Of course, crypto is notoriously volatile. The last time Bitcoin reached these levels, it fell back several thousand dollars, and it’s undergone multiple corrections that take it down by half or more. Other coins are even more volatile – the memecoins bounce back and forth wildly at times – and scams and hacks occur with some frequency.
In early November, FTM formed an inverse head and shoulder pattern, eventually breaking the neckline with a steep rise close to $3.2. However, it is now recovering from the steep drop it experienced overnight along with the market. On its way down, it broke through several local support levels.

And, while it has big ambitions, its current market value is someway below the $1 dollar threshold - but has experienced a steady increase in price since its launch.
Each asset holds a value, often priced in U.S. dollars, which leads to another use case: trading and investing. Aside from stablecoins — which seek to stabilize the instability of cryptocurrencies by pegging an asset to something else, such as the U.S. dollar — most cryptocurrencies constantly fluctuate in price. You can trade between cryptocurrencies and national currencies (called fiat currencies) on exchanges, depending on the trading pairs available on the platform of choice.