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.
It’s always hard to know exactly what is driving crypto prices given the opacity of the market and a certain rather large player whose name rhymes with weather, but we think it’s probably partly related to the same market madness that drove GameStop to da moon, as well as to a desire for an alternative to central bank-issued money due to worries about the government overreach (by means of Covid restrictions), and also endorsements from chief executives at the likes of PayPal, Tesla and Twitter/Square.
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There is no publicly available information about what percentage of assets held by the exchange are kept in secure, offline cold storage vs. online hot wallets, or if there is an insurance policy that protects investors. You must have a Binance.US account to send queries to the help desk, so we were unable to get more information that way.
As we don’t know exactly how to classify them, it’s difficult to attribute a direct causality to a specific factor and a crypto’s rise or dive in value.
Despite the new record high, Bitcoin is still a highly volatile and speculative investment. In fact, the last time the crypto saw a record high in mid-April, it abruptly lost over half of its value and plunged to around $30,000 by mid-July.
The latest new SafeMoon wallet listings announced on Nov. 5 include Shiba Inu, Chainlink and Aave.
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The cryptocurrencies prices are highly volatile compared with the traditional currency pairs and assets in the foreign exchange market due to fluctuations in the interest of the public. This factor is associated with the user and we must add the absence of current regulation and its constant pressure from governments. These factors make the volatility of the digital currencies constant, modifying the Cryptocurrencies Market Prices and affecting values of such cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Stellar Lumens, VeChain, Litecoin or Chainlink, among others.
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Ethereum Classic is a cryptocurrency that has legitimate functions. With decentralised applications on the Ethereum Classic network, one can use bridges to move cryptos to other chains, spend cryptos in real-world instances and authenticate transactions with ease and efficiency.
Dow, the man who first shorted bitcoin, for instance, even mentioned in his initial post that a person can be “simultaneously bullish on blockchain and bearish on bitcoin.” And he just announced that he’s ending his short.
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Recent drops have been caused by a combination of factors, Noble theorizes, from excitement about low-quality coins, to negative remarks from Elon Musk, to China’s recent crackdown on crypto services. The accumulated response made this sell off “all the more violent,” says Noble.
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