Cryptocurrency

If you are new to investing in the crypto market, you've likely heard people talking about crypto bull/bear markets or crypto whales, but you might not be sure what they mean. The truth is that it's possible to make money in both bull and bear markets, but there are different strategies for each. That said, investors should be cautious when putting their money into cryptocurrency markets, no matter what type of investing environment we are experiencing, because there are serious…

Synthetic assets have been a standard fixture in the traditional financial market. However, with the financial world shifting to a digital approach, it is no surprise that synthetic crypto assets are also cropping up. Like many other investment vehicles, synthetic crypto assets are similar to those in the traditional market. This article will delve into the details of synth assets and how they work. But before we get into the nitty-gritty details of synthetic assets, how about a short recap…

Blockchain technology has been around for more than a decade now. This Innovative technology has been the underlying force for many developments, including cryptocurrencies. Recently, experts in the tech field have been looking for ways to incorporate blockchain in different industries. As a result, there have been several groundbreaking inventions, and crypto phones are the latest additions.  Crypto phones only recently came into the crypto space. However, several handsets with significant-tech players are already joining the recent craze. So, what…

Perpetual contracts trading makes up a significant percentage of overall exchange-traded cryptocurrency volumes. Investors looking to bet on the price developments of BTC and other crypto assets are often not too concerned about holding actual tokens but are instead interested in trading highly liquid cryptocurrency derivatives such as perpetual futures contracts. Perpetual futures contracts on cryptocurrencies are financial derivatives enabling traders to bet on the price movements of crypto assets using leverage without owning the underlying digital asset.  A futures…

It seems China is gearing up its plans to introduce its digital currency. Reports have it that China could be ready for the introduction of its Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) by May this year. China plans to first test the use of digital currencies among its state employees. The official name given to China’s CBDC project is the digital currency/electronic payment (DCEP). In recent times, industry reports have it that digital Yuan will go live in China by May. According to China…

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released a press release on April 13 regarding cryptocurrency scams. According to the FBI, more cryptocurrency scams associated with the COVID-19 pandemic could surface. The FBI said that as more people enter the cryptocurrency space, there would be more fraud schemes related to cryptocurrency. The elderly are specifically at risk but the FBI said everyone is vulnerable to such scams. The agency noted the availability of many virtual asset service providers online as well…

Scammers have been trying to leverage the fears over the current pandemic to dupe people. They are trying to lure people to download malicious applications, donate to fake charities, or purport to sell coronavirus fears. However, the pandemic seems to have led to a steep fall in the revenues of cryptocurrency scammers. On April 10, Chainalysis released data showing that the average value of transactions received by the wallets of known scams reduced by 30 percent last month. Besides, the…

The United States Federal Reserve plans to buy unlimited bond and also print dollar but do not appear to be going well. The country continues to experience a rising unemployment rate. Nonetheless, it appears that the cryptocurrency space has a solution to this challenge. Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital spoke on a recent podcast, suggesting that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may help with the plan of printing dollar bills. Yusko said CBDCs may help with faster distribution in…

Cryptocurrency has evolved from a geeky fad to a stable market ready to rival traditional banking systems' self-entitled positions. Its promises of instant asset transfers, low or non-existent transaction fees, and decentralized networks are irresistible to many sectors out there. In today's unstable environment, several industries are already adopting cryptocurrency, and others strongly consider it. Considering the obvious advantages that crypto integration brings, we look into how some of these sectors may change forever once they make that decisive step…