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Institutional thinking.
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Four analytical frameworks from a former hedge fund CIO. Systematic models for navigating crypto markets, macro regimes, and the asset classes that matter most.

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The Collection

Four frameworks.
One analytical edge.

Each framework distills years of institutional research into a repeatable, structured model you can apply to your own portfolio decisions.

Framework 01
Personal Finance

The Wealth Architecture

Most investors accumulate assets. Few build systematic wealth. This framework maps the complete structure of a high-net-worth portfolio — from income engineering to generational transfer — the way a hedge fund CIO thinks about personal capital.

  • Income vs. wealth: why cash flow and net worth are different problems
  • Asset location strategy across tax-advantaged and exposed structures
  • The surplus creation loop — how to systematically widen the gap
  • Bear market construction: how to protect wealth when it matters most
  • Estate architecture and generational transfer mechanics
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Framework 02
Macro Strategy

The Sovereign Portfolio

The nation-state is losing its monopoly on money, borders, and capital allocation. This framework applies the Sovereign Individual thesis to portfolio construction — positioning across gold, Bitcoin, real assets, and jurisdictions built for what comes next.

  • The three-theme unified thesis: debasement, supercycle, frontier privatisation
  • Gold and Bitcoin as complementary sovereignty-proof monetary assets
  • Commodity exposure in a critical minerals and energy scarcity world
  • SpaceX, Starlink, and frontier infrastructure as investable themes
  • Jurisdiction and custody architecture for the transition period
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Framework 03
Crypto Markets

The Bitcoin Cycle Framework

Bitcoin is not an inflation hedge. It is a liquidity hedge — and understanding that distinction is what separates investors who time cycles correctly from those who hold through the wrong drawdowns. This framework maps the full four-phase cycle with precision.

  • Why rising CPI is bearish for Bitcoin — and when to expect the reverse
  • The 21-week MA, weekly stochastics, and monthly RSI as a timing system
  • The STRC Funding Stress Indicator and on-chain regime signals
  • Four-phase cycle anatomy: accumulation, expansion, distribution, contraction
  • Position sizing and entry/exit discipline across the full cycle
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Framework 04
Options & Derivatives

The Volatility Edge

Most crypto options traders lose money. Not because options are inherently unfavorable, but because they trade without a systematic framework. The 23-rule playbook distills institutional options discipline into a repeatable, executable system for Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives.

  • Why most retail options traders lose — and the structural edge that exists
  • The 23-rule playbook: entry, sizing, expiry, and exit discipline
  • Bull call spreads, covered calls, and calendar spreads — when each applies
  • Deribit vs. IBIT options: venue selection and structural differences
  • Volatility regime identification and strategy selection by market phase
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Best Value

The Complete Library

All four frameworks. One purchase. For investors who want the complete analytical system — from macro regime positioning to Bitcoin cycle timing to options discipline.

  • Framework 01 — The Wealth Architecture
  • Framework 02 — The Sovereign Portfolio
  • Framework 03 — The Bitcoin Cycle Framework
  • Framework 04 — The Volatility Edge
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The Bitcoin Cycle Framework $97
The Volatility Edge $97
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The Author

Former hedge fund CIO.
Now publishing research.

10x Frameworks are written by Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research — a Singapore-based institutional crypto research firm serving professional investors and family offices across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Prior to founding 10x Research in November 2023, Markus held senior roles at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Millennium Capital, with over two decades of experience across global macro, cross-asset strategy, and portfolio construction.

These frameworks are the analytical systems he developed over that career — now available in structured, actionable form for serious investors.

20+
Years in institutional finance and global macro
4
Publications covering crypto, macro, and cross-asset research
’23
10x Research founded in Singapore
3
Continents — Asia, Europe, North America — covered by subscribers