Reading Time: 3 minutes By Mary Ann Callahan Talking about bitcoin’s security it’s important to differentiate two things — how the bitcoin network works, and how bitcoin is transferred and stored. Bitcoin’s underlying technologies have already established themselves as secure, efficient, and functional. Then why do we hear about various hacks and that bitcoin can be stolen? The thing […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in 2020 has enticed several investors to the market. The coin which hit $24,500 in the middle of December has sparked up a large increase in the value of other alternative coins. Bitcoin’s adoption is becoming so widespread that major e-payments provider, PayPal, announced the addition of the premier cryptocurrency to its […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Decentralized finance has been the biggest success story in crypto throughout 2020. The year opened with $675 million worth of assets locked in DeFi applications, which quickly surpassed $1 billion by early February. Propelled by the success of Uniswap’s V2 release and the launch of tokens, including Compound’s COMP and yEarn’s YFI, funds have poured […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Ripple (XRP) price is one of the top performers in the last month. Adding 110 percent in the last trading month, the third most valuable asset is changing hands at $0.54, two weeks after rallying to $0.80. Behind this uptick is what Ripple stands for and what the investment community expects from the platform. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes First, let’s emphasize that Ethereum does not currently support staking. However, the launch of deposit contracts enabled users to state, validate, and earn Ethereum thanks to the Ethereum 2.0 proof of stake consensus mechanism. Before diving deeper, a few things needs to be further explained. What is Proof of stake?  Proof of stake is a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize the volatility of traditional digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc. These stablecoins mimic the value of fiat currencies like the Euro, Dollar, Yen, etc. Stablecoins allow users to quickly and cheaply transfer value across the world while maintaining price stability.  It is interesting to note that cryptocurrencies’ value […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes We cannot discuss cryptocurrency storage without talking about cryptocurrency wallets. This brings us to the two types of wallets; have cold wallets and hot wallets. This article shall explore the difference between these two wallets and which one suits you better.  Before we delve into cold storage wallets and hot storage wallets, do you know […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the hurdles of cryptocurrency adoption is exchangeability. Better put, how to exchange one crypto asset for another. Over the years, the crypto space has successfully passed the stage. The question is whose domain is the exchanges. Hence, the topic: centralized and centralized exchange comes to mind. As demanding as the difference between centralized […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Decentralized exchanges seem to spring up whenever we have a hacked exchange. The considerable number of DEXes has made it challenging to find the best one to conduct your trading. All decentralized exchanges seek to execute the same task carried out by centralized exchanges. However, the major difference is that DEXes have no central authority, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you looking for a guide on how to use Uniswap? If your answer is yes, then this article is for you. Before we go further, let’s explain the Uniswap platform. Uniswap is a liquidity pool protocol for an automated token exchange on the Ethereum Blockchain network. The popularity of Uniswap was made more pronounced […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It seems the days of ICO, IEO, and STO are facing out. Therefore, IDO, Initial Dex Offering, is the game-changer, but what is it? Before defining IDO, we must first grasp the basic understanding of ICO IEO, and STO. ICO, Initial Coin Offering, is a method of raising funds, pioneered in 2017. The avenue opened […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Nowadays, DeFi is changing finance. Unlike a few years ago, a central party was required for every transaction, but that is no longer compulsory. Consequently, you no longer need a third party to lend, borrow or transact. However, those would be impossible without DeFi, a product of Blockchain that enables distributed and self-banking. Therefore, that […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes While technology is playing a vital role in several sectors, the financial sector is not left behind. Hence, the term financial technology, a revolutionary approach to bring financial inclusion using technologies. However, recently, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain are among the top disruptors of the financial sector. Therefore, without Blockchain, there would be no DeFi. You must […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the government’s Stablecoin. On the other hand, Tether, Dai among other traditional Stablecoins are community-based coins. Therefore, they are the same coin of different sides. They are currently one of the most talked-about topics, both in the Cryptocurrency space and Open finance. It is, therefore, a statement of fact […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, is used all over the world by a variety of people for various reasons. According to the article How Many People Use Bitcoin in 2020 by Bitcoin Market Journal, there are 5.8 million bitcoin users around the world and about five percent of Americans hold the digital currency. A survey conducted […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Not only is the fintech space evolving, so are the economies of nations. Therefore, every nation and government are trying