Safemoon is a cryptocurrency token that was launched in March 2021. The token is housed on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), a blockchain developed by Binance that runs parallel to the traditional Binance Chain (BC). The difference between the two is that Binance Smart Chain has smart contract functionality, opening up many avenues for decentralised applications (dApps) to be constructed.
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.

Cryptocurrency markets move according to supply and demand. However, as they are decentralised, they tend to remain free from many of the economic and political concerns that affect traditional currencies. While there is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrencies, the following factors can have a significant impact on their prices: Supply: the total number of coins and the rate at which they are released, destroyed or lost Market capitalisation: the value of all the coins in existence and how users perceive this to be developing Press: the way the cryptocurrency is portrayed in the media and how much coverage it is getting Integration: the extent to which the cryptocurrency easily integrates into existing infrastructure such as e-commerce payment systems Key events: major events such as regulatory updates, security breaches and economic setbacks
When the hard fork arrived–and participants had to choose which path to take–the entire cryptocurrency market dropped. This is very likely what caused bitcoin to drop from the $6,000 range to around the $3,000-$4,000 range. Which brings us to today, with the cryptocurrency bottoming out at less than 80% of what it was a year ago.