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Tech

Why Decentralized Exchanges Are Important in the Crypto Economy

Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, offer some significant benefits and innovations for trading cryptocurrencies compared to centralized exchanges. This is the second part of a continuing series on understanding DeFi.

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Markets

What’s a ‘Long-Term’ Time Horizon for Crypto?

Crypto is different from other investments. It’s still becoming clear who’s in it for the long haul, who sees it as a cash grab, and who’s investing due to FOMO.

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Markets

If Crypto Belongs in Retirement Accounts, Where Are the Assets?

So far, there are only a handful of ways to invest in crypto via retirement accounts – most notably via a self-directed IRA. But fintech firms are making it drastically easier to open and fund a self-directed crypto IRA, and they’re turning their attention to financial advisors.

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Markets

Why NFT Profile Pics Matter to Investors – and Regulators

NFT profile pictures, or PFPs, on social media signal ownership, membership status and belonging – but when profit enters the equation, lawyers and regulators have questions.

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Markets

The Next Frontier: Digital Assets for Retirement

The conversation about crypto should move beyond its long-term legitimacy as an investable asset class to a new debate: Do cryptocurrencies belong in retirement accounts – and how?

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Opinion

What Advisors Need to Know About Crypto Taxation

A sizable proportion of “advisor alpha” can be generated from effective investment-related tax planning strategies alone.

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Tech

Bitcoin’s Value Depends on Its Decentralization

Why the investment thesis for bitcoin is built on the network’s decentralization.

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Learn

How Much Crypto Should Be in a Portfolio?

What’s the right amount of crypto to hold? Financial advisors, certified financial planners and other money experts are beginning to recommend specific allocations.

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Tech

To Understand Bitcoin, We Need to Understand What Money Is

How do financial experts reach vastly different conclusions about bitcoin and its role? The answer lies in a misunderstanding of what money is.

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Markets

Are Crypto Assets Securities?

The answer to this central question will have many consequences for the crypto industry, from regulation and compliance to insider-trading enforcement.

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