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If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2013, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

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If you invested $1,000 in the world's oldest and most valuable cryptocurrency in April 2013, you'd be sitting on a balance of roughly $121,000 right now. There might be no other asset that has performed better than Bitcoin has during the past 10 years. It's been an impressive journey for this top digital asset.

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Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy XRP Instead?

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Bitcoin's recovery could convince many investors that it's a stable long-term asset like gold or silver. trillion -- and is now the world's 10th most valuable asset. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple in 2020 and claimed its XRP token offerings were illegal sales of unregistered securities.

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Ethereum Investors Just Got Some Bullish News

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investors might recall a fine Wednesday last January when the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on spot Bitcoin prices hit the Street. How Bitcoin ETFs reshaped the market The Winklevoss twins of Facebook fame filed the first application for a spot Bitcoin ETF way back in 2013.

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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now: Bitcoin vs. XRP

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the past four years. It says its blockchain can process real-time gross payments, remittance transfers, and currency exchange transactions at a faster rate with much lower fees. XRP's price jumped earlier this month after Ripple finally settled its SEC lawsuit.

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The Ripple Effect: Is This Ruling a Turning Point for Cryptocurrency Regulation?

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The SEC vs. Ripple story so far Let's start with a quick synopsis. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and a few key executive (including CEO Brad Garlinghouse) in December 2020. Image source: Getty Images. What's new? That brings me to Wednesday, August 7 of 2024.

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1 Unstoppable Cryptocurrency to Buy Before It Soars 1,120%, According to This Wall Street Analyst

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Tom Lee is the co-founder and head of research at Fundstrat, a Wall Street advisory firm focusing on stocks and financial assets. In 2013, Lee predicted the Dow Jones Industrial Average would hit 20,000 within four years. Even today, a mere 9,393 merchants around the world accept Bitcoin in exchange for goods and services.

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Investing $100,000 in This Vanguard ETF Could Generate Over $6,800 in Annual Income

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If you're looking for easy ways to make passive income, you might want to check out Vanguard's exchange-traded funds (ETFs). of the fund's assets are bonds issued outside of emerging markets, most of which were issued by European governments. But that typically entails managing the property or paying someone else to do it.