1 Number Shows Why Cardano and Solana Are More Exciting Than Shiba Inu, Ethereum, and Bitcoin

Over the long run, investing in the stock market has been one of the most-effective ways to build wealth and achieve financial independence. Even though stocks don't outpace bonds and commodities every year, they've handily trumped bonds and commodities in terms of average annual gain over multiple decades.

But in the short-term, cryptocurrencies have absolutely run circles around Wall Street. Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 has more than doubled since hitting its pandemic low in March 2020, the market value of all cryptocurrencies has almost grown 20-fold, from $141 billion to $2.74 trillion, over the same stretch.

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