It’s Invest Diva's Kiana Danial https://www.investdiva.com/ with NewsBTC and here is your cryptocurrency update. In our previous educational piece I talked about the risks involved in cryptocurrencies. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I’d like to explain why you should consider investing in the cryptocurrency market. There is actually a growing number of reasons why cryptocurrency investing could make sense for many investors. In today’s video I’ll look at four of them. #1: Diversifying from Traditional Investments. This is the good ‘ole “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” thing. When it comes to investment diversification, there are so many ways to go about it. You can diversify within the financial assets, like stocks, bonds, forex, etc. You can diversify based on industry. Or you can allocate your investment by having multiple time-frames. Adding cryptocurrencies to your portfolio is essentially one way of balancing your investment portfolio. Especially since the industry is vastly different from traditional ones, it could increase the potential of maximizing your portfolio’s growth. One of the main reasons behind this is that the cryptocurrency market may react differently to various global and financial events. I’ve explained more about this in my book, Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies. #2: Gaining Capital Appreciation The second reason to invest in cryptocurrencies is to gain capital appreciation. Capital appreciation refers to the increase in the price or value of cryptocurrencies. And it was one of the reasons why many investors (and non-investors for that matter) look to jump on the cryptocurrency train. It sure took years before initial Bitcoin owners saw any sort of capital appreciation. Personally, I was one of the skeptics of the whole thing. Years ago, back in 2012, one of my investor friends in Switzerland told me to buy some Bitcoin. I arrogantly ignored him. And boy did I regret my arrogance later on! I started investing in cryptocurrencies when the price of Bitcoin had surged significantly. However, with some research, we have been able to find more affordable cryptocurrencies which have been giving us similar amount of capital appreciation as I cover here on NewsBTC and on InvestDiva.com. #3: Increasing Income Potential The third reason to invest in cryptocurrencies is to increase your income potential. Income is a lesser-known type of return in the cryptocurrency market. And that is generated from something called crypto dividends, which can get a bit more complicated compared with the traditional stock dividends. Different currencies have different operating systems and their own rules and regulations. However, the concept still remains the same. Crypto dividend payments are becoming increasingly popular among altcoin. When choosing a cryptocurrency for your portfolio, you can consider looking in crypto dividends as well as potential of capital gains. #4: Ideological Empowerment Last but not least of the reasons why you should consider investing in cryptos, is because of its Ideological Empowerment. Let’s not forget that cryptocurrencies are simply the lubricant that is enabled by an the underlying mechanism; blockchain. Blockchain is one of those breakthrough developments that has the potential to revolutionize nearly every industry in the world completely. It is also the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies, and it can offer so much more as it is aiming to resolve many issues in our world today. Cryptocurrencies with the help of the blockchain technology have the potential to help the unbanked and underbanked by allowing them to create their own financial alternatives in an efficient, transparent and scalable manner. All you need is a smartphone or laptop and internet connection, to start using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and send and receive money. Not only is it fast and cheap, it can also be more secure than mobile banking. So, there you have it. Are you excited to join or expand your exposure to the cryptocurrency market yet? To learn more, visit InvestDiva.com or flip through my book, Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies. Thanks for watching, invest responsibly, and I’ll see you with more updates next time.