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Market Musings

Threatening, Frightening Extortion Emails Are Going Around. What Should You Do If You Get One?

Rule number one is this: Don't email back.

Decentralized Dog

January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021

Werner Vermaak

A Deep Dive Into Cardano

Tech Deep Dives

January 18, 2021

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Forecast Predicts Bitcoin’s Price Until August — and Says $115K is Months Away

January 18, 2021

Decentralized Dog

Threatening, Frightening Extortion Emails Are Going Around. What Should You Do If You Get One?

January 15, 2021

TokenInsight

Bitcoin Volatile With Opportunities, DOT Doubles in a Week: A Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

January 15, 2021

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Contract Killers Are Getting Paid in Bitcoin, Top Detective Claims

Crypto Basics

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Liquid vs. Illiquid Crypto Markets and Bitcoin

Liquidity is one of the most important factors in trading in cryptocurrencies — so what does it mean when a market is illiquid?

Werner Vermaak

January 11, 2021

Ethereum’s 2020 Good News to Deliver Bumper 2021?

Ethereum is getting closer and closer to its all-time highs. What does what Ethereum accomplished in 2020 say about its future in 2021?

Werner Vermaak

January 9, 2021

Does Bitcoin Really Lift the Altcoin Market?

As Bitcoin breaks $41,000 for the first time, should we expect altcoins to follow?

Werner Vermaak

January 8, 2021

What Are Japanese Candlestick Patterns?

Many of you might not know that the full name of those candlesticks you use for trading is actually Japanese candlesticks — and that they were invented four centuries ago.

Werner Vermaak

January 5, 2021

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How-to Guides

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Protecting and Appreciating Crypto Wealth With Options: A How-To Guide With FinNexus Options

Contributor: Options are a popular way to invest in cryptocurrencies — what are they, and what risks come with using options?

Ryan Tian

January 6, 2021

How to Buy Bitcoin

There's a Bitcoin rally and you are starting to feel some FOMO — let's walk you through buying your first Bitcoin.

Decentralized Dog

November 23, 2020

How to Use CoinMarketCap

You may have been using CMC for years, or this may be your first time on the site — either way, we have a walk-through guide to get you used to CMC!

Decentralized Dog

November 17, 2020

How to Keep Your Crypto Safe

Now that you own some crypto, you need to keep it safe. Our series of tips and resources for protecting your cryptoassets is updated constantly.

Decentralized Dog

October 3, 2020

How to Create a Bitcoin Address

Just like an email address ensures your message gets to the right person, a Bitcoin address guarantees your crypto is sent safely.

Decentralized Dog

September 30, 2020

How to Mine Bitcoin

While you can't mine Bitcoin at home anymore, there are still ways that you can get involved in cryptocurrency mining without breaking the bank.

Decentralized Dog

September 30, 2020

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Tech Deep Dives

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A Deep Dive Into Cardano

Cardano is one of the top ten cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap — what's the deal behind this peer-reviewed crypto?

Werner Vermaak

January 18, 2021

A Dive Into Smart Contracts and DeFi

Contributor: smart contracts are essential to the decentralized finance space. What exactly are they?

Kevin Lu

January 15, 2021

Decentralized Liquidity Pools: A Deep Dive With FinNexus Options

Contributor: Liquidity pools are an essential part of the growing DeFi space. What are they, and how can you use them?

Ryan Tian

December 18, 2020

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January 18, 2021

A Deep Dive Into Cardano

Tech Deep Dives

January 18, 2021

Forecast Predicts Bitcoin’s Price Until August — and Says $115K is Months Away

January 18, 2021

Threatening, Frightening Extortion Emails Are Going Around. What Should You Do If You Get One?

January 15, 2021

Bitcoin Volatile With Opportunities, DOT Doubles in a Week: A Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

January 15, 2021

Contract Killers Are Getting Paid in Bitcoin, Top Detective Claims

January 15, 2021

'Elon Musk' Crypto Giveaway Scams Have Stolen At Least $587,000 from Victims

January 15, 2021

Bitcoin Has a Painful End to the Week — Despite Biden's Big Announcement

January 15, 2021

A Dive Into Smart Contracts and DeFi

Tech Deep Dives

January 14, 2021

Famous Bitcoin Price Predictions: Did They Get It Right?

January 14, 2021

You Might Be Unable to Buy Bitcoin This Weekend — Here's Why

January 14, 2021

What Has Donald Trump's Twitter Ban Got to Do with Bitcoin?

