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Image generated by CariGold Wealth means more than just the figurative vault of gold coins; it’s a strategy of saving and investing that leads you to financial security. This might sound unreachable for many people, as for years we have been battling a rising cost of living, inflation, and overall economic uncertainty. True wealth, often associated with celebrities, hedge fund managers, or billionaires, seems to remain out of reach for the average earner just trying to pay off debt or put money into a retirement account. However, the truth is that being rich or having wealth can be more than just what’s in your bank account, and it can look like many things, such as physical assets, increasing your income, getting great returns on...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKB) is almost the same thing as owning Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) directly. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a bit simpler to manage, since most stock-trading services can handle these funds. Crypto-trading functions are less common among traditional investing platforms. So the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF will largely follow Bitcoin, wherever the oldest and largest cryptocurrency is going. But there are a couple of quirks in the ETF-based ownership, especially with a relatively small ETF like the ARK 21Shares option. Bitcoin predictions are all over the map First of all, many financial experts expect Bitcoin to move much higher by the year 2030. This faction...

Image generated by CariGold Binance aided Trump crypto firm before founder CZ sought pardon One of the Trump family’s crypto ventures has received key behind-the-scenes help from the world’s largest digital-asset exchange, whose founder is a convicted felon now seeking a presidential pardon. Binance wrote the basic code to power USD1, a stablecoin launched by the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial Inc., according to three people familiar with the matter. They asked not to be named because the arrangement was private. Later, Binance’s founder and principal owner, Changpeng Zhao, said publicly that he had applied for a pardon. CZ, as he’s known, pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering program. The...

Image generated by CariGold If you’re a cryptocurrency investor, you might soon hear from Uncle Sam in the form of an IRS letter detailing your tax obligations. The letters are designed to warn taxpayers that crypto investments they declared on their most recent tax returns might not be accurate, Fortune reported — and there are a lot more of those letters being issued. In May and June alone, the number of support conversations on crypto tax platform CoinLedger that included the words “IRS letters” totaled nearly 800. That represented a nine-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, CoinLedger CEO David Kemmerer told Fortune. “Thousands of investors are getting these,” Kemmerer said. “Naturally, when that happens, we get a...

Image generated by CariGold As Bitcoin hit a record high of $118,856.47 on July 11, it also provided a tailwind for altcoins to rally. While other altcoins posted impressive gains, one token that usually remains under the radar took everyone by surprise — one shot ahead by a mile. Over the last seven days, Bitcoin has surged by 8.8%, Ethereum 17%, XRP 24.5%, Solana 10.6%, Dogecoin 22.7%, and ADA 24%. However, this less-discussed altcoin has posted a weekly gain of 60%. We are talking about Stellar Lumens (XLM) that reached as high as $0.4019 on July 11, its highest point since early February. Launched by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb in 2014, Stellar Lumens doesn't seem to create as much noise as XRP or other altcoins within the...

Image generated by CariGold Key Points The S&P 500 went through a correction, a drop of at least 10%, but less than 20%, in early 2025. But as July got underway, the index is once again near all-time highs. The average price-to-earnings ratio of the Vanguard 500 Index ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), an S&P 500 tracker, is around 26x, which is lofty. But Tom Gardner, CEO of The Motley Fool, still sees pockets of opportunity. Here's where you should be looking for good investments. The "market" is a collection of stocks The S&P 500 is a curated list of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States, selected by a committee at S&P Global, and meant to be representative of the broader U.S. economy. The companies in the index tend to...

Image generated by CariGold Some people think there’s no better way to get rich quick than by risking your money on an unproven cryptocurrency. Many crypto projects boast stability and long-term returns, only to fall off a cliff shortly after launch, leaving small-time investors to pick up the pieces. On Jan. 18, two days before President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, a meme coin in his name launched, leading many to question if it was a scam. I posed five questions to ChatGPT to get the breakdown on $TRUMP and whether it’s a good idea for someone to invest in it. Because crypto can be a bit complicated for some, I asked ChatGPT to explain the answers as if I were a 12-year-old. This is how it responded. What Is...

Could a $2,000 Investment in Ethereum Turn Into $10,000 by 2030? Spend enough time on social media, and you will find someone comparing buying a little Ethereum in 2025 to investing in beachfront property in 1980. Right now, the numbers suggest that turning a modest investment of $2,000 into $10,000 with Ethereum by 2030 requires a fivefold gain in less than five years. Is that ambitious? Yes. But is it impossible? Not at all. Ethereum's momentum looks real right now Today, Ether changes hands for about $2,800. That's roughly the same price as early to mid-2022. The price of the coin would need to rise about $13,300 for an initial stake of $2,000 to be worth $10,000. Do the asset's fundamentals support such a leap? One catalyst...

Image generated by CariGold 3 Reasons to Buy Bitcoin Before March 2028 Key Points When an asset has a built-in clock that cuts new supply in half every four years, ignoring that clock is like refusing to set your alarm before a predawn flight. On that note, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will once again slash its block reward sometime in late March or early April of 2028 in a process called the halving that makes the coin much harder to produce. That range is far enough away for complacency to set in, and close enough for disciplined investors to prepare to reap the rewards of early positioning. Halvings have a habit of rewiring market psychology and tightening supply in ways that headlines rarely capture in real time. Let's examine three...

Key Points Trump's trade agenda has rocked and shaken equity markets this year. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, and although stocks have somewhat recovered from the beating they took earlier this year due to the president's proposed tariffs, we are not out of the woods just yet. Trump is still pushing aggressive tariffs -- he recently threatened to impose some as high as 70% on various countries. Amid all this uncertainty, it's worth it for investors to buy shares of companies that the president's trade policies won't significantly harm. No company can entirely avoid the impact of tariffs, but some will handle them better than others. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) are among the corporations that are likely...

