Yet tales of meme-coin holders becoming millionaires have attracted new waves of retail investors to crypto — along with a growing number of nefarious players. In May, the Federal Trade Commission tallied a record number of crypto investment scams, with Americans’ losses totalling around US$80 million since October.
Every trade contributes towards auto-generating liquidity that goes into multiple pools used by exchanges
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Investing in cryptocurrency-related offerings is challenging area for investors. The State Securities Board's compact glossary of cryptocurrency terms is intended to help investors equip themselves with a basic understanding of the terms and concepts underpinning the most common facets of cryptocurrencies.
Currently, the global crypto market cap stands at $2.87 trillion, an increase of 4.70%. Other cryptocurrencies were also trading in the green.
Bitcoin mining is raising concerns about its negative impact on the environment. According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, the industry consumes more electricity than the Netherlands and slightly less electricity than the United Arab Emirates.
If you outright buy Bitcoin with USD, you will pay a 0.5% fee on Binance.US. If you want to spend $100 to buy Bitcoin using this option, you’d end up trading about $99.50 after fees.
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But the industry is only in its infancy and constantly evolving. It’s difficult to predict where things are headed long-term, but in the coming months, experts are following themes from regulation to institutional adoption of crypto payments to try and get a better sense of the market.
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That seems to be the overall message from most. Even Innes, who has been critical of bitcoin and crypto-trading for quite a while, admits that this doesn’t mean the blockchain is bunk. He, in fact, sees things looking up. “If this base can hold,” he says, “[the price will] start drifting up.” But not because of fervor or blind faith that bitcoin is the future, but due to advances on the technology side.
It’s certainly fascinating to watch Binance, which has historically been one of the most aggressive crypto companies, transition into a more regulatory-compliant business. At the same time, those who have been cautious, such as Coinbase, are beginning to add new assets.
Musk’s influence cannot be underestimated as, even though the likes of PayPal, Mastercard and Facebook have backed cryptos, the Tesla announcement still rocked the market.
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Bubbles are complex dynamics. What they all have in common, however, is they require emotion to truly go parabolic. Moreover, the less we understand the object of the bubble, the greater the scope for greed and FOMO to fill in the blanks.