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The ethereum blockchain and its ether cryptocurrency is second only to bitcoin in size and importance. But what exactly is it and what is it for? Dominic Frisby explains all.

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El Salvador has become the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. That’s an extraordinarily bullish move both for bitcoin and for El Salvador

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50 years ago this month, it all went to s**t. WTF happened?.

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Gold has had a grim year, but the backdrop for the traditional safe haven and store of value remains auspicious.

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Gold experienced a large sell-off over the weekend. Dominic Frisby analyses the outlook for the precious metal.

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Bitcoin has been criticised for its vast energy consumption in its pursuit of profit. But that same desire for profit is powering a green energy revolution, says Dominic Frisby, using power that would otherwise go to waste.

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Nickel’s use in batteries for electric vehicles makes it a vital metal for the 21st century. Dominic Frisby investigates how to invest.

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The extraordinary energy that bitcoin requires to power its network is powering an energy revolution that is happening in real time around us now.

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Bitcoin narratives can be whatever you want them to

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With the economy being shuttered for months and a very fragile reopening, many people and industries have had a miserable year. But not the stockmarkets. Why? There difference between the real world and the financial world ...

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