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Crypto is going through a tough time, but does it even have any value?

Cryptocurrency is having one of its worst weeks in recent years. The markets crashed over 70% in just 8 months, with investors losing over $2 trillion. Bitcoin plunged to nearly $21,000 on June 15th, 2022, marking an 18-month low for the world's largest cryptocurrency. Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency, lost almost a third of its value in the same period.

Ethereum is near the $1,000 psychologically important level — time to buy in. This is not financial advice and you should not rely on my analysis to buy or sell any stock. I am not undertaking to induce you to buy or sell any securities. I am relying on the “publisher’s exclusion” in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide this information without any personalized or individualized investment advice.

Prada will launch 100 NFT on the Ethereum network this Thursday to accompany the launch of the Timecapsule collection. NFTs are encrypted digital tokens that signal the unique ownership of an asset on the Blockchain. One of the main features of NFTs is to show the originality of a digital asset.

The Brazilian digital bank reported that it will be possible to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) from its application. Nu Holdings Inc., Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-backed digital bank, partnered with PAXOS TRUST Co. to enable its 53 million customers to store, buy and sell crypto assets.

Did you know that as of March 2022, there are over 18465 digital currencies in existence? However, of that list, there are about 10,363 active cryptocurrencies (almost 8000 are inactive or dead). And if you’re like me, you’re probably wondering which are the top 20 cryptocurrencies to invest in.

A person or group known as Satoshi Nakamoto wrote a paper thirteen years ago describing a new software system called bitcoin. Bitcoin is already valued over $1 trillion, and it has ignited a phenomena that proponents believe has the capacity to completely restructure the global financial system.

Trading cryptocurrenciesPhoto by Behnam Norouzi on Unsplash. The cryptocurrency market has not been favorable to investors lately. Since October last year, cryptocurrency prices fell and continue to trade in an up and down movement.

This is one of the more bullish price predictions on Bitcoin. In her most recent public appearance, Cathie Wood shared her thoughts on Bitcoin. At the Miami Bitcoin Conference, Cathie Wood stated the cryptocurrency would reach over $1 million per Bitcoin by 2030. At the time of this writing, the crypto is in the $42,000 price range.

Cryptocurrency is gaining popularity as more people learn about the convenience and ease of digitally transferring money. Bitcoin was created in 2009 and has become the most recognized symbol of cryptocurrency. Ethereum being the second largest. Currently there are over 18,000 different crypto coins in existence, that amount is double what was in existence in 2021.

All of us listen so much about the cryptocurrency and its usage being done for the various transactions but we still don’t know the basics of this currency and how it is transacted and under which regulatory board or Exchange their indices are maintained. I thought let us discuss the simple basics of the same and try to understand what exactly it is and how it impacts the transactional market internationally. I shall be taking it up in two parts. In today’s part, we shall try to understand the basics and their functioning whereas in part two we shall be discussing the various cryptocurrencies being transacted internationally as per their cumulative market capital captured.

Due to a cryptocurrency unit mix-up, a seller received pennies for an NFT. Now he asks the buyer to return it. According to the Ethereum blockchain, an Etherrock NFT was recently sold for 444 Wei instead of 444 ETH. While 444 ETH is worth around 1 million USD, 1 ETH equals 1,000,000,000,000,000 Wei. Accordingly, the NFT was - apparently by mistake - offered and sold for a fraction of its value, as reported by Vice.

After COVID, inflation, and now Russia, these factors didn't waste any time beating down your door. Each of these brought different results and they are hard to escape. However, some people have quietly increased their wealth to become rich.

Cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital currency that aims to fully replace government-issued money. In recent years, the cryptocurrency market has exploded, with no sign of slowing down.

Ethereum has drawn a lot of criticism lately over its high gas fees. But this cryptocurrency has a lot of potential today to be a winner over Bitcoin. Personally, I own more Ethereum than Bitcoin as I was adding more to my portfolio over the past year.

Solana Pay Could Disrupt Digital Payments with its Much Lower Fees. Two weeks ago Solana (SOL-USD) looked very cheap and was likely to move off its trough price. Excessively negative investor sentiment was pulling SOL down and it was not likely to last.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) is now on the rebound after hitting a trough at the end of January. After peaking at $4,812.09 on Nov. 7, ETH crypto hit a low of $2,211.01 on Jan. 24. But since then Ethereum is back up to just below $3,000 ($2,988.55) as of Friday, Feb. 4.

With the current crypto market, there are some things you should do. To handle the erratic prices, it’s best to go in with a game plan rather than reacting to changes in the market.