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Cryptocurrency Research & Analysis Paper

Assignment Overview

The assignment will be to complete research and analysis on a cryptocurrency currently in circulation. Any cryptocurrency can be selected for this assignment except for Bitcoin or Ethereum. Do not use Bitcoin or Ethereum .

Once you have selected your cryptocurrency you will complete Background and Research on the selected cryptocurrency through library and internet searches. The Background will be all information specifically pertaining to the cryptocurrency such as history, utility, price history, purpose and other information thought pertinent to understanding the cryptocurrency.

The Research section will be all information that can be identified that has been written by neutral or third parties about the cryptocurrency. This would be the “outsider’s” perspective of the cryptocurrency. This may be information that is supportive of the cryptocurrency and it will be information that may have a negative view of the cryptocurrency. Remember the Background deals specifically with information related to the cryptocurrency and the Research is outside viewpoints of the cryptocurrency.

Upon completion of these two sections, you will complete an Analysis of the cryptocurrency based on your research findings. This will take the form of a SWOT Analysis. A SWOT Analysis identifies Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to the cryptocurrency selected. A chart has been provided to allow the inclusion of three (3) of each of the SWOT elements. Only identify three (3). You will provide just brief description in the chart and then explain in the Analysis. For example, if the cryptocurrency has been identified as a potential Ponzi scheme, then in the chart you would just state something like “Potential fraud” and then explain this in the Analysis narrative. The items in the chart should be brief and not take more than a single line. The detail will be provided within the analysis. The chart can be placed anywhere within the Analysis section at your own discretion.

Once the Analysis is complete then you will draft your Conclusion which is an explanation of your overall research. This is not a summary of information covered in the other sections. This must make some statement based upon information researched and analysis completed.

Once all these sections are complete then you will draft a brief Overview of the paper. This section would be a short summary of what will be discussed in the paper. This should be very brief (no more than a paragraph).

Formatting

You will use the template provided to complete this assignment. The document should remain single-spaced and Times New Roman, 12-point font. The Headers for each section have been provided for you. Each section should have paragraphs indented and separated by a single line. As an example of what is expected this Instruction document reflects these formatting requirements. Do not have long paragraphs. Paragraphs should contain specific information on a sub-topic and each sub-topic will have its own paragraph. Again, the final Analysis Paper should look very similar to these instructions.

The sections of the paper that have the < > symbols around them are sections that need to be changed to reflect your own information. Therefore, <Insert Name of Cryptocurrency> should be changed to reflect the name of the selected cryptocurrency. Also, you will want to un-italicize these sections. For example, if I were completing this assignment the <Insert your Name> would be changed to reflect Dr. Brian Houillion, not Dr. Brian Houillion or <Dr. Brian Houillion>. The <Date> section needs to be the same date as the 1 Day High and Low prices recorded.

The paper should be a full three (3) pages long. If you are under three (3) full pages you will need to complete more research and/or analysis. If you are over, you will need to re-draft your sections more succinctly to include all the information with less wasted wording. The first page should contain the historical prices (high/low) over the time periods listed. These are the highest and lowest price in the last year, last 6 months, last month, last week and the current day. The current day would be reserved for last and entered prior to submitting the document.

The first page will have the Price Chart, the Overview and the Background. The second page will be for Research and possibly part of the Analysis. The third page will contain the rest of the Analysis and the Conclusion.

In the Background and Research sections you will be providing information found from outside sources. These will need to be properly cited per APA. Also, the sources will be listed on a reference page (or pages if needed) at the end. The reference section is not part of the three (3) page requirement and will be a fourth page. This must reflect APA as well (including proper formatting, thorough identification of sources and alphabetized). The Overview, Analysis and Conclusion must be your own critical thought on your research findings and should not be cited as no new information from a outside resource should be included in these sections.