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Gold

Is Bitcoin digital gold? It seems investors prefer the real thing

| Sebastian Bowen

Store of value? Perhaps not.

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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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Cryptocurrencies

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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Recent Cryptocurrencies News

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Cryptocurrencies

Is it smart to use dollar cost averaging to buy Bitcoin?

| Sebastian Bowen

Should investors consider a DCA strategy for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?

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Share Market News

Bitcoin price dips in August after soaring 22% in July. What's going on?

| Bernd Struben

The greater presence of institutional investors in crypto markets looks to be adding to the correlation between cryptos and other…

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Cryptocurrencies

Expert panel slashes 2022 outlook for Dogecoin price. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Originally created as a joke, Dogecoin still has a market value of nearly US$9 billion despite crashing 91% from last…

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price dips. Is Ethereum on track to dethrone the top crypto?

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin is up 22% since 1 July while Ethereum has leapt 56% higher.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why El Salvador is doubling down on Bitcoin despite the 2022 price crash

| Bernd Struben

El Salvador still intends to issue a US$1 billion Bitcoin-backed bond, once market conditions improve.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price is leaping 10% higher today. What's going on?

| Bernd Struben

Only a single one of the top 100 cryptos by market cap has lost value since this time yesterday.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Ethereum price just shot up 12%. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Investor risk appetite was spurred by Fed chair Jerome Powell’s comments that the rate of future interest rate increases may…

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Share Market News

Bitcoin or Cardano: which crypto is most widely held among Aussies in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The number of users on e-Toro’s platform holding Bitcoin increased 9% globally and 16% in Australia in 2022.

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Cryptocurrencies

Dogecoin price could more than double by the end of 2022: expert panel

| Bernd Struben

Doge will forever hold its title as the original meme coin.

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Cryptocurrencies

2 things need to happen for a sustained Bitcoin price rally: experts

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have been smashed as liquidity has dried up amid aggressive central bank tightening in 2022.

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Bank Shares

Own Westpac shares? Why the major bank could soon make a crypto splash

| Mitchell Lawler

Is this old banking dog about to learn some new tricks?

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Cryptocurrencies

Tesla sells 75% of Bitcoin holdings. Here's why Elon Musk is unloading

| Bernd Struben

The global electric vehicle company sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings adding US$936 million in cash to its balance sheet.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's why the Bitcoin and Dogecoin prices are rocketing

| Bernd Struben

Investor risk appetite has returned over the past week, seeing most cryptos post outsized gains.

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Cryptocurrencies

These are the stocks making hay from the Bitcoin price upturn

| Bernd Struben

Not unlike gold miners, Bitcoin miners are leveraged to the price of the virtual tokens they earn as rewards for…

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Cryptocurrencies

5 warnings from the ATO for crypto investors

| Tony Yoo

Are you reporting cryptocurrencies the correct way on your 2022 tax return? Here are some tips from the tax man.

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Cryptocurrencies

Will the US Fed continue to influence the Bitcoin price in the 2023 financial year?

| Bernd Struben

If the correlation between Bitcoin and the Fed’s policies continues through FY23, then the price will follow a similar trend…

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Cryptocurrencies

Could this one metric be why the Ethereum price is down 5% today?

| Bernd Struben

Ethereum’s merge will see the blockchain transition from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake protocol.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why are Bitcoin miners shutting down in Texas?

| Bernd Struben

Texas’ electricity grid is at capacity amid a scorching heatwave.

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Cryptocurrencies

Is the Bitcoin price heading down to US$10,000? Here's Wall Street's take

| Bernd Struben

Investors are split over the next big move for the world’s top crypto, with the bears outnumbering the bulls.

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Cryptocurrencies

5 cryptos boosting their green credentials in 2022

| Bernd Struben

A number of pioneering tokens are working to minimise their emissions.

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Cryptocurrencies

The top 5 performing cryptos to hold in the 2022 financial year unmasked

| Bernd Struben

The bull run for risk assets came to an abrupt end in November amid higher interest rate expectations, just as…

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Cryptocurrencies

What went so right and so wrong for the Bitcoin price in the 2022 financial year?

| Bernd Struben

Like the NASDAQ, many top cryptos hit all time highs in November then fell sharply as central banks signalled an…

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Cryptocurrencies

Why FY22 was the best and worst of years for the Ethereum price

| Bernd Struben

As investors began to price in higher interest rate expectations, risk assets like cryptos were hit hard commencing mid-November.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Ethereum price collapsed 47% in June. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Troubles with crypto lender Celsius added fuel to the digital asset fire sale in June.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why did the Bitcoin price crash 41% in June?

| Bernd Struben

Increasing interest rates and inflation worries combined to hammer cryptos in June.

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Cryptocurrencies

How did the price of crypto assets perform in June?

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's what went on in the world of cryptocurrency last month...

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's what will impact the Bitcoin price in July: expert

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos are likely to rise or fall in line with other risk assets in the month ahead.

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Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum price falls after hackers begin laundering $100 million bridge exploit

| Bernd Struben

Crypto bridges enable the transfer of tokens between different blockchains, but can provide hackers with opportunities.

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Cryptocurrencies

What's going on with the Dogecoin price?

| Bernd Struben

The meme token received a fresh round of support from Elon Musk.

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Cryptocurrencies

What did the SEC just say about Bitcoin?

| Bernd Struben

Commodities and securities face significantly different regulations in United States markets.

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Cryptocurrencies

How crypto miners are squeezing the Bitcoin price

| Bernd Struben

Higher-cost crypto miners could be out of pocket more than US$20,000 for every Bitcoin they mine.

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Bank Shares

ASX 200 bank ANZ turns to crypto for carbon credit settlement

| Bernd Struben

The carbon trading market is forecast to grow as the world continues work to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price is struggling. When will cryptos see a bottom?

| Bernd Struben

Crypto investors may need to wait for the US Federal Reserve to ease the pace of its tightening before the…

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Tax

The ATO is collecting crypto taxes. Here are 5 handy expert tips come tax time

| Bernd Struben

A number of factors will determine how much tax, if any, crypto investors need to pay to the ATO this…

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Cryptocurrencies

What to expect from the Bitcoin price following last week's thrashing

| Bernd Struben

Higher interest rates and bad news cycles have impacted investor sentiment on cryptos.

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Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum price collapses 35% in a week. Are crypto sharks to blame?

| Bernd Struben

Shark traders can earn a 10-15% liquidation fee by targeting overly-leveraged crypto investors.

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price rockets 14% but experts say cryptos aren't out of the woods yet

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have come under pressure from rising interest rates and falling confidence as some major projects have collapsed or paused…

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Cryptocurrencies

Why US$19,500 is a line in the sand for the Bitcoin price

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin has never fallen below any of its prior cycle peaks during its 12 years of trading.

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Cryptocurrencies

Dogecoin investor sues Elon Musk for US$258 billion. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Most all cryptos, save select stablecoins, are down sharply since 2021.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why tech billionaire Bill Gates is 'not involved' in crypto or NFTs

| Sebastian Bowen

Why doesn't tech billionaire Bill Gates want to touch Bitcoin or NFTs? Let's take a look.

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