Stock market forums provide a place for investors to come together online and share specific financial ideas and insights. The main goal of these stock message boards is to help other participants profit in the […]
To achieve financial freedom and grow wealth over long periods of time, it’s vital to understand the concept of inflation. Inflation refers to the ever-increasing price of goods and services as measured against a particular […]
It’s possible to short Bitcoin using a handful of different strategies. And as the crypto markets remain tumultuous, knowing how to short Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be useful to investors. Shorting is […]
Like many investments, you can earn returns not only through buying and selling crypto, but also by using it to generate passive income. When you earn passive income, you are able to earn money on […]
Until recently, video games could only reward players inside the game and its ecosystem. But now developers are exploring new ways to monetize digital value created within the gaming universe. Thanks to cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens […]
Trading volume is a metric that investors use to see how often an asset is trading hands, indicating how popular it is to buy or sell that asset at any given time. Investors examine trading […]
While NFTs have been around since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, the market has only recently taken off. Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have become one of the biggest crypto crazes of 2020 and 2021. […]
Nodes are critical aspects of blockchain security. Broadly speaking, a cryptocurrency node is a participant in a blockchain network. Without blockchain nodes, there can be no blockchain. The key feature that makes blockchain technology unique, and […]
You may have heard of pump-and-dump schemes — when investors take advantage of an asset in a steep price increase (pump) followed by an even faster price fall (dump). These schemes can happen with […]
Polkadot is a blockchain protocol designed to help other blockchains work together in a single network. Polkadot aims to let different blockchains quickly communicate value or information between each other without an intermediary. For example, […]
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) are both popular cryptocurrencies: As of Nov. 2, 2021, Bitcoin is the No. 1 cryptocurrency by market cap, and XRP is the No. 7 cryptocurrency by market cap. […]
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that provides information that certain smart contracts need to perform their designated functions. Smart contracts are blockchain-based, decentralized virtual agreements that can execute automatically when certain conditions are met. […]
In 2009, the Bitcoin network went live and the world changed forever. The first cryptocurrency started out with a value of $0, and it took years before bitcoins gained value in terms of any […]
The term “blockchain” most often implies a public blockchain. The Bitcoin blockchain, the first-ever created, is a public blockchain, and for a time it seemed like all blockchains functioned the same. But in […]
After the price gains that Dogecoin (DOGE) has seen over the past year, the cryptocurrency has drawn interest from traders, investors and those who want to mine it. Mining DOGE requires less computing power […]
Crypto technical analysis involves using mathematical indicators based on previous price action data to try to predict future trends. The basic idea is that markets behave according to certain patterns and that once established, […]
Anyone with basic computer knowledge can learn how to set up an Ethereum wallet. Doing so will be necessary to interact with the Ethereum ecosystem or send/receive ETH transactions. There are many different […]
Crypto is a relatively new asset class that began with the creation of the Bitcoin blockchain in 2009. The primary benefit of Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies based on blockchain technology is that they don’t have a […]
A Bitcoin IRA (individual retirement account) is a self-guided retirement account that holds Bitcoin in its portfolio. Typically, most IRAs invest in stocks, bonds, or precious metals. A Bitcoin IRA invests in Bitcoin, and perhaps […]
In the last ten years or so, a new asset class has swept the globe—digital assets and cryptocurrency. It began with Bitcoin in 2009 and has since expanded into thousands of different cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the […]
Crypto trading bots are just what they sound like: programmable, virtual robots that make automatic trades. A human trader can program a trading bot to follow certain rules and execute particular trading strategies. A bot […]
The spot market of a commodity is a market where buyers meet sellers and make an immediate exchange. In other words, delivery takes place at the same time payment is made. This is the simplest […]
With some investors seeing substantial profits in cryptocurrency, governments understandably want to take in cryptocurrency taxes. But since cryptocurrency trading is a relatively new type of investment, investors are still struggling to learn how to report different […]
Saving money is great. But today, savings accounts typically yield little to no interest. Those whose goal is to save money may want to consider choosing to invest in a number of assets that can […]
Options contracts represent agreements that give an investor the right — and in some cases, the obligation — to buy or sell a particular security at a specific price by a set date in time. […]
Electronic trading, also known as e-trading, refers to the process of conducting trades in financial markets through an online broker-dealer. These trades can take place in the stock, bond, options, futures or foreign exchange (FOREX) […]
It’s possible to make money in the market no matter which way it moves — up, down or sideways (which are the only three ways markets can move). For new investors, this often seems like […]
As 2020 ends, it’s clear that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become a popular way to invest. Like any investment product, things are always changing. Keeping an eye on ETF trends can help investors make better […]
Index funds allow investors to track the market in a low-cost, consistent way, according to most analysts and advisors. An index fund provides exposure to a diverse selection of publicly traded securities that are intended to perform […]
When a company reaches a certain size and meets certain requirements, its management can decide to offer shares of stock to the public. This process is called an initial public offering, IPO, or simply “going public,” […]