January 14, 2021

A Hard Drive with $300M in Bitcoin is in Landfill, But Politicians Are Refusing to Help

January 13, 2021

Bitcoin’s Crash Aftermath & Next Moves: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock

January 13, 2021

If This Man Gets His Password Wrong Two More Times, He'll Lose $240M in BTC Forever

January 13, 2021

Bitcoin is Used for 'Funny Business' and Must Be Regulated Globally, Top Banker Says

January 13, 2021

Buying Things with XRP Is about to Get a Lot More Difficult

January 12, 2021

How Stable Are Algorithmic Stablecoins?: Flipside Crypto

January 12, 2021

Bitcoin Bounces Back 20% — Hours After ‘Healthy’ Correction

January 12, 2021

Bitcoin Will Have a ‘Major Problem’ When Fed Stimulus Ends

January 12, 2021

Founder of One of Crypto’s Earliest Ponzi Schemes Jailed for 10 Years

January 11, 2021

Liquid vs. Illiquid Crypto Markets and Bitcoin

January 11, 2021

CoinMarketCap's 2020 Round-Up: The Good, The Bad and The Bitcoin

January 11, 2021

Traders Panic as Bitcoin Suffers Worst Sell-Off Since March

January 11, 2021

Bitcoin 'Blowing the Doors Off' Past Bubbles: Read the Two Dire Warnings Given to Investors

January 11, 2021

Bitcoin Cash Has an Unlikely New Supporter

January 9, 2021

Ethereum’s 2020 Good News to Deliver Bumper 2021?

January 8, 2021

Does Bitcoin Really Lift the Altcoin Market?

January 8, 2021

Bitcoin Hits $40,000… but Experts Warn a 25% Pullback is Possible

January 8, 2021

Ripple Breaks Silence on XRP Lawsuit, and Answers Some Burning Questions

January 8, 2021

‘Dogecoin CEO’ is Now the World’s Richest Man

January 8, 2021

Exhilarating: Bitcoin Surpasses $41K, Altcoin Springs New High: A Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

January 7, 2021

XRP Back from the Dead and up 45% in 24 Hours — What the Hell is Going On?

January 7, 2021

Crypto Market Cap Hits $1 Trillion — Some Think It Will Double in Six Months

January 7, 2021

PayPal Throws Cash at Yet Another Crypto Investment

January 6, 2021

Ethereum’s Catalysts & Contrasting Forces: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock

January 6, 2021

Protecting and Appreciating Crypto Wealth With Options: A How-To Guide With FinNexus Options

January 6, 2021

Bitcoin Cracks $36K — but XRP is No Longer the World's No. 4 Cryptocurrency

January 6, 2021

How Big Are Bitcoin and Ether Compared with Major Companies?

January 6, 2021

It’s Official: The U.K. Has Banned Crypto Options and Futures

January 5, 2021

What Are Japanese Candlestick Patterns?

January 5, 2021

What Tokens Should You Buy If You Can’t Afford Bitcoin?: Flipside Crypto

January 5, 2021

JPMorgan Believes BTC Could Reach $146K… But How Soon?

January 5, 2021

Yet Another Blow for XRP as Altcoin Removed from Major Fund

January 5, 2021

Gang Steal 15 BTC from Trader and Kick Him Out of Car

January 4, 2021

What Is Mimblewimble?

January 4, 2021

Revealed: Your Views on Crypto in 2020 — and What Will Happen in 2021

January 1, 2021

10 Big Trends That Will Dominate Crypto in 2021

January 1, 2021

New Year’s Bitcoin Expects $30K, DOT Surges: A Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

December 31, 2020

10 Big Bitcoin Predictions for 2021

December 30, 2020

10 Ways Crypto Went Mainstream in 2020

December 29, 2020

The 10 Worst Crypto News Stories of 2020

December 28, 2020

The 10 Best Crypto News Stories of 2020

December 25, 2020

DeFi’s 10 Biggest Moments in 2020

December 24, 2020

Ethereum's 10 Biggest Moments in 2020

December 23, 2020

Bitcoin's 10 Biggest Moments in 2020

December 22, 2020

How Decentralized Are Decentralized Networks?

