Finance

Investor sentiment remains near multi-year lows after the worst first half of the year for markets in fifty years, but the recent rally from mid-June lows may ease investor anxiety. That’s according to Investopedia’s latest survey of reader sentiment for our daily newsletter. While 55% of respondents say they are at least somewhat “worried” about recent market events, this is …

Live Rachel Morgan Cautero worked as an energy reporter at a daily newspaper during the height of the fracking craze, editor of several luxury lifestyle publications, and even as a reporter and several major publications in New York City. (She even interviewed Melania Trump once, but that’s another story.) Currently, her job is to help readers manage their personal finances, …

Lending protocol BendDAO has run out of Wrapped Ether (wETH) in its contract. At the time of writing, the contract only has 15 wETH to pay lenders and an estimated 15,000 Ether (ETH) left to be paid to lenders. Researcher NFTStatistics.eth dissected the issue in a Twitter thread, highlighting that nonfungible token (NFT) borrowers in the platform should now pay …

If a friend asks you, “Are tax-exempt municipal bonds a better investment than taxable bonds?” The correct answer depends on a host of factors specific to a person’s personal situation. The most important of these concerns the size of your tax bill. If you’re in the 35% tax bracket and live in a state with relatively high tax rates, investing …

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The percentage of USD Circle (USDC) stablecoins held by major wallet addresses dropped to its lowest point in almost two years as the cryptocurrency market downturn continues. Cryptocurrency analytics firm Glassnode has released the latest data on USDC metrics, reflecting a recent sell-off of the second biggest U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin by market capitalization. $USDC Percent Supply Held by Top 1% …

A familiar face is back in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Lured by the prospect of quick profits in a rapidly appreciating asset class, retail investors are returning for a second run in the crypto ecosystem. The 2017 bull run in crypto markets was largely fueled by retail investors. At that time, their entry helped push Bitcoin (BTCUSD) into mainstream consciousness and …

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has continued to refute claims that the Cardano’s testnet is “catastrophically broken,” implying the need to finally move forward with the long-delayed Vasil hard fork. In a Twitter thread on Sunday, Hoskinson shared his frustration concerning some of the videos claiming Cardano’s testnet has a “catastrophic” issue, which stems from a Friday thread from Cardano ecosystem …

Daily revenue for GameStop’s nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace has plummeted to under $4,000, suggesting that interest in the platform has waned significantly since launching in mid-July. According to data from DappRadar, GameStop NFT has generated roughly $166,800 worth of sales volume over the past 24 hours. With the platform charging only a 2.25% fee on NFT sales, the figure equates …

Decision trees are major components of finance, philosophy, and decision analysis in college courses. Yet many students and graduates do not understand their purpose, even though these statistical representations play a vital role in corporate finance and economic forecasting. Decision Tree Basics Decision trees are organized as follows: an individual makes a big decision, such as undertaking an investment project …