We’ve seen Bitcoin hit multiple new all-time high prices, regulatory talks with potential to have big impact on the industry, and more institutional buy-in from major companies. All the while, people’s interest in crypto has skyrocketed this year: it’s a hot topic not only among investors but in popular culture too, thanks to everyone from long-standing investors like Elon Musk to that kid from your high school on Facebook.
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The price hike of Bitcoin, along with Ethereum, represents another wave of support for major cryptocurrencies as investors and crypto fans hope to usher the coin to a landmark $100,000 in value for 2022.
But of course you'll want to be wary of another possible Squid Game fiasco, which reportedly scammed users of an estimated $3.38million.
The cryptocurrency market is a vast and sometimes confusing place with different coins to choose from.
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Regulatory announcements can also affect the price of cryptocurrency in already volatile markets. Market volatility is why investing experts recommend keeping any cryptocurrency investments to less than 5% of your total portfolio and never invest anything you’re not OK with losing.
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This page doesn’t just track the latest prices of cryptocurrency though — it also has all the latest news about cryptocurrency that you can read in one place, so that you don’t just know what is happening with your investments, but also why, and can make intelligent and informed choices.
Not a huge amount is known about SafeMoon meaning the risk to your investment may be even higher.
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Reported Volume calculates volume from all exchanges with market pairs, but due to factors such as wash trading, it is considered an unreliable metric.
But classifying crypto as an investment is complicated, too. It doesn’t quite fit the mold of a traditional stock or bond, and while cryptocurrencies do share characteristics of commodities like gold — they can be bought and sold for cash and as derivatives based on expected future value — they have no inherent physical value or use.
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