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In early February, crypto experienced a small dip after weeks of its main assets (such as bitcoin) riding the bull wave and increasing their prices. Crypto Is Staying Still On or around February 5, the crypto space fell by a little over two percent and wound up stuck at just over $1 trillion. While at first glance it looked like the bears were once again beginning to enter the fray, there were several analysts and crypto players out there who felt the situation was...

Ray Dalio – the founder of Bridgewater Associates – says the financial system so many people have become familiar with is in dire straits and in danger of collapsing. He’s now pushing his interest in bitcoin aside and supporting a new inflation-linked crypto he thinks would be much safer to use. Ray Dalio On BTC: It’s Not Reliable In a recent interview, he stated bitcoin cannot be tied to anything, and that the idea that it works as a hedge against inflation is a joke....

Over the past few weeks, many crypto analysts have claimed that the prices of the world’s largest and most mainstream assets have become “boring” in many ways. Bitcoin, for example, has seen a real dip in its volatility over the past month or so, and the asset continues to hover at around $20K. Sometimes it’s slightly up and sometimes it’s slightly down, but the range has remained relatively consistent. Could Volatility Finally Be Standing Still? This has been the sentiment for some time,...

A recent report suggests that the volatility of the crypto market is now far less than the volatility exhibited by stock exchanges such as the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Crypto Volatility Is Now Less Than That of Stocks While it may not seem like it, bitcoin and its many altcoin cousins have been much more stable and are steadier as of late when compared to their stock counterparts. Shares in companies continue to take heavy dips in recent weeks, while many main staples...

Queenie Tan is a finance expert and social media influencer stationed in Sydney, Australia. In a recent video she posted online, Queenie talks about how to purchase cryptocurrency and some of the things people should do to protect themselves when investing. Queenie Tan Discusses Crypto in New Video In a detailed video message to all her followers, Queenie unveiled a beginner’s guide to discussing how one gets involved in buying cryptocurrency. She also talks about the...

As of late, bitcoin and cryptocurrency are being used all the time to pay for travel expenses such as flights and hotel stays, but is paying for these items with crypto a good idea? Travel and Bitcoin: A Solid Match? For many, the idea of using bitcoin and its altcoin cousins to pay for goods and services is a dream come true and the realization of a strong financial vision. These currencies were initially designed to take over and push fiat, checks and credit cards to...

Some analysts think that the price volatility that has been plaguing bitcoin over the past few months is about to get a whole lot crazier. The Bitcoin Volatility Is About to Get Bigger In mid-April of this year, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – hit a new all-time high of approximately $64,000 per unit. Everyone thought that the currency was untouchable and that things were likely to keep heading north. Unfortunately, this has not been the...

Is bitcoin about to stage a comeback? This is the sentiment of a few financial analysts out there, who claim that technical indicators suggest the currency may head north from here. Bitcoin May Be Heading Towards Greener Territory Financial and crypto reporter Omkar Godbole recently wrote about one specific tech indicator pertaining to bitcoin and its present market conditions. He explained: Bollinger bandwidth, a measure of volatility calculated by dividing the spread...

Bitcoin is a volatile asset. We are seeing that now like we have a thousand times before, and this volatility has caused many problems for bitcoin, but per Norway’s finance minister Jan Tore Sanner, this volatility may ultimately disappear in the coming future. Should this ever occur, it would really help cryptocurrencies becomes the mainstream and legitimate assets they have always hoped to be. Jan Tore Sanner: Volatility Must End if BTC Is to Do Anything Big Volatility...

Gary Gensler – the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – says that while he understands why so many people are eager to jump aboard the crypto bandwagon and invest in these new assets, there is still too much fraud meandering about, and more regulations need to be implemented as a means of protecting people from illicit behavior. Gary Gensler Wants More Crypto Regulations One of the big problems Gensler has with crypto – bitcoin specifically – is...