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Cardano (ADA) is a cryptocurrency currently worth under $0.50 per coin, down from an all-time high of $3.10 last summer. The coin has a market cap of roughly $15.78 billion as of July 2022. Despite...

Bitcoin (BTC) is fundamentally a good idea that has been spoiled by too much cheap money and speculative interest, according to Rockefeller International Managing Director and Chairman Ruchir Sharma.Sharma, a former emerging markets investor at banking giant Morgan Stanley (MS) a

Cryptocurrency has become one of the hottest investments, but has been extremely volatile. Crypto Stocks are a great alternative which can have high upside.

The Avalanche platform has seen a significant increase in value, with many jumping to invest in their coin. Learn more here.

In the middle of a volatile cryptocurrency market, you might not care that Iranians have greater financial problems than citizens of the privileged world. For years, there have been considerable bans on Iranian nationals' activity – from access prohibition to the blocking o

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we angle to offer 18% APR on crypto deposits.A lawsuit filed Thursday in New York State’s Supreme Court claims an asset manager that deployed customer funds for troubled crypto-lending platform Celsius Network has not been paid for

“Winter is coming,” the saying from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin, made famous by the HBO show “Game of Thrones,” is a warning that lasting conflict could descend on the land at any time. What should investors do during this Crypto Winter?

If the crypto industry cares about mainstream adoption – rather than just pumping its bags – it will need to demonstrate socially useful applications for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology that resonate with the wider population.Let’s face it: The recent

Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. As we know - taxes can be confusing and daunting, especially when the rules are convoluted.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected more spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications. It’s worth unpacking the agency’s reasoning, even as new applications are filed.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the interse

Many investors who hold shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) waited with bated breath this past week to see if the SEC would accept Grayscale’s application to convert the trust into the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S.

When it comes to cryptocurrency, predictions tend to be along the boom-or-bust variety. For every pundit saying bitcoin will soon hit $100,000, there's another predicting it will eventually go to...

You can invest in individual NFTs, but did you know you can also invest in NFT stocks? Here's a list of the top ten NFT stocks to watch right now.

In fact, it can be argued that crypto adoption is at its all-time high, given the number of mainstream companies that are now adopting cryptocurrencies in one way or another. 

From Big Tech boardrooms to podcasts and tweets, the metaverse hype is everywhere. However, as with many emerging technologies, excitement around the expected future impact often outshines its actual readiness for mainstream adoption. But even among all the hoopla, it's fool

Bitcoin (BTC) has been battered badly over the last quarter; it lost nearly 58% of its value, its worst quarterly performance in over 11 years. But is it time to buy or to stay away?

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are rising in popularity. Your NFT's value depends largely on its rarity. But how to you determine the rarity of an NFT?

There are many NFT crypto scams and many ways hackers seek to profit off the NFT trend. Understanding the most common NFT scams can help you keep your investment safe.

Most Crypto Twitter fights are bouts of sound and fury, signifying nothing but the allure of tribalism and the varieties of mental illness in the human animal. But sometimes a Twitter fight is the tip of a much deeper and more substantive iceberg.We witnessed one of the substanti

Good news for stablecoin users: Stablecoin transparency standards are set to improve.This comes courtesy of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), which last month issued formal guidance for NYDFS-approved stablecoin issuers, including upgrades to the amount and q