It depends on your personal risk tolerance and investment goals. Cortex is a cryptocurrency that is highly volatile and therefore may not be suitable for all investors. Before investing, please do your own research about cryptocurrencies, crypto wallets, cryptocurrency exchanges, and smart contracts, and it is crucial to understand the risks and potential rewards of investing in cryptocurrencies..
If you decide to get involved in Cortex investing, you will also need to understand the Cortex project's white paper, team background, tokenomics, and the overall market environment.
The main ways to get involved in Cortex investing are by participating in Spot, Perpetual, ETF/Leveraged trading or pledging to earn interest. Perpetual and ETF/Leveraged trading are very risky and are not recommended for non-professionals.

You can buy Cortex from a cryptocurrency exchange (CEX or DEX) or some cryptocurrency wallets. Usually we choose cryptocurrency exchanges to buy, most exchanges require you to set up an account and verify your identity before buying Cortex. Cryptocurrency exchanges that currently support Cortex trading include:

• Binance
• OKX(OKEx)
• HTX
• MEXC Global
• Bithumb

There may be errors in the crypto exchanges listed above. Please check the name, logo and contract address before trading to avoid losses.
If there is any error, please feedback to us, our email is hello@coincarp.com. Please be aware that buying and selling Cortex involves high risks.You should always do your own research and make sure you understand the risks associated with Cortex trading before you begin.

The easiest way to short Cortex is through margin trading, usually with Perpetual contracts, Futures contracts, ETF/Leveraged. Only a few cryptocurrency trading platforms allows short selling due to the considerable risk involved in this type of trading.
To start shorting Cortex, open a margin account, provide some collateral for your short position, borrow some coins from the trading platform, and start short selling. Keep in mind that shorting Cortex or any other cryptocurrency is high-risk. Exchanges that currently support shorting Cortex are:

• MEXC Global
• WEEX Exchange

It is impossible to predict what Cortex will be worth in five years. The cryptocurrency market is highly volatile and can be affected by a variety of factors, such as US dollar policy, government regulations, technological progress, market sentiment, Cortex's circulating supply and the development of project ecology. Therefore, it is impossible to accurately predict the price of Cortex 5 years from now.