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This Week in Crypto – 8/8/22

In RockItCoin’s effort to empower individuals in the cryptocurrency space, we have extracted top industry stories for your Weekly Digest. Cryptocurrency continues to dominate the news and here are some key happenings you should know.

This Week In Crypto – 8/1/22

In RockItCoin’s effort to empower individuals in the cryptocurrency space, we have extracted top industry stories for your Weekly Digest. Cryptocurrency continues to dominate the news and here are some key happenings you should know.

Are You A Crypto Starter: 10 Crypto Terms You Must Know

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that secures transactions through cryptography. Cryptocurrency is decentralized and operates without a regulating authority. This system is regarded as a “peer-to-peer” banking system and allows users to send and receive digital assets (payments) without a middle man.

NFTs in Gaming & Play-to-Earn Crypto

In 2021, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) exploded, creating a $40 billion market seemingly out of thin air. Most of these were pieces of digital art, which, thanks to NFT technology, could be owned for the first time.

Understanding the Crypto Fear and Greed Index

“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” Those famous words from Warren Buffet, who is widely considered to be one of the most successful investors of all time, form the basis of the Crypto Fear and Greed Index.

Meme Coins: The Slot Machines of the Crypto Casino

2021 may come to be known as the year of the meme coins. From January 2021 to May, Dogecoin (DOGE) went from being worth slightly less than a penny to almost 75¢, a gain of more than 7,000%. Not to be outdone, Shibu Inu (SHIB) rocketed nearly 70,000% from April 2021 to October.

Inflation and Cryptocurrency: Is Bitcoin the New Gold?

For the last five months, the inflation rate in the U.S. has exceeded 5%. The last time inflation climbed this high was in 2008, but it fell below 5% after just three months in the heart of that recession. It’s been 30 years since the U.S. has endured such a prolonged period of high inflation.

Crypto Zoology: Saving Lives with DOGE

Cryptocurrency has changed countless lives around the globe and here in Chicago, it’s about to start saving lives. This week, PAWS Chicago began accepting cryptocurrency donations, or ‘dogenations’ as they like to call them.

What Cryptocurrency Is & Isn’t

Cryptocurrency as a whole is an industry that we continue to learn about. As providers of Bitcoin in Miami and beyond, we thought it would be useful to explain what exactly cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash are versus what they are not.

Lo que la criptomoneda es y no es

La criptomoneda es un total de empresas que continuamos aprendiendo. Como suministradores de Bitcoin en Miami y más allá, pensamos que sería útil explicar qué son exactamente criptomonedas como Bitcoin, Litecoin, y Bitcoin efectivo frente a lo que no son.