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Studying the tokenomics of a project is a form of fundamental analysis that can help you find undervalued cryptocurrencies. If you can sink your teeth into a thorough understanding of economic design principles related to cryptocurrencies, you can couple that knowledge with both on-chain analysis and technical analysis to truly get an overall picture of whether or not it’s worth investing in a particular crypto project.

The infrastructure bill is something promised by the Joe Biden Administration during last year’s presidential race and intends to build America’s future. The unclear definitions within the bill have worried the crypto industry. The consequences of the bill are far-reaching for anybody involved in the cryptocurrency industry including investors like you.

This week’s edition features all kinds of bullish news even though crypto prices themselves are cooling off a little bit. Solana is the star of the week for many different reasons, but it’s not the only superstar in crypto. Britney Spears has apparently got into the crypto game seven years ago.

As you may know, much of the capital flowing into cryptocurrency projects and spiking the prices aren’t coming from retail investors like you and me. It’s coming from investors with way deeper pockets. That includes hedge fund managers, family offices in the United States, pension funds, and corporations.

Ethereum 2.0 is going to make the blockchain more scalable and more efficient than it ever has been before. It means moving from a Proof-of-Work algorithm to a more efficient proof-of-stake algorithm that makes it easier to generate new Ethereum tokens, and more energy-efficient to grow the Ethereum economy. Here's what it means for you, the savvy investor.

In this week’s news roundup, we detail why Kevin O’Leary is excited about the Ethereum upgrade and reminisce about a certain publicly-traded company making a landmark large purchase of Bitcoin a year ago this week. The biggest news surrounds President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, setting out crypto regulations that are striking fear in the industry.

Crypto prices are making a bounce back in a big way after quite a lengthy bear market. A certain fast-food chain we all know and love with locations in Brazil is releasing a DOGEpper. This week’s news will also give you insight into what Ripple is doing to expand.

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are coming, but so are governments willing to invest in traditional cryptocurrencies before even thinking about developing their own CBDCs. The recent news about El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender is proof of that.

Elon Musk participated in a cryptocurrency conference called The B Word on July 21. He did so alongside Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and infamous investing guru Cathie Wood from ARK Investments. In other news, the United States is sounding like it’s likely to tighten the screws on regulations surrounding stablecoins.

In this edition, we are going to dive deeper into why there are 17% more Ethereum addresses today than there were at the start of this calendar year and why there are now more daily active ETH addresses than Bitcoin addresses for the first time ever. Why should you care? More addresses equal more transactions and more transactions equal increased value. Of course, that’s an overly simplified way of looking at things. Learn more about what this all means for you.

This week’s edition starts by following the continued cooling off of the broader crypto market. But don’t tell that to Ethereum whales, they are not cooling off their buying patterns. Instead, they’re scooping up Ethereum tokens at a huge discount as you’re about to learn. We finish this edition of the round up with some strong words from Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer, who may never work in the crypto world again!

In a crypto investing world where assets can fluctuate hundreds of percentage points in value within weeks or even days, properly vetting crypto investments can be the difference between getting wealthy and losing money. In this post, we'll go over six things you should consider when vetting a crypto investment.

Today we cover Bitcoin’s massive 14% pump in price to start the week and discuss why it happened. We also go over the rising interest in institutional investing that might just reach another level in the next five years. It seems as though retail investors are already on top of that information because new data shows that they are HODLing. All of that and more is coming at you right here.

Seeing 30% to 40% swings in the value of your crypto assets is pretty commonplace, but then again, perhaps the bull run that has dominated both the cryptocurrency over the past year has you a little too comfortable in your positions. Either way, the crypto market is bound to cool off at least for a little while. In this post, you’ll realize that not much has changed in terms of the fundamental value of crypto’s top projects. Now, let’s dive into why crypto prices have been so choppy lately.

President Bukele’s decision to make bitcoin a legal currency in El Salvador is big news for broader adoption. It also points to the fact that many developing nations around the world can no longer fully depend on the traditional financial system. Plus, crypto prices nosedive, and Vitalik Buterin made a $4 million profit on Dogecoin. Learn more in this week's news roundup.

Yesterday the Federal Reserve held a live press conference. The U.S. and the rest of the world tuned in anxiously to see what Chairman of the Fed, Jerome Powell, had to say. Many were flabbergasted by his statements while others expected nothing less. We were reminded how malleable monetary policies are in the traditional financial system and how precarious it can be to store wealth in it.

The world witnessed the first country, El Salvador, accept bitcoin as legal tender thanks to President Nayib Bukele. In over a decade we have gone from critics proudly shouting “no one will ever use bitcoin” to small countries now adopting it. This cannot be underestimated. We may see more countries in Latin America following suit.

Given the frenzy that we are living through, it makes sense that many believe once Bitcoin and Ethereum end their respective bull runs, capital will flow into altcoins like we’ve never seen before. This begs the question: is it really worth diversifying your portfolio and going beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum?

This post isn’t going to be about the short-term gains of Ethereum. Instead, we would like to explore the fundamental reasons why Ethereum is catching up to Bitcoin, and whether or not this trend will continue in the long run. Could it be possible that Ethereum will one day surpass Bitcoin as the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world? Let’s talk about it.

It’s been another great week for cryptocurrency as the values of the top coins continue to rise and Ethereum once again steals the show. But the Netcoins crypto news roundup is not always about the overall price action of the market as you know. This week’s news has investors excited as Cardano, Stellar, Dogecoin and more.

To help you understand the true potential of NFTs and how they are going to change the world, we’ll start by providing you with an all-encompassing definition. Then, we’ll go into specific categories of NFTs and explain why they have value.