Month: June 2021

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All About the Different Types of Cryptocurrencies

June 17, 2021 admin Comments Off on All About the Different Types of Cryptocurrencies

The term cryptocurrency covers a wide breadth of digital currencies. But at the most basic level, the different types of cryptocurrencies can be broken down into two categories. First, there’s Bitcoin. And then there’s everything else. Everything else can be referred to as an altcoin. But it can get much more granular than that.

Once upon a time, all cryptocurrencies were simply seen as competing forms of digital money. But as the crypto market has matured, it’s now obvious that’s no longer the case. Today, we can classify the various types of cryptocurrencies based on their intended (or applied) use.
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What is an Acquisition?

June 17, 2021 admin Comments Off on What is an Acquisition?

You just found out that one of your long-time portfolio stocks was part of an acquisition and now, you’re suddenly saddled with shares of a different company. If you’re not someone who checks their investment accounts often, it can be startling to see the results of an acquisition. What is an acquisition? It’s when one company purchases the assets of another, and it can have rippling effects for investors.
Acquisitions come in all different varieties, ranging in complexities, for a variety of reasons. When they happen, the market tends to react to them in several predictable ways. There are opportunities …read more […]