Author - James Lim

12 most popular types of cryptocurrency

Bitcoin gets all the headlines when people talk about cryptocurrencies, but there are literally thousands of other options when it comes to these digital currencies. In fact, cryptos that aren’t Bitcoin are usually considered an “also ran” – what are called “altcoins,” or alternatives to Bitcoin. While Bitcoin may have been the first major cryptocurrency to hit the...

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Claims New Decree Legalizes Bitcoin and Other Crypto Assets for Contracts and Payments

Diana Mondino, Argentina's Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship, has asserted that a recently passed decree legalizing the use of certain currencies in contracts and for payments applies to Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. In a December 21 post on Twitter, Mondino stated that the "Bases for the Reconstruction of the Argentine Economy" decree,...

Crypto Stock ETFs Outperform Bitcoin in 2023

Which has grown faster in 2023, the price of bitcoin or of ETFs investing in cryptocurrency-related equities? If you guessed bitcoin, you’d be like many other investors, but also wrong. While the potential launch of a spot bitcoin ETF has held the attention of investors in 2023, crypto stocks have quietly outperformed the popular cryptocurrency itself, as well as...

This Crypto Could Put You on the Path to Millionaire Status

There's a good reason the myth of the crypto millionaire exists. According to the latest Crypto Wealth Report, there are more than 88,000 people around the world who have become crypto millionaires. And (perhaps no surprise here) the one crypto that is responsible for 40,500 of those millionaires is Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). While it's certainly no...

This Crypto Stock Is Taking Advantage of a $10 Trillion Opportunity. Is It a Buy Now?

Buoyed by the continuing uptrend in the crypto market, the stock of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) is up a head-spinning 375% this year. Largely, this has been due to improving sentiment about crypto in general, and what that means for trading volume on the Coinbase trading platform. It's not rocket science: The more...

Will Shiba Inu Ride the Crypto Bull Run and Reach $1 in 2024?

After a brutal year-long bear market, it looks like crypto may have turned a corner. The total crypto market cap has nearly doubled in 2023, adding much-needed optimism that seemed all but gone in the crypto winter. With exuberance back in full swing, many investors might wonder if Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) can ride this momentum and return to...

If History Repeats Itself, I Expect Bitcoin to Surge Even Higher in 2024. Here’s Why.

Looking back at 2023, a key development has been the resurgence of the cryptocurrency market. The industry's current valuation of over $1.6 trillion is about 100% higher than it was nearly 12 months ago. Unsurprisingly, the most valuable digital asset, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has also benefited tremendously. But bigger gains could be on the horizon. Even though Bitcoin has climbed 154%...

Prediction: Bitcoin Will Reach $100,000 in 2024

After tumbling 65% in 2022, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been a monumental winner this year. The world's leading digital asset has skyrocketed about 160% in 2023, a gain that beats the stock market's gains by a huge margin. As of this writing, this top cryptocurrency's price sits at about $43,700. However, I believe there's a very real possibility that it...

In a tough venture environment for crypto, here are the most notable fundraises of 2023

From the end of 2021 into mid-2022, the money faucet for crypto projects was on full blast. Startups raised $10.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022 alone, according to Crunchbase. But that stream turned to a trickle in 2023, as crypto founders raised approximately $6.7 billion across all four quarters. A regulatory crackdown from the U.S....