of the New Digital World.

Backroom Deals at “Crypto Bank” BlockFi

Another day, another “crypto bank” in the spotlight! Today we check in on BlockFi… New products shipping at Polygon (MATIC-USD)… And the latest in crypto cybersecurity.