What you need to know about the popular altcoin. The price of Cardano’s Ada soared this summer as it again became the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. WSJ explains what drove the surge and how the cryptocurrency differs from others like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Illustration: Tom Grillo/WSJ WSJ Explains News [...]
The listing of Coinbase, the largest bitcoin exchange in the U.S., introduces a new way to invest in cryptocurrencies. WSJ explains how Coinbase is trying to distance itself from the risks of bitcoin to succeed on Wall Street. Photo illustration: George Downs More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: [...]
Economist Tyler Cowen confirms there are good reasons to be crypto-skeptical. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our playlist Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency bubble or revolution? ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV6X7mByZNf1O5as0bgYmP2h Cryptocurrency is truly a new idea, and it’s rare for society to encounter fundamentally new ideas. Cryptocurrency is well positioned to [...]