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Image generated by CariGold Bitcoin's Unstoppable Rise: 5 Reasons $150k Is Next Bitcoin Is the Best Performing Asset Bitcoin was once called a "gambling token" and "rat poison squared" by legendary investor Warren Buffett, arguably the best investor of his time. However, by now, it has become impossible for Wall Street to deny the once obscure and first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency. A decade ago, Bitcoin traded at $286. Today, Bitcoin hit another all-time high of $123,000, marking a 430x increase over the past ten years and accruing an eye-popping 83% annualized return, far surpassing the next best asset class. Now, Bitcoin is one of the largest asset classes in the world. Below are five reasons the momentum is likely to continue into...

Image generated by CariGold Mobile payments encompass a wide range of financial transactions carried out using smartphones, tablets, or wearable devices, eliminating the reliance on physical cash or cards. These transactions are facilitated through tools or wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal, along with technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC), QR codes, and in-app payment systems. What started as a convenient alternative has evolved into a powerful financial ecosystem thanks to rapid fintech advancements and the widespread availability of smartphones. Innovations like blockchain and artificial intelligence are now enhancing transaction security, improving speed and reducing fraud. Meanwhile, super apps such as...

Image generated by CariGold Whether you’ve invested in cryptocurrency or you’re simply interested in what happens to it, you’ve probably been following Bitcoin in the news. Chances are you’ve even seen predictions about a major crash on the horizon. Despite these predictions, Bitcoin has thus far avoided a crash. In fact, it continues to go up. Why is this? Here’s what Andrei Jikh, a finance YouTuber and investing educator, said could be the reason in a recent video. Bitcoin’s Performance as an Alternative Investment For many, alternative investments like cryptocurrency are riskier than traditional asset classes. However, Bitcoin has skyrocketed in value since its inception back in January 2009. In just the last year, its value has...

Image generated by CariGold MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares closed higher on Monday following SEC filings that confirmed the Virginia-headquartered firm has loaded up on another 4,225 Bitcoin (BTCUSD). MSTR spent nearly $43 billion to increase its overall BTC holdings to 601,550 between July 7 and July 13. The Bitcoin-proxy made the purchase using proceeds from at-the-market offerings. More News from Barchart MicroStrategy stock has been in a sharp uptrend over the past three months, and is currently up some 96% versus its year-to-date low. Crypto Week Could Push MicroStrategy Stock Up Further MSTR shares are inching up also because U.S. lawmakers are set to debate three major pro-crypto bills: the CLARITY Act, the GENIUS Act, and the...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points The stock market is once again red-hot. As of this writing, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 17%, 23%, and 10%, respectively, over the last three months. With so much optimism surrounding the market, what stocks should investors target right now? Here are two that I think are excellent buys in the month of July. Roblox First, there's Roblox. It operates a popular free-to-play online platform that brings developers and players together through tens of millions of games. Indeed, the company's rapidly growing user base is one of its strongest assets. Since 2022, Roblox's daily average users (DAUs) have increased from about 23 million in 2020 to nearly 98...

Image generated by CariGold Why KULR Stock Plummeted 74.9% in the First Half of 2025 -- and What Comes Next Key Points Despite gains for the broader market, KULR Technology (NYSEMKT: KULR) stock experienced a significant valuation pullback across the first half of 2025. The company's share price fell 74.9% during this period, even as the S&P 500 index gained 5.5%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. KULR stock enjoyed a massive rally at the end of 2024 driven by meme-stock momentum and excitement about the company's new focus on cryptocurrency investments. However, the rally has collapsed this year, and the stock has continued to decline at the start of the second half of this year. KULR stock got crushed in the...

Image generated by CariGold 5 Reasons Why Crypto is Having Another Moment Bitcoin's (BTC-USD) 75% surge from its November lows isn’t just another speculative spike. According to Deutsche Bank, the rally is rooted in five converging trends that could push crypto into a more mature, mainstream phase. Political Momentum in Washington First, crypto is gaining real political momentum in Washington. The House of Representatives kicked off its “Crypto Week” with three key bills set for a vote: the CLARITY Act, a market framework bill; the GENIUS Act, tied to stablecoin regulation; and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, which bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency directly to individuals. The Trump...

Image generated by CariGold ParadeDB Takes on Elasticsearch as Interest in Postgres Explodes Amid AI Boom Open source database management system Postgres is nearly 40 years old, but has recently started seeing explosive demand due to being very well-suited for AI applications. Despite this rise in popularity, search and analytics functionality remain limited. ParadeDB is changing that. ParadeDB is an open source Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics directly in Postgres without users needing to transfer data to a separate source. The platform integrates with other data infrastructure tools, including Google Cloud SQL, Azure Postgres, and Amazon RDS, among others. Philippe Noël, the co-founder and CEO of...

Image generated by CariGold QwikPay, a mobile payment platform, has commenced operations in Australia, offering a mobile-based, cardless payment system. Founded by fintech entrepreneur Nik Bavisetti, the payment platform utilises Australia’s PayTo and PayID payment infrastructure to facilitate transactions without per-transaction fees or physical terminals. QwikPay operates on a subscription model with a flat monthly fee starting at A$39.99 ($26), allowing merchants to process unlimited payments via smartphones with real-time confirmation. The platform requires no hardware or contracts and is currently onboarding merchants and users across the country. The service targets both small businesses and individuals. QwikPay founder and...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Investing in the stock market is an excellent way to build wealth. But investors face the risk of fiat currency devaluation, which happens when their currency's purchasing power falls relative to other currencies. The dollar index is down almost 10% year to date, and this has completely erased the S&P 500's 6.6% gain over the same period. The Trump administration's erratic trade policy and deficit spending could make this problem worse. The good news is that the cryptocurrency industry allows investors to diversify their portfolios into assets that aren't directly affected by dollar devaluation, helping to protect their purchasing power. Let's explore why Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Circle Internet Group, a fintech company that issues stablecoins, was a significant success shortly after its IPO on June 5, where it was priced at $31 per share and quickly soared to $299. Though the stock has since retreated, it remains impressively up 555% as of July 10. However, some downsides exist that could impact its performance over the next year. Reliance on Interest Rates Circle has two primary stablecoins, USDC and EURC, maintaining one-for-one reserves with cash and equivalents. The company's revenue is significantly derived from interest on these reserves. In 2024, Circle reported $1.68 billion in revenue, with $1.67 billion coming from reserve income. High interest rates...

