By merely investing in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) a year ago, you would have matched the cryptocurrency’s performance. I haven’t gone through the returns for the other seven names in the top 10 list of cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, but my guess is they’ve all outperformed Cardano. InvestorPlace.com’s Stavros Georgiadis believes that part of the problem could be that stock markets are foretelling a significant correction brought on by oil prices at their highest level since 2014, ensuring that inflation continues to eat away at people’s livelihoods.