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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price volatility is back. Should ASX investors pay attention?

| Leigh Gant

Bitcoin’s wild week is a reminder of how quickly digital asset markets can reverse.

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How to join the more than 10% of Aussies now invested in cryptocurrencies

| Cameron England

Cryptocurrencies are now the third most popular investment for Australians, behind shares and cash.

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Bitcoin and gold surge to record highs as investors pile into the debasement trade

| Leigh Gant

A weakening dollar and record bitcoin price have investors chasing hard assets in 2025’s defining market trend.

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Is it better to buy Bitcoin directly, or use Bitcoin ETFs?

| Sebastian Bowen

Owning Bitcoin has never been easier on the ASX.

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US$10,000 invested in Bitcoin 3 years ago is now worth…

| Bernd Struben

Crypto investors have realised some outsized gains on their Bitcoin investments over three years.

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Here's what owning Bitcoin for 7 years has taught me

| Sebastian Bowen

Bitcoin has been a fantastic investment for me, but not without its pitfalls.

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Bitcoin price blasts past US$100,000 milestone before an unexpected move

| Bernd Struben

Boom! The Bitcoin price just smashed through the US$100,000 mark.

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Think the ASX has been volatile this week? Wait until you see the Bitcoin price

| Sebastian Bowen

Bitcoin has had the volatility of a yo-yo over the past week...

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Recent Cryptocurrencies News

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Chasing its tail? Shiba Inu price tumbles today following 38% leap

| Bernd Struben

Most cryptos have proven highly correlated to other risk assets.

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This global financial giant is buying up Bitcoin. Could ASX banks be next?

| Mitchell Lawler

Bitcoin and Ethereum just made its way onto another corporate balance sheet...

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Which ASX shares have exposure to NFTs?

| Mitchell Lawler

The Aussie share market holds a few opportunities for those looking to get exposure to the NFT craze...

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Bitcoin price rally fuels outsized gains amongst top altcoins

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos sold off heavily alongside other risk assets in January.

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Battle of the crypto assets: Bitcoin versus Bitcoin Cash

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash went their separate ways in 2017.

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Is Bitcoin a good way to diversify an ASX share portfolio?

| Sebastian Bowen

What role can, or should, Bitcoin play in an investing portfolio

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Share Market News

Cryptocurrency crash fails to put a dampener on cash-raising fiesta

| Mitchell Lawler

Continuing to cash in while crypto is crashing...

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International Stock News

Why is Twiggy suing Facebook? Hint: It involves cryptocurrency

| Mitchell Lawler

Cryptocurrency has caused another headache for Facebook...

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Bitcoin price slides again. Here's what crypto investors are watching

| Bernd Struben

Expectations of interest rate rises saw most cryptos tumble.

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Why these five cryptos could leave Bitcoin in the dust in 2022

| Bernd Struben

All 5 of these altcoins have an "abundance" of utility.

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What are Stablecoins and how do they differ from other cryptocurrencies?

| Mitchell Lawler

Stablecoins avoid the downward pressures of the market, but how?

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Down 81% since May, can the Dogecoin price go to zero?

| Bernd Struben

Altcoins have been hit hard by the wider selloff in risk assets.

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Aussie crypto investments tipped to soar in 2022: survey

| Bernd Struben

Digital currencies are becoming more accepted by older Australians.

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Bitcoin has crashed 45%: but its fundamentals remain the same

| Tony Yoo

The number one crypto in the world has shed a lot of value in recent weeks. But one expert assures…

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Why investing in Bitcoin today is a much trickier environment: expert

| Bernd Struben

Wild price swings in cryptos are forecast to continue in 2022.

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Bitcoin price sinks again. Here's where it could find support: expert

| Bernd Struben

Cryptocurrencies have lost a combined US$1 trillion since November's market highs.

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Is winter coming for the crypto world? A bull and bear case

| Mitchell Lawler

The climate is colder across crypto markets, but what do experts expect in the future?

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Bitcoin and Ethereum are at 6-month lows. Is now the time to pounce?

| Bernd Struben

Despite the recent sell-off, the top 2 cryptos are still in the green over the past 12 months.

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Could this Achilles' heel bring Bitcoin tumbling down?

| Bernd Struben

In today's low carbon world, energy intensive industries are under the spotlight.

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Bitcoin in the crosshairs. What Russia's proposed ban could mean: expert

| Bernd Struben

National governments have concerns cryptocurrencies could undermine their own currencies.

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$1.4 trillion evaporates. What's happening with the crypto crash?

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin, Ethereum and the major altcoins are selling off with risk assets.

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Investing in crypto? ASIC chairman sounds warning

| Bernd Struben

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have tumbled hard in the early weeks of 2022.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) takes most popular crown, here are 3 cryptos hot on its heels

| Mitchell Lawler

There are a few cryptos hot on the tail of Bitcoin as the most popular...

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Bitcoin could hit 'death cross' soon! Expert explains why this is great

| Tony Yoo

A devastating crash could actually be a blessing in disguise, says one crypto expert, as sentiment is still high on…

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Is Bitcoin making share prices more volatile?

| Brendon Lau

The rising popularity of Bitcoin is posing a threat to financial markets and ASX investors should be alive to this…

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Forget Bitcoin! These were the 5 crypto assets you wish you'd held in 2021

| Mitchell Lawler

Crypto is growing up. Here are the five best performing tokens in 2021, and Bitcoin wasn't one of them...

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The Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) price has tumbled 10% since the start of 2022. Is it a buy?

| Aaron Teboneras

The cryptocurrency is having a disappointing start to the new year.

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Can Ethereum overtake Bitcoin in 2022?

| Tony Yoo

Can the perennial bridesmaid finally overtake the flagship crypto this year? One expert reckons it's Ether's best chance yet.

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How the Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) price performed in 2021

| Tony Yoo

The flagship cryptocurrency has been struggling the past 7 weeks. But how did it do over the entire year?

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How to invest

Is dollar cost averaging the way to invest in Bitcoin?

| Bernd Struben

Dollar cost averaging can smooth out your investment returns without needing to time the market.

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Should ASX investors allocate 3% to Bitcoin and Ethereum?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptocurrencies have been embraced by a growing number of billionaires.

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Can Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) steal gold's safe haven shine to top US$100,000?

| Bernd Struben

Investors are looking for ways to protect their wealth as global economic uncertainty increases.

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Warning: These are the 3 most common crypto scams

| Tony Yoo

Cryptocurrencies have now hit mainstream investing, but it's still a wild world out there and everyone needs to be careful.

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Investing in Bitcoin? Here's what the crypto experts are predicting for 2022

| Bernd Struben

Will the world's leading crypto set new record highs this year or tumble hard?

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Here's what happened with the Ethereum price in 2021

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos offering smart contract technology are drawing increasing attention.

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Something as simple as coffee could be paid for using cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.
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3 more countries to make Bitcoin legal tender this year: expert

| Tony Yoo

El Salvador made the leap in September. One expert reckons three other nations could do the same in 2022.

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3 big reasons crypto sceptics are WRONG

| Tony Yoo

Cash is used by criminals to launder money. But, for some reason, no-one suggests banning it, but they cite it…

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How interest paying crypto accounts could be a gamechanger

| Bernd Struben

As inflation heats up, investors are looking for real yield in the markets.

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These were the 5 worst crypto assets to hold in 2021

| Bernd Struben

Despite greater mainstream acceptance, digital assets remained highly volatile in 2021.

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The five best crypto performers of 2021 revealed

| Bernd Struben

While volatility remains an issue, the top tokens delivered some truly outsized gains.

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