Image generated by CariGold A Single Investment Could Have Turned $1,000 Into More Than $30 Million Few people realize just how much money they could have made with even a modest investment in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Back in early 2011, if you had invested just $1,000 in Bitcoin, you would now be sitting on an investment worth about $30 million. That's because Bitcoin was trading at about $4 at the time, and you would have been able to purchase roughly 250 Bitcoins with your $1,000 investment. Today, more than a decade later, the price of a single Bitcoin trades for about $120,000. Bitcoin before it became Bitcoin Don't beat yourself up about missing out on this opportunity. Relatively few people recognized the explosive upside...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points When Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) was launched in October 2017, it initially attracted a lot of attention for three reasons. First, it was founded by Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Charles Hoskinson. Second, it used a peer-reviewed approach to evaluate new projects. Lastly, it aimed to be more scalable, secure, and sustainable than Ethereum. Those catalysts propelled Cardano's price from its opening trade of $0.02 to $1 shortly after its launch. In 2020 and 2021, it attracted more attention as its Shelley and Goguen upgrades added support for staking features and smart contracts for the development of decentralized apps. Those fresh tailwinds, along with the broader buying frenzy in...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) was launched on March 24, 2020 with an initial coin offering price of $0.22 per token. Today, it trades at $164 -- so a $100 investment then would be worth about $75,000 today. That 74,900% gain was fueled by the growth of its ecosystem for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) apps and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its speed and scalability, and Solana Pay's growing number of fintech and e-commerce partnerships. Yet some investors expect Solana's price to soar even higher. VanEck, which submitted the first U.S. application for a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) last year, expects its price to surge another 1,850% to more than $3,200 by 2030 in its bull case scenario. Let's...

Image generated by CariGold These 4 areas of the market are set to get a boost from the stablecoin boom, BofA says Stablecoins are in the spotlight, and the booming corner of the crypto market could lift other areas along with it, Bank of America said. With legislators in Washington, DC, kicking off Crypto Week on Monday, commentators expect stablecoins to be a major beneficiary from the new legislative push to support digital assets. The GENIUS Act would establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, encouraging adoption and integration into traditional payment systems. While stablecoin technology is still nascent, Bank of America is eyeing several key areas as possible beneficiaries as the market begins to grow and evolve...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Every crypto bull market has its share of stories about investors who see their wallets grow substantially overnight. Achieving a $1 million mark typically requires either substantial initial capital or a rare 100-fold price surge. Currently, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) are strong contenders with potential for growth, particularly in hosting significant real-world assets. Neither will turn a small investment into massive wealth quickly, but patient investors could see significant returns. Let's explore each to determine which cryptocurrency might build more wealth. The case for Solana Solana's market cap is approximately $88 billion, about 50% of XRP's $174 billion. This gap is...

Image generated by CariGold 3 Factors Behind Bitcoin's Latest Record High. Will This Major Cryptocurrency Continue to Rise? Key Points Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) just surged past the $120,000 mark, setting yet another all-time high. Bitcoin is now up more than 28% for the year, and could be ready to soar even higher in the second half of the year. While Bitcoin's upward ascent might seem inevitable to many, there was actually a period in April when the cryptocurrency's price trajectory was very much in doubt. Bitcoin fell from a (then) all-time high of $110,000 to nearly $70,000. It has now fully recovered and appears to be stronger than ever. So how did we get from there to here, in such a short period of time? Institutional demand...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO of Ark Investment Management, which operates a portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in innovative technology companies. Each year, the firm releases a new issue of its "Big Ideas" report featuring predictions for its biggest areas of interest, whether it be artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, or autonomous vehicles. In the 2025 edition, Wood and her team said AI will significantly reduce the cost of software development because virtual assistants like ChatGPT will eventually write more code than human programmers. Since software often boosts productivity, Ark predicts lower costs will trigger a demand explosion that could translate...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points The cryptocurrency market is currently worth $3.8 trillion. That represents a total return of 180% (or about 41% annually) during the last four years. Morningstar analysts expect the market to hit $7.8 trillion by the end of 2034, a modest estimate that implies 105% upside during the next decade. Applying that estimate to XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), which currently trades at $3, would bring its price to $6.15 by the end of that period. But XRP has typically delivered above-average gains versus the broader market. For instance, its price increased 360% in the last four years, and that trend will likely continue given its status as the third most-valuable cryptocurrency. Indeed, Geoffrey Kendrick at...

Image generated by CariGold News Background The SEC’s still-unresolved digital asset framework continues to dominate institutional risk models, forcing treasuries to balance early exposure with compliance optics. The upcoming ProShares XRP Futures ETF — set for launch on July 18 — has introduced a new capital allocation vector, particularly for pension and endowment portfolios. Amid that setup, corporate flows spiked in both directions: buying early at $2.95–$3.02, and selling heavily overnight as risk management protocols kicked in. Price Action Summary Technical Analysis Takeaway XRP’s 8% drop reflects more than volatility — it’s corporate positioning in real-time. While whales and treasuries sold into strength above $3.00, the...