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Originally designed as a meme joke in 2013, Dogecoin today trades for about $0.21 and has a market capitalisation of about $27.6 billion. Getty Images
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Bitcoin slid about 8 per cent to $40,237 in early Asian trading on September 21, 2021, dropping to its lowest level since the beginning of August. Reuters
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, became the world's youngest crypto billionaire after Ether breached the $3,000 level in May this year. Bloomberg
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Tether, also known as USTD, is considered a stablecoin as it was designed to always be worth $1. Unsplash
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Cardano is growing in popularity with cryptocurrency investors after reaching a market cap of $77 billion in May this year. Unsplash
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Binance Coin is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the world. Alamy
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US technology company Ripple created the XRP cryptocurrency in 2012. Today, it is trading at about $0.94, according to Coinbase. Unsplash
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Solana, a programmable blockchain cryptocurrency, hit a record $80.12 in August. Bloomberg
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The USD Coin is a stablecoin with about $27 billion worth of coins in global circulation. Unsplash
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The Polkadot cryptocurrency is built on a multi-blockchain network and has a market cap of about $28.8 billion. Alamy
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Originally designed as a meme joke in 2013, Dogecoin today trades for about $0.21 and has a market capitalisation of about $27.6 billion. Getty Images
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Bitcoin slid about 8 per cent to $40,237 in early Asian trading on September 21, 2021, dropping to its lowest level since the beginning of August. Reuters
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, became the world's youngest crypto billionaire after Ether breached the $3,000 level in May this year. Bloomberg
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Tether, also known as USTD, is considered a stablecoin as it was designed to always be worth $1. Unsplash
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Cardano is growing in popularity with cryptocurrency investors after reaching a market cap of $77 billion in May this year. Unsplash
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Binance Coin is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the world. Alamy
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US technology company Ripple created the XRP cryptocurrency in 2012. Today, it is trading at about $0.94, according to Coinbase. Unsplash
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Solana, a programmable blockchain cryptocurrency, hit a record $80.12 in August. Bloomberg
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The USD Coin is a stablecoin with about $27 billion worth of coins in global circulation. Unsplash
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The Polkadot cryptocurrency is built on a multi-blockchain network and has a market cap of about $28.8 billion. Alamy
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Originally designed as a meme joke in 2013, Dogecoin today trades for about $0.21 and has a market capitalisation of about $27.6 billion. Getty Images
A beginner's guide to building a cryptocurrency portfolio
Bitcoin might be the largest digital token by market cap but there are smaller alt-coins worth considering, analysts say
Vikram Barhat
04 February, 2022
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