SHIBA Inu coin was down on Monday morning and Bitcoin was up, all while Elon Musk fans on Twitter tried to figure out why he changed his display name there to “Lorde Edge.”
The creator of Dogecoin, Shibetoshi Nakamoto, guessed it’s meant as an anagram for “Elder Doge,” according to Bloomberg.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin was up 5.66 percent on Monday morning, according to Coinbase, and Shiba Inu was down 2.96 percent as of 10am ET.
Shibu Inu is a cryptocurrency token that allows users to hold trillions of them.
Tokens of Shiba Inu feature the same dog as Dogecoin, which has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies this year.
Meanwhile, analysts say the two largest crypto currencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, are still cheap when compared to traditional equity markets, according to Barron’s.
Read our cryptocurrency live blog for the latest news and updates…
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COMPANY ADDS CRYPTO ALLOCATIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS
Wealthsimple, a Canadian company, launched a portfolio with a cryptocurrency allocation. Company employees can now invest in cryptos for their group retirement plans.
Wealthsimple said it hopes that its new portfolio will boost employee participation in employer-sponsored savings plans and encourage workers to save for their retirement, according to Financial Post.
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NEW CRYPTOCURRENCIES RELEASED IN 2021, PART FOUR
Red Shiba is a BSC token available on PancakeSwap.
It is described as “a token of the Red universe, it aims to strengthen the ecosystem that the Red Team is designing, a universe without Rug, Fair-play and beneficial to all fans of memes tokens”.
It was inspired by the highly successful Shiba Inu Token.
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NEW CRYPTOCURRENCIES RELEASED IN 2021, PART THREE
Landshare coin premiered on August 2, 2021.
It was initially priced just over £2.60.
The market cap is now more than £2million.
Landshare is a DeFi platform on the Binance Smart Chain.
It offers a hassle-free alternative to traditional real estate investments.
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NEW CRYPTOCURRENCIES RELEASED IN 2021, PART TWO
As their website states: “Orica is built for first-time cryptocurrency users.”
“Orica is built for those who have a personal appreciation for creativity and are on the lookout for great art.”
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NEW CRYPTOCURRENCIES RELEASED IN 2021
BitClout is an open-source cryptocurrency project and social media platform.
Users are able to buy and sell “creator coins” – based on their reputation.
For example, when they do something positive, the coin gains value.
When the coin hit the market in June, it started trading at £129.
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DATING APP SCAMS AND CRYPTO
Some cryptocurrency scam operations have started using dating apps to reel in potential targets.
In some reports, scammers would pose as a long-distance love interest sharing a hot new cryptocurrency opportunity.
About 20 percent of the money reportedly lost through dating scams in around the last year involved cryptocurrency.
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WHAT ARE SHIBOSHI NFTs?
Shiboshi NFTs are non-fungible tokens representing various “lovable creatures.”
The NFT holders will also be able to name the Shiboshis for an additional $100.
The Shiboshis will come with generic names like 00001.
The post states: “It’s important to name your Shiboshi because names are unique and can only exist once in the Shib Oshiverse.
“With the expansions, we are planning, this could potentially make your Shiboshi more valuable.”
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WHAT CRYPTO IS BURGER KING GIVING AWAY?
Burger King announced it is partnering with RobinHood to give away cryptocurrency in a promotion that started this month.
The company is giving away Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin.
“The prize pool includes two million Dogecoin, 200 Ethereum and 20 Bitcoin, so only 220 guests could receive a Bitcoin or Ethereum cryptocurrency prize,” the company website revealed.
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WHAT IS ALGORAND?
Algorand is a cryptocurrency of the Algorand blockchain, a public decentralized network on which smart contracts can be built.
It was created in 2019 by Silvio Micali, a professor a the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The computer scientist has also won the Turing Award for his work in the area of cryptography.
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CHINA MAKES CRYPTO TRADING ILLEGAL
China‘s central bank announced that all cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the country and mining the tokens is banned.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said: “Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities.”
The country previously banned financial institutions from offering crypto related transactions, and warned investors against speculative trading in them.
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WHEN WILL SHIBA INU RELEASE SHIBOSHI NFTs?
On October 5, 2021, the company announced it will release 10,000 digitalized “lovable creatures” for sale, 10,000 digitalized “lovable creatures.”
The post explained that the 10,000 digitalized “lovable creatures” will be set for sale 10,000 digitalized “lovable creatures.”
The company vowed to provide a “heads up” before the official launch.
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WHAT ARE RED FLAGS OF SCAMS?
Gizmodo shared that other red flags of the SQUID coin being illegitimate was that the website that the creators launched was filled with spelling and grammatical errors.
The crypto’s telegram channel also did not allow comments from outsiders, and its Twitter account did not allow users to reply to posts, which Gizmodo flagged as suspicious.
