The industry is growing rapidly and making investors a lot of money.
This makes it not only crucial to research and understand what you’re buying.
Coinbase is an intriguing pick and one that’s gotten a lot of attention since it went public.
There is a tonne of potential with cryptocurrency, as investors have seen over the last year.
So there is a tonne of potential for Coinbase to grow as Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency industry continue to gain popularity.
When this happens and the industry consolidates, the risk for investors is that exchange volumes may drop off.
And while there are several positive developments of Bitcoin, which is why it became so popular in the first place, there are also many drawbacks to its technology.
Being the first and most popular has also made it the main trading pair for thousands of smaller coins.
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