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Decent SQL skills for an intern, but I don't really see any "analysis" here. As someone who's been buying and following cryptocurrencies intently for the past few months, I can confidently say there's nothing in this article that even a novice investor would be interested in.

The TL;DR is "Prices went up, prices went down. Some more than others." There's nothing actionable in that.

And a lot of the currencies in your dataset have basically zero volume. AMIS -- your "most profit in a day" -- appears to have a 24h volume < $1,000 and isn't even traded on a single major exchange. Again, that information serves no purpose, and coins like that should probably be excluded as outliers. The fact that they were not only included but highlighted tells me that the author knows nothing about the market they're attempting to analyze.

This looks more like clickbait / advertising, to be honest. "Hey, we need someone to write an article on cryptocurrencies because it's a hot topic. Just give me 2,500 words and a few graphs ASAP. Doesn't matter if it's relevant."



There is value in disseminating the information. If you are "buying and following cryptocurrencies intently for the past few months, I can confidently say there's nothing in this article that even a novice investor would be interested in" then please submit the links to your analyses, your data, and your reports so we can learn from your infinite wisdom.


Do I need to be a Michelin Star chef to point out a turd sandwich?


Are thousands of people enjoying that sandwich? If yes, then you need to backup your claim of "turd sandwich".


Agree with you, but your comment could be more constructive.




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