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Weekly Cryptocurrency News Update

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Bitcoin To Hit $100K In 2025, Says Justin Sun, Founder Of Tron Justin Sun, the founder and CEO of Tron (TRX), the 15th biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is investing in a number of cryptos other than Bitcoin (BTC). In a Feb. 23 interview with CNN, Tron CEO said that he is a long-term believer in cryptocurrencies and owns a stake in many altcoins, including the two largest coins after Bitcoin  —  Ether (ETH) and XRP. Iranian Cell Calls For The Use Of Cryptocurrency This week an Iranian general called for a unique way to bypass the sanctions on his country enforced by the United States. Saeed Muhammad, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, called for Iran to use cryptocurrencies to evade the economic sanctions. According to the Telegram channel of Coinit.ir , a crypto news organization based in Iran, the general addressed a crowd on Feb. 26 (translated from Farsi): “We are demanding the creation of a more sophisticated mechanism to bypas...

Explained: Asset Diversification And Allocation For Cyptocurrency

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In the traditional world of finance, the performance of different assets could vary under different market conditions. For example, real estate investment trusts could outperform general equities in a turbulence market, and defensive stocks could disappoint investors when the appetite for risk is heightened. That’s when diversification comes in. The main purpose of exposure to different asset classes is to balance risk and return in a portfolio. In the cryptocurrency space, diversification could also be one of the ways to manage risk exposure . However, some would argue that it is impossible to diversify a crypto portfolio due to the fact that major altcoins are highly correlated with Bitcoin . However, with a carefully selected basket of altcoins — in conjunction with stablecoins — investors could able to navigate the market more effectively with manageable risk. There has always been a debate about putting all your eggs in one basket. While in some cases concentrating on on...

What the Blockchain Technology Would Have on The Insurance Industry

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Much has been made about blockchain’s utility across different industries. Critics oppose the technology is mere hype, that the alterations it makes is marginal and not worth spending money on. Supporters, on the other hand, willingly acknowledge that blockchain is not the answer being trumpeted in some corners, but also identify that there are use cases where it essentially makes sense. This is why noteworthy resources are being devoted to the study of the blockchain system/technology by some of the world’s major establishments. Insurance is one such industry, but in fact, blockchain is exactly what’s required to inoculate some revolution into an industry that has not transformed much in decades. From global insurers down to start-ups, we are seeing a wave of new goods and services, everything from flight delay insurance to enhanced risk modelling. What we need to understand what it is about blockchain that makes sense for the industry, if you want to know more, then read o...

History and the Future of Currencies

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Our history book provides us with very little knowledge about how our economy came to be. This post aims to give an overview of how the currencies that we know of today, have evolved and go in detail on digital currencies the present talk of the town and what will become of these currencies.   After a long period of time, historians, say that societies discovered that they found it safer and easier to exchange goods with goods- the barter system, instead of going into war with each other, frequently traded, between individuals or societies, for other goods were domestic animals like cattle and goats. With the development of farming in the 8 th millennium grains were added to the list of exchangeable goods. It is, only after the trade around the extraction of rich metals that the commodity currencies came to be used, the kingdom of Lidia on the western cost of Turkey is said to have crafted coins that were a mixture of gold and silver- “Electrum”. They were standa...

ADVANTAGES OF CRYPTOCURRENCY

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The world is becoming more and more economically unsafe. This is not to say we are not growing. But as Nassim Taleb states in his book. Antifragile. Our economic mechanism is like a glass jaw. It all comes booming down when it gets hit with a small blow. Both long term and short term this is not good for you and all of the hard-working inhabitant of the world, so investing in cryptocurrency is the best option we have. Here are some of the advantages of cryptocurrency that one should keep in mind: Fraud: Cryptocurerncy is digital and cannot be forged or upturned arbitrarily by the sender, as with credit card back charges. Identity Theft : When you give your credit card to a business, you give the business the admission to your full credit line, even if the transaction is for a small amount. Cryptocurrency use a “push” mechanism that lets the cryptocurrency holder to send precisely what he or she wants to the business or receiver with no further data. Immediate Settlement : P...

XcelToken Plus the Future of Digital Currencies.

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Our history book provides us with very little knowledge about how our economy came to be. This post aims to give an overview of how the currencies that we know of today, have evolved and go in detail on digital currencies - the present talk of the town. After a long period of time, historians, say that societies discovered that they found it safer and easier to exchange goods with goods- the barter system, instead of going into war with each other, frequently traded, between individuals or societies, for other goods were domestic animals like cattle and goats. With the development of farming in the 8 th millennium grains were added to the list of exchangeable goods. It is, only after the trade around the extraction of rich metals that the commodity currencies came to be used, the kingdom of Lidia on the western cost of Turkey is said to have crafted coins that were a mixture of gold and silver- “Electrum”. They were standard in weight; ranging from 0.15 grams to about 14 gr...

XcelToken Plus Utility Token Adoption

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XcelToken Plus is an ERC20 token on the Ethereum Blockchain Platform that is fashioned to build, involve and foster a large crypto-community within the hospitality, retail and gaming sectors. XcelLab is delighted to announce that XcelToken Plus will now be available for trading on 14 Exchange Platforms . If you want to know more about utility token adoption then keep reading. XcelToken Plus, a one of a kind utility tokens, aside from its tradability, is now adopted into usage on platforms such as: XcelTrip - An online travel booking platform based on the blockchain technology, aims to disrupt the ever-growing trillion-dollar travel industry, through challenging the monopoly of the ecosystem by giving the power back to the users. XcelTrip, allows travellers to check-in at over 800,000 hotels and book tickets with over 400 airlines. XcelTrip makes sure to give the power of bookings and anonymity to the consumer, since the platform runs on the blockchain system, the cons...