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The Digital Euro

The start of the digital Euro test phase is expected in October 2025 within the Euro zone and it should be publicly available to all Euro zone citizens in 2028.  For people outside the Euro zone and EU, it should be possible to use the digital Euro, because a digital Euro is being developed to serve as a potential means of payment for non-Euro zone residents. The European Central Bank is exploring how to accommodate foreign users, including potential integration with other countries' payment systems.  For more information on this topic, check out these articles: Digital Euro talks gain speed — but key hurdles remain and How banks can prepare for the digital Euro using four hypotheses

Crypto Learn and Earn Programs

 A lot of readers might know about crypto air-drops, where you have the potential to get crypto for doing certain tasks. You might also know that there are a lot of bad actors trying to get access to your crypto wallet just to steal from you. There are also phishing scams related to this. But there is a better, more reliable and safer alterative called Crypto Learn and Earn Programs.  To learn more check out this article in Koinly: 10 Best Learn and Earn Crypto Programs February 2025 . 

Watch This YouTube Video For Crypto Investing Basics

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  How To Invest in Crypto as A Complete BEGINNER (2025 GUIDE) The video might be a little bit confusing for complete beginners, but it does cover lots of detail and I think it's worth watching from beginning to the end to help you get a good general overview of crypto investing.

Crypto isn’t all about Bitcoin!

Sure, Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. The blockchain was invented for Bitcoin, But bitcoin ISN’T the only cryptocurrency out there. As I write, there are over 8,000 different types of cryptocurrency in existence – some are variants of Bitcoin, while others are completely new, stand-alone cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is, of course, the granddaddy of them all, and it's fair to say that there wouldn't be any cryptocurrencies at all without Bitcoin. However, because Bitcoin is open source, ANYBODY (even YOU) can take the technology and start their own cryptocurrency. At this point I need to make clear that there are two different types of cryptocurrency you can create. One is a coin, the other is a token. There are some pretty big differences between them, so listen up. A coin (like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin etc.) operates on its own blockchain. These cryptocurrencies have been started from scratch and are completely independent of each other. They act as money, and you can buy stuff w...

Bitcoin Is The Future Of Money In Developing Economies

Bitcoin is fast becoming integrated into the everyday lives of people living in developing countries. With unstable and hyper-inflated national currencies, bitcoins are proving to be a much more viable solution to solving the financial woes of their citizens. Here are four reasons why Bitcoin has a massive appeal for the masses in developing countries: 1 – You Don’t Need Banks In developed countries, it’s relatively easy to sign up for bank accounts and credit cards. But in the developing world, it’s a vastly different story. It’s much harder to get credit and setting up a bank account is no walk in the park. But Bitcoin changes all that. With Bitcoin, you can save your own bitcoins yourself – all you need is a secure wallet to keep your digital money safe. 2 – Fast, Cheap and Borderless Payments With Bitcoin, you can send any amount of bitcoin to anyone in the world in a matter of minutes. When you send money through banks you not only pay those costly bank fees, you also need to wait...

Should You Trade Or Invest In Bitcoins?

Trading and investing may sound the same, but in reality, they are as different as day and night. Trading refers to a short-term method of trying to profit from buying and selling of bitcoins while investing refers to a long-term strategy where a buyer will hold on to their bitcoins for a long time and ride out any dips in the market price. The Bitcoin Trader The Bitcoin trader thrives on the exciting volatility of bitcoins. They’ll try to time the market and buy bitcoins when the price dips and then they’ll wait for the price to go up before they sell their bitcoins. Trading is a high-risk game because you’re betting for the price to go up or down. Not everyone can trade, however. The most successful traders are those who have nerves of steel and can detach their emotions from their trades. Traders don’t get scared of dips in the price because they are optimistic it’s going to go up again, sooner or later. They are looking to maximize their profits, too, so they’ll mostly invest a lum...