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GOXX’S CREATORS
Speaking to the BBC, the two 30-something German men behind the channel explained that the idea started as a joke.
“We felt that everything keeps getting more expensive these days and building savings is super-hard to achieve with high rents to pay,” they said.
“It seems like most people from our generation see no other chance than throwing a lot of their savings on the crypto market, without having a clue what’s going on there.
“We were joking about whether my hamster would be able to make smarter investment decisions than we humans do.”
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GOXX: ‘DECISION TUNNELS’
The amount to be traded is determined when Goxx runs through one of two “decision tunnels”.
Depending on which tunnel he runs through, the amount he will buy or sell the cryptocurrency changes in 20 euro increments.
All of the data is rigged to a computer that makes the transactions in real-time on Goxx’s behalf.
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CRYPTO-TRADING HAMSTER, CONTINUED
The four-legged financial fiend is not completing transactions himself, of course.
Instead, Goxx’s trading decisions are made inside a camera-rigged “office” attached to his regular cage.
Every day, when he enters the office, a stream is started on Twitch and a tweet is sent out to his followers notifying them that trading has begun.
The hamster then runs on an “intention wheel” that chooses one of 30 different cryptocurrencies to trade.
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A CRYPTO-TRADING HAMSTER OUTPERFORMS MARKET
A hamster in Germany is trading in cryptocurrencies and has consistently been outperforming the S&P 500.
The furry animal, called Mr Goxx, has been busy working since June, thanks to a specially adapted cage.
He determines which currencies to buy or sell by running on his wheel or walking through one of two tunnels.
Mr Goxx started trading on June 12 this year.
The site states that the page is just for fun and does not offer financial advice.
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EL SALVADOR ADOPTS BITCOIN
The nation’s president Nayib Bukele passed a bill in June that stated that from September 7, Bitcoin can be used in any transaction and all businesses must accept the e-currency as payment.
The law also states that tax contributions can be paid via Bitcoin and exchanges in the cryptocurrency will not be subject to capital gains tax.
Under the new law, El Salvador will “promote necessary training and mechanisms so that the population can access [Bitcoin] transactions.”
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WAS THE SQUID SCAM OBVIOUS?
Gizmodo warned of the scam on Friday, but the warning did not reach everyone.
The site revealed that the largest red flag was that investors could invest in the coin, but not sell it.
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SQUID CRYPTO SCAMMERS RUN OFF WITH $2.1MILLION
After the SQUID coin launched just last week, its creators pulled the rug on the project, and cashed in the coins for real money.
Investors who fell victim to the scam lost an estimated $2.1million.
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BITCOIN LATINUM ANNOUNCES LISTING ON TOP CRYPTO EXCHANGE
Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM) is gaining momentum, as it announced on October 29 that it plans to be listed on HitBTC Exchange, which is a top crypto exchange.
The official trading is expected to begin at the end of this year.
Bitcoin Latinum was developed on behalf of Bitcoin Latinum Foundation, by Monsoon Blockchain Corporation.
The cryptocurrency is expanding its global acceptance, with HitBTC exchange being the seventh exchange to list Bitcoin Latinum.
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FAKE WEBSITES AND CRYPTO
One fairly widespread scamming technique is websites that appear to be a new cryptocurrency mining operation or investment opportunity.
These sites encourage investors to wire in money, sometimes offering investment “tiers” and promising greater returns.
But when users attempt to withdraw their cash, they are unable to and told to input even more cryptocurrency.
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CAN YOU TRADE CRYPTO ON ROBINHOOD?
Unlike most of its discount rivals, Robinhood offers 24/7 crypto trading through its platform.
That means you’ll have access to trade major cryptocurrencies including, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin.
Its crypto investors can buy or sell with a market order, which means it’s executed at the current market price.
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WHAT ARE THE MOST VALUABLE COINS?
Cryptocurrency prices hit record highs earlier this year amid interest from high profile individuals such as Elon Musk and more institutional investment in the sector.
The most valuable coins are Bitcoin and Ethereum but there are lots of alternatives or altcoins aiming to benefit from crypto interest.
Values can be volatile though and regulators have warned that investors could lose all their money.
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CRYPTO VALUES HIT HIGH THIS YEAR
Cryptocurrency prices hit record highs earlier this year amid interest from high profile individuals such as Elon Musk and more institutional investment in the sector.
Values can be volatile though and regulators have warned that investors could lose all their money.
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EXPERTS PREDICT POLYGON’S GROWTH
How the price of Ethereum will change in the future is impossible to know for certain.
However, experts and investors have made some predictions.
Charlie Barton, an investment specialist at comparison site Finder, warned in mid-May: “The performance of Polygon has been extremely strong recently, achieving 10,000% growth in the last year.”
“It’s easy to get carried away, but such aggressive growth is highly unlikely to continue forever.”
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