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Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy XRP Instead?

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So should growth-oriented investors shift from Bitcoin and buy XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) on the chance that it might take off? Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple in 2020 and claimed its XRP token offerings were illegal sales of unregistered securities. To make matters worse, the U.S.

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This Bitcoin Investment Could Give Crypto Investors a Double-Win

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However, Bitcoin has bounced back with a vengeance, and crypto investors are now pouring back into the market to take advantage of what they hope will be a sustained rebound in prices in the sector. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve an exchange-traded fund that owns Bitcoin directly.

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Here's How to Invest Like a Rich Person

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You often have to be an accredited investor with a high income or over $1 million of investable assets before you're allowed to invest in a hedge fund or certain real estate investment trusts (REITs), for example. But rich investors can lose big money, too. Yes, rich people can buy these alternative assets.

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It May Be a Wild Ride, but This Cryptocurrency Could Generate Serious Wealth

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Ripple claimed its protocol could facilitate secure, instant, and "nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks," and it initially drew in smaller financial institutions like Travelex Bank, Tranglo, and Sentbe. It's mainly used to route real-time payments, remittance transfers, and currency exchange transactions.

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Why Canopy Growth Shares Jumped Then Dropped Today

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So what Some of that drop occurred after investors had a negative reaction to news that Canopy would be selling shares in a private placement offering that will raise as much as $50 million for the company. Though the shares are sold to accredited investors , common stock shareholder ownership is diluted in the process.

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Prediction: These 3 Phenomenal Cryptocurrencies Are Set to Soar

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially recognizes as a commodity instead of a security. That classification supported the approvals of the first Bitcoin spot price exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) this January. That's why Bitcoin is still the only cryptocurrency the U.S.

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Anzu Partners Closes Third Venture Fund Focused on Companies Enabling Next-Gen Solutions in Clean Tech, Industrial, and Life Sciences Technologies

Anzu Partners

Investors in Fund III include new and returning public and private institutions, single and multifamily offices, and accredited investors across the U.S. MedCrypt provides cybersecurity software for connected medical devices, such as insulin pumps, scanners and monitors, to demonstrate compliance with security regulations.