We recently ran a new survey to learn more about our Bitcoin Market Journal community. The results may surprise you. (At least, they surprised us.) The problem we’re trying to solve is the wide range in crypto knowledge among our investing community: we serve everyone from crypto beginners to crypto…

The Crypto Understanding Continuum (CUC) A few weeks ago, I was speaking to a group of financial professionals. I was about 40 minutes into my spiel, talking about our approach for selecting crypto investments, the importance of stablecoins, the upcoming upgrade to Ethereum, and so on. The main partner in…

In case you’ve missed the big crypto scandal of the last few weeks, Do Kwon, a South Korean crypto developer, created and heavily promoted Terra, an algorithmic stablecoin that promised to maintain its peg to the U.S. dollar through its companion token, Luna. After the spectacular collapse of these tokens…

Recently I went shopping at a gas station where everything was 75% off. I’m not in the habit of shopping at gas stations, because I drive a Tesla. (Which, incidentally, I bought with bitcoin.) One of the great things about owning an electric car is you no longer have to…

To save the Earth, they’ll have to blow up the Moon. TerraUSD, the stablecoin that came out of nowhere to attract over $18 billion in investor money, recently came crashing down to Earth when it lost its peg to the dollar. This chart says it all:

Dear Senator Warren: Please help us keep crypto bipartisan. In a period of polarized politics, there are some things we need to do together. Crypto investing is one of them. I think you can be a force for tremendous good within the crypto industry. But when I read your letter…

Today’s savers are seeking out stablecoins. Here’s why. Banks are paying almost zero interest. Inflation is soaring. This means your dollar — the money we all think is fixed and immovable — is quickly losing its value. If inflation is 8%, your dollar is losing 8% of its value each…

Everyone in the crypto media is over the moon about TerraUSD (UST), the stablecoin that is currently paying 20% interest rates. You read that right. This stablecoin is paying over 300x the interest rates of traditional banks. Remember our two rules of thumb about crypto interest rates: If it seems…

What are stablecoins? Stablecoins are crypto tokens that hold their value, usually against the U.S. dollar. In this State of the Stablecoins 2022, we’ll cover why people need them, risks and benefits, and our top-rated stablecoins for crypto investors.