Why Dogecoin Was Slipping on Thursday
Top meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) wasn't looking like much of an alpha animal on Thursday. As of 4:00 p.m. ET, it was down slightly in price by 0.3%, late in a day when uncertainty on the future of current tariffs was rising. Many investors opted to buy stocks instead of transacting in altcoins like Dogecoin, as the S&P 500 index closed the day higher (by 0.3%).Cryptocurrencies, by their nature, are speculative investments, and Dogecoin -- a one-time satirical project that has improbably become a leading altcoin -- is a particularly speculative play. Such assets can be volatile at the best of times, and that goes double in periods of macroeconomic worry. Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading
Top meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) wasn't looking like much of an alpha animal on Thursday. As of 4:00 p.m. ET, it was down slightly in price by 0.3%, late in a day when uncertainty on the future of current tariffs was rising. Many investors opted to buy stocks instead of transacting in altcoins like Dogecoin, as the S&P 500 index closed the day higher (by 0.3%).
Cryptocurrencies, by their nature, are speculative investments, and Dogecoin -- a one-time satirical project that has improbably become a leading altcoin -- is a particularly speculative play. Such assets can be volatile at the best of times, and that goes double in periods of macroeconomic worry.
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