Currency

Plasma has officially launched the beta version of its layer-1 mainnet, introducing a blockchain built specifically for stablecoin transactions. Alongside the debut, the platform rolled out its native XPL token and reported more than $2 billion in stablecoin liquidity at kickoff. A Stablecoin-Focused Blockchain Unlike general-purpose blockchains, Plasma is designed from the ground up for...

In trading, there’s a subtle but powerful psychological trap that can derail even the most skilled market participants. It’s called the arrival fallacy—the belief that reaching a specific goal will bring lasting satisfaction and stability. Coined by psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar, the arrival fallacy describes the fleeting nature of achievement. You finally hit that profit target, […]

Sometimes, the leap from impossible to inevitable happens in a single step. And in that step, skeptics become believers. Back in 2019, Nasdaq dropped a short video introducing an idea that sounded futuristic at the time—tokenization. Johan Toll, then Head of Digital Assets, illustrated it with diamonds. Each diamond is one-of-a-kind, he said. Now imagine […]

In trading, it’s easy to find yourself reacting instead of thinking. Maybe you sell too soon out of fear or rush into a position before your strategy is clear. Often, this comes down to one common weakness—following the crowd. The herd mentality is as old as humanity itself. People naturally seek safety in numbers, and […]

Every trader—rookie or veteran—has encountered it: the flatlining equity curve, the losing streak that stings, the creeping suspicion that their edge has disappeared. That wall of doubt is what Seth Godin calls the Dip. In his book The Dip, Godin explores the fine line between quitting wisely and persisting wisely. For traders, the lesson is […]

The passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act has triggered new waves of concern across the American banking sector. With stablecoins now formally regulated, banks fear a growing shift toward digital assets that could erode their relevance in the financial system. Industry groups, including the American Bankers Association, are […]

There is an old maxim in trading: if it feels comfortable, you are probably doing it wrong. Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is one of those strategies—it is designed to make investors feel more at ease, not necessarily to make them more profitable. Definition: Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy where you commit a […]

For the first time, the U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed adding silver to its 2025 Critical Minerals List. If finalized, this move would mark silver as essential to America’s economic and national security. The precedent is clear. When uranium and lithium were designated critical, both markets underwent dramatic transformations. Uranium’s Revival After Fukushima […]

Many beginners first turn to stocks (also known as shares or equities) before venturing into forex trading. Stock investing is often seen as simpler: you buy a portion of a company with the hope that its value will grow over time and then sell at a profit. Forex, on the other hand, operates very differently. […]

A wash trade refers to a fictitious or non-genuine transaction in which trades are executed to create the illusion of legitimate market activity. In reality, such trades are carried out without the intent to assume a genuine market position or to engage in transactions that involve actual market risk or fair price competition. Under Rule […]