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LUNA, TerraUSD (UST) and other tokens in the Terra ecosystem had a total market cap of more than $60 billion, close to Enron’s market cap before it filed for bankruptcy.

Cryptocurrency has been steeped in mythology since it first escaped the realm of online encryption nerds. Today you can trade it for coffee and sandwiches at Starbucks and Subway, yet old myths endure...

Crypto has taken the world by storm over the past two years, but some cryptocurrencies have lost at least half their value in a matter of months. This most recent crash has caused many investors to second guess their positions.

Cardano (ADA) is a cryptocurrency currently worth under $1 USD per coin. However, investors have realized a 200% return on investment since 2021, making Cardano an altcoin worth a second look. The...

Bitcoin bull Jan van Eck, the CEO of $80.4 billion asset manager VanEck, believes bitcoin -- which has been on a bit of a downturn as of late -- will reach $250,000. One caveat, however: van Eck...

Solana is a blockchain network created in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko and Greg Fitzgerald. But what will it be worth in the future?

Tether (USDT) is the most popular stablecoin cryptocurrency. It is a rapidly growing crypto that has a huge upside. Find out here if you should invest now.

Why do people invest in cryptocurrency? GOBankingRates recently surveyed 1,037 Americans to learn if they invest in cryptocurrency and what some of their primary goals are for investing in digital...

A few months ago, I wrote about how bitcoin (BTC) is the best form of money we’ve had access to historically. Now I’m looking closer at where the rubber meets the road when it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency: the impact they can have on small businesses.According

Keeping your money in the bank and investing in cryptocurrency are polar opposites when it comes to risk and reward. Whereas bank savings accounts are FDIC-insured and stable in value, cryptocurrency...

The popularity of Stellar's XLM may make you wonder if it's a good investment in the rapidly changing crypto world. Find out all you need to know here.

Why is there so much hype around dogecoin, and other meme coins? And is it warranted? Let’s first understand what meme coins are.

DeFi and Web3 developers and companies have both the responsibility and decent incentive to communicate how DeFi depends on and resembles already-familiar elements of conventional investing habits and techniques.

Typically, Generation X is more closely associated with hip-hop, grunge and the early adoption of personal computers than success in crypto trading. When you think of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and...

Shortly after Micah Johnson joined the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team, the team’s manager, Dave Roberts, asked all the new members to share their hobbies. Johnson had grown up playing piano but fearing that Roberts “might wheel a piano” into the

On June 7, PayPal announced that it is enabling the transfer of cryptos to and from other wallets and exchanges within a user's account -- as well as the potential to conduct business with millions of...

Crypto is a highly volatile asset class, but it also has the potential to provide big returns. But given the risks, is it a smart investment if you're saving for your child's college fund? See: 10...

On March 9, 2022, the Biden administration issued a much anticipated executive order regarding digital assets, which called for “the first-ever, whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying

Today, more than 19 million Bitcoin have been mined to date, which only leaves under a few million remaining to be mined.

In 1916, a few hundred revolutionaries declared Ireland to be an autonomous nation and occupied strategic locations around Dublin. In the days that followed, the British Army encircled the uprising and suffocated it.One by one, the leaders of the uprising were lined up and shot.