December 22, 2020

CoinMarketCap Earn Launches 1,000,000 GRT Campaign With The Graph

December 22, 2020

Is Tether About to Take Over DeFi?: Flipside Crypto

December 22, 2020

Ripple Attacks SEC over Rumored Lawsuit, Warning: 'The Battle is Just Beginning'

December 22, 2020

XRP Plunges over Lawsuit Fears, as Crypto Markets Prepare for Challenging Christmas

December 22, 2020

Famous Investor Says 'Utterly Illogical' Bitcoin Will Go to Zero — and Reveals His Problem with Crypto

December 21, 2020

What Are Dead Coins?

December 21, 2020

Nightmare Before Christmas? BTC Loses $24K as Crypto Tumbles into the Red

December 21, 2020

Elon Musk Asks About 'Large' BTC Transactions — Is Tesla Going to Buy Crypto?

December 21, 2020

British Exchange Halts Withdrawals as Hackers Steal Funds from Hot Wallets

December 19, 2020

All-Time High, Don’t Think, Feel. Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

December 18, 2020

Decentralized Liquidity Pools: A Deep Dive With FinNexus Options

Tech Deep Dives

December 18, 2020

Is Bitcoin a Threat to Gold? No, Goldman Sachs Says

December 18, 2020

Forget Bitcoin Pizza Guy — This Man Missed Out on a Fortune of $1.25 Billion

December 18, 2020

How Much Will Coinbase Be Worth If It Lists on the Stock Market? (A Lot)

December 17, 2020

The Stable Act: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock

December 17, 2020

Bitcoin’s Next Moves: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock

December 17, 2020

Bitcoin Falls 6.2% in 30 Minutes — Have We Found a New Resistance Level?

December 17, 2020

After Outages, Coinbase Admits 'Shortcomings' — and Has Messsage for New Investors

December 17, 2020

Doing This One Simple Thing Would Have Turned You Into a Bitcoin Millionaire

December 16, 2020

DIA and CoinMarketCap Launch the CoinMarketCap Oracle

December 16, 2020

Hedging Against Impermanent Loss: A Deep Dive With FinNexus Options

Tech Deep Dives

December 16, 2020

Bitcoin Reaches All-Time High — But There's a Warning for New Investors

December 16, 2020

Bitcoin Price: Here's What Analysts Are Saying After the Sudden Surge to $20,700

December 16, 2020

As Bitcoin Surges, How Have Other Altcoins Been Performing?

December 15, 2020

Revealed: What Investors Think BTC Will Be Worth in 2030 (It's Not Good News)

December 15, 2020

'If You Buy Bitcoin on PayPal, You Didn't Buy Bitcoin,' Crypto Expert Claims

December 15, 2020

Pornhub Goes Crypto Only and Says It Is Being 'Targeted' By Visa and Mastercard

December 14, 2020

XRP Has Tumbled 18% in Seven Days — Far More than Any of the Top 50 Coins. Why?

December 14, 2020

Has One Insurance Company Just Sparked $600B of Demand for Bitcoin? JPMorgan Thinks So

December 14, 2020

Digital Yuan Isn't Like Libra and Isn't Designed to Replace Dollar or Euro, Chinese Official Says

December 12, 2020

Phoney Silence? Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight

December 11, 2020

What Sets DEXs Apart From CEXs? A Deep Dive From Those Who Know Best: Their Creators and Traders

Tech Deep Dives

December 11, 2020

Revealed: The Biggest Risks That DeFi Investors Need to Worry About

December 11, 2020

IOTA Founder Ousted By Foundation After 'Significant' Clash of Interests

December 11, 2020

Pornhub Blocked By Visa and Mastercard — Crypto Now One of the Only Payment Options

December 10, 2020

What Is Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)?

December 10, 2020

XRP is 'Toxic Waste' and Bitcoin Cash is a 'Pile of S***', Messari Report Says

December 10, 2020

Crypto Founder 'Told Taxman He Made $15,000 but Spent $10M on Yachts'

December 10, 2020

France Gets Tough on Anonymous Crypto Transactions After Busting Terror Ring

December 9, 2020

Why Nobody Can Hack a Blockchain

December 9, 2020

Bitcoin Suffers Painful Sell-Off — Affecting ETH, XRP and LTC Too

December 9, 2020

Investing 2% of Your Net Worth in BTC is a Mistake, This CEO Says. It Should Be More

December 9, 2020

British Bank is Latest to Woo Institutions Who Want to Invest in Crypto

December 8, 2020

$400,000 Reward Pool for The Sandbox in CMC Earn’s Largest Campaign Yet