US futures linger at all-time highs while cryptos hit new records, as Fed rings alarm on market risks
Musk has been a long-time advocate of cryptocurrencies and the Tesla decision was felt across the market, with other digital tokens going down in price.
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Many lesser-used cryptocurrencies can only be exchanged through private, peer-to-peer transfers, meaning they’re not very liquid and are hard to value relative to other currencies — both crypto- and fiat.
Any claims that a particular cryptocurrency confers total anonymity or immunity from legal accountability are worthy of deep skepticism, as are claims that individual cryptocurrencies represent foolproof investment opportunities or inflation hedges.
Other tokens, known as utility tokens, are only meant to be used within the context of a particular network, so they can’t even technically be classified as tradable assets in the same manner of security tokens.
Bitcoin wasn’t the only cryptocurrency to feel the initial effects, with most of the top 10 all experiencing dips in value.
The difference between a digital currency and a cryptocurrency is that the latter is decentralised, meaning it is not issued or backed by a central authority such as a central bank or government. Instead, cryptocurrencies run across a network of computers. Digital currencies have all the characteristics of traditional currencies but exist only in the digital world. They are issued by a central authority.
Billionaire Elon Musk hasn’t gotten involved yet like he has with Dogecoin and Shiba, but that’s always a possibility.
The price fluctuations came as conflicting reports on whether Chinese property giant Evergrande had "defaulted" on its loan surfaced.
It is also important to mention that Bitrise is one of the coins that Safemoon lost whales to some time ago. This is just one sign that Safemoon is in deep trouble.
Newly elected mayor Eric Adams says he'd like his first three paycheques in the cryptocurrency.
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