Image generated by CariGold MicroStrategy vs. Bitcoin: What's the Better Crypto Investment? Key Points Do you want to invest in crypto today? Two of the most popular options include investing in the leading digital currency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or a company that can't stop loading up on Bitcoins: MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR). Bitcoin has grown in popularity and is now in the mainstream, with its valuation rivaling many of the top companies in the world. Many analysts remain bullish on more growth ahead for the crypto markets, with Bitcoin leading the charge. MicroStrategy, which has rebranded itself as Strategy, isn't a cryptocurrency. However, given its egregious valuation, which is disconnected from its revenue and earnings...

Image generated by CariGold GFT: Guiding US banks’ stablecoin ambitions while maintaining compliance GFT is rolling out a dedicated programme to support US banks’ stablecoin ambitions now that the GENIUS Act has passed the US senate. This work will consider upcoming US regulatory considerations for payments stablecoins, ensuring compliance for organisations that choose to launch their own. GFT has a notable track record in launching decentralised finance projects across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Examples include collaborations with Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank to complete the first proof-of-concept digital currency transfer on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). This experience has informed the launch...

Image generated by CariGold In the latest trading session, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) closed at $64.72, marking a -5.58% move from the previous day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.33%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.63%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.22%. Shares of the operator of digital commerce platform have appreciated by 12.28% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.24%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.07%. Earnings Performance and Projections The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Affirm Holdings in its upcoming release. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are...

Image generated by CariGold In a major expansion move, Binance has introduced Sharia Earn, the world's first Sharia-compliant crypto staking service. The platform, certified by Amanie Advisors, is hoping to soothe the years-long Islamic quandary regarding the compatibility of interest-free finance and the realm of decentralized assets. The multi-token crypto staking service taps into the growing interest in halal financial products among the world's 1.9 billion Muslims. Although the Islamic finance sector is worth over $4 trillion, most of the community has been sitting on the sidelines of crypto due to the potential for riba (interest), gharar (uncertainty), and asset authenticity. Binance's Sharia Earn is a direct response to this...

Image generated by CariGold Why Dogecoin Is Surging Today - Key Points Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is experiencing a significant valuation surge in Friday's trading. As of 5 p.m. ET, the cryptocurrency's token price had risen 11.5% over the past 24 hours. At the same time in the day's trading, Bitcoin was up 3.8%, and Ethereum was up 5.8%. The broader cryptocurrency market is surging today, and Dogecoin's valuation is getting a significant boost from this momentum. Bitcoin's token price crossed the $118,000 threshold for the first time today, encouraging investors to bet on the crypto bull market's continued expansion. Dogecoin is surging amid a big rally for the crypto market Crypto valuations are rising amid signs of strength for...

Image generated by CariGold Cryptocurrencies have been around for more than 15 years, with Bitcoin leading the way back in 2009. Most cryptos have been speculative, as investors buy into various digital coins hoping that they gain value. However, the underlying promise of cryptocurrencies is revolutionary for our financial system. No centralized bank controls the supply of crypto, which shields them from inflation. Cryptocurrencies act as a decentralized way to exchange money for goods and services. While most crypto conversions revolve around these coins as investments, some stores are following through on the commerce part. There are many retailers and online businesses that let people pay for products and services with crypto...

Image generated by CariGold Bitcoin's price surged past $118,000 on July 11, a new all-time high for BTC. In particular, this rally saw $2.42 billion in shorts liquidated, the highest daily loss for shorts in more than 2 years. The Glassnode Long-Term Holder Net Unrealized Profit and Loss (NUPL) ratio is currently at 0.69, below the "Euphoria Zone," which is identified as being >0.75. This means that most holders are in profit, but we are still not in the range of establishing extreme greed. Julio Moreno, the Head of Research at CryptoQuant, emphasized the low selling pressure that accompanied the price increase. "Total daily Bitcoin exchange inflows are at an unsettling low: 18,000 BTC, the lowest amount since April 2015." Moreno...

Image generated by CariGold The HIVE Digital Technologies (Nasdaq: HIVE) stock reached $2.47 on July 11, piggybacking on the phenomenal all-time high (ATH) Bitcoin reached this week. The stock is at its four-month high, as it last reached $2.52 on Feb. 24. HIVE Digital is one of the most prominent Bitcoin mining firms in the world. Crypto mining is the process of validating and adding transactions to a blockchain by solving cryptographic problems called hashes. On July 10, the firm announced it has surpassed a $250 million annualized run rate revenue. It has also surpassed 12 exahash per second (EH/s) of global Bitcoin mining hashrate, twice its output at the beginning of 2025. Hashrate measures how fast a miner executes...

Image generated by CariGold US Unique Among Crypto Framework: Blockchain Assoc. CEO Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association and former CFTC Commissioner, says once the CLARITY act is passed into law, US crypto markets will become even more robust and attract more innovators in the industry. She joins Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Tech." This article has been published in bloomberg.com via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/us-unique-among-crypto-framework-195530566.html

Image generated by CariGold Broker Transparency – A Fight for Fairness or Just a Flashpoint When you bring up broker transparency at a truck stop or in an owner-op Facebook group, you’ll see two things happen fast: tension and division. Some drivers will shout, “Show me the money!” Others will tell you it doesn’t matter — that chasing rate details is just noise. What started as a call for fairness has now become a wedge in the trucking community. And depending on who you ask, the fight over broker transparency is either long overdue… or a complete waste of time. So let’s break it all the way down. Not from a place of outrage or bias — but from a place of context. Because before we can decide what’s fair, we need to understand what’s...