For many people, crypto is a type of alternative investment. Just as you can buy and trade stock in public companies, you can buy cryptocurrency with the hope that it will increase in value over time, allowing you to cash out for a profit at a later date. Some people invest in crypto less for the belief that it will become a popular currency and more as a bet on the blockchain technology behind it.
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Despite this, Safemoon has a small but fiercely loyal base of fans who continue to hold the token for the long term. This fanbase has kept the price of Safemoon above zero, despite a sudden drop from all-time highs in April and May of 2021.
After all, gold is often touted as the ultimate inflation hedge, yet it’s still subject to wild volatility — more so than many developed countries’ fiat currencies.
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Bitcoin’s latest big jump also isn’t anything new. “While in the long-term Bitcoin’s price has generally gone up, we experience a lot of volatility along the way,” says Kiana Danial, founder of Invest Diva.
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The process for buying Safemoon in the U.S. is broadly the same as anywhere else. The main thing is to get Binance tokens into a wallet. Then, you can use a Defi application (like PancakeSwap) to buy your Safemoon tokens.
“I haven’t encountered many who would try to put up more barriers for new users,” said Maria Shen, a partner at Electric Capital, a venture capital firm focused on cryptocurrencies. Still, she added, “the wallet space is fairly competitive, so it’s not unthinkable.”
The same goes for the Safemoon exchange compared to the competing exchanges. The number of products that the Safemoon ecosystem will host is less than that of competing parts. In the long run, less revenue will be generated on the Safemoon network, which means the rewards for token staking will be lower compared to platforms like Bitrise.
The riskiness is taken a step further when it comes to newer coins because they make you more vulnerable to scams when compared to ones that have been around longer such as Bitcoin.
China is one market to impose strict regulation that impacted prices. In February 2018, the country blocked its citizens from accessing websites that offer cryptocurrency trading services, prompting a 15% fall in Bitcoin and 20% plunge for Ether. Similarly, in January 2018, Bitcoin’s price was hit by new South Korean legislation requiring traders to reveal their identity.
The above prices are as of 01.09 pm IST on November 9 (Data courtesy: coinmarketcap.com).
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.
Some are curious if this meme coin will ever truly see a full Shiba and Dogecoin-like impact, although it’s already off to an impressive start.