One in 10 U.S. adults said they bought or held cryptocurrency as an investment in 2025, according to a Federal Reserve study of the economic well-being of U.S. households. That’s up 25% over the 8% that bought or held crypto in 2024. It’s still down from the 12% that bought or held crypto in 2021, before the FTX-induced crypto winter. Just 2% of adults said they used cryptocurrency to buy something or make a payment. That held relatively steady over the past five years. Using cryptocurrency for remittances by sending money to friends or family has held steady at 1% of the adult population. Of those who used cryptocurrency to…
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Cryptocurrency Market Sees Drops Across the Board
Federal Reserve’s December meeting and Kazakhstan protests cause major dips in the market for the first week of 2022
Leading cryptocurrencies fall over 10% Over the last seven days Ethereum (ETH) has fallen 13.3%, Binance Coin (BNB) 12.4%, and Bitcoin (BTC) by 10%. Both BTC and ETH hit three months lows, and still have yet to recover. Few coins have seen gains in the last week, Chainlink (LINK) and Cosmos (ATOM) being exceptions. The market cap of the whole crypto market has been in decline since the middle of November. The market saw a major dip in early December, and then continued the slow decline. Now in early January the market has once again seen a significant drop. Even with the market dipping in December, it still seemed bullish.…
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2022 Coin Watch
As we move into December, here are some coins to keep an eye on for the upcoming year
Cryptocurrencies come and go, but some are here to stay. Here are a couple that we’re keeping an eye on heading into the new year. Keep in mind that cryptocurrency markets can often be very volatile and all price information is subject to change after publication. Solana One of the fastest growing coins of 2021, there is massive potential for Solana in upcoming years. People often compare it with Ethereum, but the Solana network boasts lower gas fees and transaction times, along with growth of over 10,000 percent in the last year. Solana has seen criticism for being more “centralized” than its competitors due to influence on the coin from…
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Snowden, Dorsey-endorsed encrypted messenger Signal adds crypto donations
NSA whistleblower and Bitcoin fan Edward Snowden’s favorite service Signal now accepts donations in a dozen cryptocurrencies
“As a nonprofit organization, we depend on your support. If you've been patiently waiting for Signal to accept cryptocurrency donations, you no longer need to hodl back your generosity," Signal said.
