Tag: Decentralized Finance
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![The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Shiba Inu (SHIB)]()
The cryptocurrency guide for the perplexed: Shiba Inu (SHIB)
For the conservative looking to get into crypto, Bitcoin and Ethereum are still where it’s at. They’re the coins that offer the lowest risk profile—they have enough attention, backing and third-party investment to ensure that of all the coins out there they’ll still be around in ten years. But if you’re looking to get rich,…
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![This week in crypto: slouching towards a cautiously optimistic future edition]()
This week in crypto: slouching towards a cautiously optimistic future edition
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly why confidence in Bitcoin’s future has jumped, but the likely culprit is that the Chinese bitcoin miners recently exiled from their ancestral homelands have made their way to to North America (and Russia and Kazakhstan) and set up shop. The hashrate and mining difficulty both enjoyed a bump, and now…
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![This Week in Crypto: A cryptocurrency and blockchain roundup featuring LNK.C, MARA.Q, CSTR.C, HUT.T, BTCS.OTCQB, CWRK.C, GLXY.T, APP.C, GBLC.C]()
This Week in Crypto: A cryptocurrency and blockchain roundup featuring LNK.C, MARA.Q, CSTR.C, HUT.T, BTCS.OTCQB, CWRK.C, GLXY.T, APP.C, GBLC.C
Most of the news you’re going to find on public companies in the crypto and blockchain space is going to be on mining. Sometimes you’ll see a company on the periphery of decentralized finance, or in the burgeoning sub-sector of cryptocurrency custodianship, but mostly it’s miners. This week isn’t much different. But mining itself also…
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![Coinbase Global (COIN.Q) goes live on NASDAQ to the tune of $86 billion, but will it beat the hype?]()
Coinbase Global (COIN.Q) goes live on NASDAQ to the tune of $86 billion, but will it beat the hype?
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase went live on the NASDAQ today using the ticker symbol COIN.Q to the tune of $86 billion. If your first reaction to that number is an eyeroll and a whatever-you-say you’re not alone. We’ll get into that in a moment, but for right now let’s consider what this means for the development…
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![DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers]()
DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers
According to the “collective wisdom of the markets,” the DJIA is worth 50% more today than it was in March 2020.
