Industry Perspective

Ether is the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum. Released in 2015, Ethereum is designed to be a general purpose blockchain platform. That’s in contrast to Bitcoin, which excels in its single use case as a digital currency, but isn’t as extensible. 

Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency and the first application of blockchain technology

Dogecoin is one of the world’s most popular 'memecoins.' Launched at the end of 2013, Dogecoin was originally created as a joke, but it’s since become something seriously valuable.

XRP is the native cryptocurrency of the XRP ledger—a blockchain optimized for payments. According to Ripple, the company that created XRP, the blockchain can process 1,500 transactions per second.

CryptoPunks are among the most-sought-after nonfungible tokens.

The approval of the first U.S. bitcoin mutual fund suggests the SEC may be ready to greenlight a bitcoin ETF.

Gensler suggests he prefers futures-based ETFs.

New fund ‘RIGZ’ offers alternative approach to crypto investing.