Experience
Ben’s career began in business journalism, with 10 years’ experience at trade media titles. Since then, he has spent more than seven years in the derivatives space, writing for IG and GAIN Capital’s FOREX.com and City Index, before joining Capital.com in 2023.
Education
Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Social Policy from Leeds University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from Nottingham Trent University.
Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- Trading features and products
- Trading psychology
Social network (Twitter / Linkedin)
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Articles by Ben Lobel

How many bitcoins are there: Biggest owners
How many bitcoins are there? Read in our analysis of the top cryptocurrency project.
10:00, 24 July 2022

How many dogecoins are there? Everything you need to know
DOGE is one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world. Yet how many coins are there and who owns them?
10:00, 24 July 2022

Orca (ORCA) price prediction: Will ORCA uptick again?
ORCA declined to an all-time-low of $0.35 on 19 June. What is next for the DEX token?
10:00, 23 July 2022

SwftCoin price prediction: What is SwftCoin (SWFTC)?
Will SWFTC be able to build on its recent gains?
09:53, 22 July 2022

Crypto.com Visa Card top-up fee: How to avoid paying new 1% charge
Crypto.com started charging users a fee of 1% for using credit-debit card to top up
08:06, 19 July 2022

How overseas investors can access the NSE Nifty 50 (India 50) Index
India is a better bet than China according to one of the world’s leading money managers
04:30, 18 July 2022

Who owns the most shiba inu coins? All you need to know about SHIB community
Learn more about the total supply of the popular dog-themed meme coin and its community.
09:00, 17 July 2022

Jupiter price prediction: Coinbase listing gives JUP forecast a bump
JUP coin surged after Coinbase listing, but can it keep the momentum?
09:40, 13 July 2022

Capital.com adds over 1 million new user accounts in Q2 2022
Retail trading and investing platform sees number of new account openings grow by 19% with trading activity most pronounced in the UK, Europe
12:57, 12 July 2022

What is a commodity supercycle and are we in one right now?
Can global economic reopening and green infrastructure drive a new commodity supercycle?
11:39, 12 July 2022