Some security tokens are linked to an external tradable asset, and you can feel relatively comfortable assessing them as a more volatile relative of traditional shares, perhaps using a similar framework to the one you’d employ for penny stocks.
“I like the word ‘moon,’ because that’s where I want it to go,” Portnoy said in his purchase announcement.
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Brian Brooks, former Binance.US CEO and Comptroller of the Currency, has been appointed CEO of BitFury, a Bitcoin mining and crypto company.
It was originally known as the Matic Network when it first launched back in 2017.
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The company has grown to become one of the biggest names in crypto by allowing anyone to use its service to trade myriad tokens, many of which are unavailable or limited on other exchanges. But over the past year, Binance has matured and begun to offer more formalized services. Following fiat currency exchange launches in the U.K., Uganda and Singapore, Binance is opening a dedicated U.S. exchange to avoid uncertainty around its legality.
Ethereum gained 3.85% to $4,720 and Dogecoin was trading 9.73% higher at $0.2858. Digital token Stellar climbed 3.72% to $0.3733 and XRP zoomed 8.05% to $1.26.
It hasn't yet been recognised by the major cryptocurrency sites such as Coinbase but why did it get so popular?
Cryptocurrencies are an alternative to traditional money. Today, some outlets accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. However, they bear little resemblance to other asset classes because they are intangible and extremely volatile. They are mainly used by traders for speculating on rises and falls in value.
“One of our institutional traders indicated to us that they had a bug in their trading algorithm, which appears to have caused the sell-off,” Binance.US said in an emailed statement. “We are continuing to look into the event, but understand from the trader that they have now fixed their bug and that the issue appears to have been resolved.”
SafeMoon burst on to the cryptocurrency market place earlier this year – and now the digital coin is seeing further gains.
The cryptocurrency has continued to rise and fall as other global administrations and regulators mull legislation to curb increased crypto activity often attributed to laundering and crime.
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Cryptocurrencies either have a limited or predetermined coin supply—although, with over 2,500 cryptos listed on hundreds of online exchanges, a number which is sure to increase over the coming years, it’s hard to generalise.
Many cryptocurrencies are built on blockchain technology, which is a distributed ledger enforced by a distributed network of computers. Cryptocurrencies are distinguished from fiat currencies like the United States dollar or the British pound because any central authority does not issue them, making them potentially impervious to government intervention or manipulation.
From the perspective of technical analysis, profit-taking near all-time highs and the need for a retest of lower support levels are normal processes for most cryptocurrencies. In fact, a quick glance over discussions by many analysts and traders on Twitter shows that most expected BTC to revisit lower support levels at $64,000 and below before recapturing bullish momentum and moving higher.