Bitcoin was trading 3.7% higher Friday morning. The price was around $61,200 per coin.
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Yet some crypto watchers have raised red flags over SafeMoon’s unusual structure. It charges a 10% fee to buy tokens and another 10% to sell -- almost unheard of in the digital currency world. Half of these fees are paid to owners as an incentive to keep holding and the other half goes into a liquidity pool controlled by the developers. SafeMoon calls itself a DeFi token, or one that uses decentralized finance to govern functions through software, but it has a chief executive officer and chief operating officer. Critics also worry about the discretionary nature of the “manual” coin burns used to adjust its circulation.
The worldwide crypto market capitalization is currently $2.90 trillion, decreasing 1.25% over the last day. (Shutterstock)
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“We do it in the equity market, we do it in the bond markets, people might want it here,” Gensler said at the Aspen Security Forum over the summer.
People considering investing in Bitcoin or shares and stocks have also been warned over "risky" tips being shared on TikTok.
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SafeMoon price struggles to establish a clear floor after pulling back nearly 50% from the all-time highs it established in late October. Last Friday showed some evidence that a continuation move higher may occur, but that quickly fizzled out.
The blockchain thus prevents double-spending, or the manipulation of cryptocurrency code to allow the same currency units to be duplicated and sent to multiple recipients.
Bitcoin rose as much as 5.6% on Monday to $66,414, nearing its previous record of about $67,000. Ether advanced as much as 3% to a new high of $4,768.
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Support for users of both platforms definitely needs some improvement. Currently, the support provided by Binance beats that of Binance.US. With the restriction limiting U.S. users to this platform, many choose to shift their accounts to other crypto exchanges completely.
Overall, we’d urge you to do your own research if you were to invest in Safemoon. Common investment advice states that the cryptocurrencies which perform the best over the longer term are those with real-world utility, which Safemoon doesn’t seem to have at present. Although the developers may improve the protocol and create some valuable use cases, there is still the chance that this coin could be a ‘memecoin’.
Traders have flocked to the new currency and it has seen a 910 per cent increase in price since April 16 to April 20.
Its founders have been holding ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions to reassure potential investors of its legitimacy due to the unregulated nature of cryptocurrencies.
More popular cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ripple, trade on special secondary exchanges similar to forex exchanges for fiat currencies. (The now-defunct Mt. Gox is one example of an exchange.)