Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
Bitcoin Reaches New Record High, Topping $66,000
by Fioney Staff
After a series of ups, downs, and overall volatility that it's known for, Bitcoin had reason to celebrate this week. On Wednesday, October 20th, Bitcoin reached a new record high after breaking through the $65,000 mark. Furthermore, as of this writing, BTC is now trading above $66,000. Prior to this, the record was recorded at $64,889 set on April 14th, 2021. The rise in prices comes as the Proshares Bitcoin...
Personal Finance
Money at 30: 3 Forward-Looking Purchases We Made This Month
by Kyle Burbank
I have to level with you, I have a ton of reviews in my queue at the moment. Currently, I have at least half a dozen apps and debit cards I'm testing, right now I'm in Las Vegas where I'll be reviewing at least two hotel rooms and five products (one of which I already posted), and there's a book I've literally been trying to finish for a year. But,...
Personal Finance
GoHenry Introduces 'Money Missions' Encouraging Financial Education
by Fioney Staff
After raising $40 million late last year and expanding into the United States, the kid-centric FinTech app GoHenry has now added a significant feature to its platform. This week, the app announced the debut of Money Missions. With Money Missions, children can learn about various personal finance topics while earning points and leveling up as they complete lessons. Among the categories covered are money basics, earning, saving, investing, responsible spending,...
Personal Finance
Gas Prices Continue to Rise Nationally as Oil Prices Surge
by Fioney Staff
Oftentimes, when the autumn season starts, motorists may notice that gasoline prices fall along with the leaves and temperatures. Unfortunately, this year seems to be bucking that trend. Instead, despite the summer road trip season ending, gas prices continue to inch upwards. According to data from the app GasBuddy (which includes price reports from more than 150,000 stations), the national average for gas rose to $3.25 per gallon this week....
Personal Finance
Money at 30: Spiral vs Bella Loves Me — Banking + Giving Comparison
by Kyle Burbank
One of the great things about FinTech in general and neobanks in particular is how each can put a new spin on basic financial ideas. Case in point: both Spiral and Bella Loves Me have found ways to combine digital banking with the idea of increasing giving. Yet, despite that similar focus, the execution is remarkably different — making the comparison worth a closer look. With that in mind, let's...
Personal Finance
CB Insights Names FinTech 250 for 2021
by Fioney Staff
As FinTech's blockbuster year rolls on into the fourth quarter, CB Insights has just released its list of the top 250 FinTechs of 2021. This is the fourth year that the firm has put out the list of private companies selected from a pool of more than 17,000. According to CB Insights, the final list was assembled according to several factors, including a proprietary algorithm that measures the overall health...
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Stock Trading App Public Adding Cryptocurrency Support
by Fioney Staff
As interest in cryptocurrency continues to rise, an increasingly popular stock trading platform has announced that it will now support crypto trades as well. This week, Public announced that crypto trading would be open to app users soon. At launch, users will be able to trade ten initial crypto assets in the app: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Stellar (XLM), Ethereum Classic...