to catch up. Despite the expectations that CBDC is a win for cryptocurrency, it seems more as a means to circumvent cryptocurrency by the government. It seems to help them have more control over the […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Background This short piece will provide answers to your questions about the creators of the first cryptocurrencies. Before we dive in, note that there are over 4,000 cryptocurrencies in the world today. Nonetheless, you will get to know the creators of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EOS. More so, you will be provided with a general knowledge […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes In November of last year, Facebook launched a new payment system called Facebook Pay to further serve its vast user base. However, it indicated that it was a separate service from Libra, Facebook’s digital currency. Consequently, the launch of Facebook’s WhatsApp payment integration is their most recent move to actualize Facebook Pay’s mission of serving […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Introduction to buying your first bitcoin Buying bitcoin is becoming more of a reality today more than ever. Anyone can buy, sell, or invest in bitcoin without going through a centralized intermediary like banks. Bitcoin operates an entirely global and open-source system, hence, allowing anyone to own, invest, and earn it. While bitcoin is gaining […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes While other countries like France, Venezuela, Iran are considering launching a state-backed cryptocurrency, China announced that the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) pilot is almost getting ready in a screenshot on April 14 and that it is being tested in Suzhou, Chengdu, Xiongan and other regions. The announcement came months after president Xi stated the vital role of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes People often say that digital currency is a cryptocurrency. But this is only a rash conclusion. The notion is misleading, therefore not true. When an institution or a government, like China’s digital Yaun, Facebook’s Libra, shows interest in digital currency, people applaud them for vying into cryptocurrency. There are significant differences between digital currency and cryptocurrency. All […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes It wasn’t the best start to the year for Bitcoin, or for any commodity for that matter. With the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic chaos, Q1 of 2020 saw Bitcoin close with -10% returns (S&P 500 was down -19% to put things in perspective), but that wasn’t the case for every cryptocurrency. Let’s explore the […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes This is a sponsored post written by Anna with ECOS The Covid-19 epidemic is probably one of the most devastating disasters of the last decades. The pandemic has not yet reached the maximum of its expansion, however nowadays it is absolutely clear that its consequences for the economy will be absolutely dramatic. It has caused […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes A new proposal from software developers would allow Ripple users to send and receive private transactions over the XRP ledger. In a Github submission at the start of this week, Nik Bougalis said he, and a host of other Ripple developers, had built a private payment system for the XRP ledger, designed to protect users […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Following a crypto market crash in the middle of March, the amount of wallets with 1 BTC in them has started rising, peaking at all-time-highs. However, at the same time, it seems that the coin is leaving exchanges. According to crypto market researcher, Glassnode, addresses with 1 BTC are on the rise, even as Bitcoin […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ethereum is right around the corner from implementing Ethereum 2.0 (experts believe that it’ll happen some time this year), but that hasn’t stopped Vitalik Buterin from laying out the groundwork for the next decade. Here’s what Vitalik sees for Ethereum in the coming 5 to 10 years.  Phase 0: Prep In a tweet posted on […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ripple, a blockchain-focused remittance company, has officially reached the number two spot on the list of the most valuable businesses in fintech. The San Francisco based company was valued at $10 billion, after raising more than $200 million in a funding round in December 2019. So, Ripple is officially the 2nd largest fintech company in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to new reports, Ripple’s XRP coin could gain ⅔ of its current price by the end of 2020, reaching $1. On 16 February, XRP dropped to $0.26, but quickly gained reaching $0.29. Following this, some crypto analysts blew up Twitter – making predictions that Ripple’s XRP could reach $1 in 2020.  What is Ripple?  […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s pretty much common knowledge that Litecoin (LTC) will be a privacy coin in the future. Charlie Lee, Litecoin’s founder, partnered with David Burkett, a Grin developer, to implement the MimbleWimble protocol. MimbleWimble will improve the scalability and privacy of the blockchain by using extension blocks. So, Litecoin’s creator believes MimbleWimble will be better than […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes 2019 was a hard year for Ripple – there’s no denying that. In November 2019, Ripple was down a whopping 28% from the start of the year (according to data from CoinMarketCap), but it’s currently sitting with a market cap of around $10 billion (trailing behind only Bitcoin and Ethereum). Still, things are likely going […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ethereum’s transition from a PoW (proof of work) algorithm to a PoS (proof of stake) algorithm, has been in the works for quite a while. It seems that the switch is finally here. The beacon chain will allow PoW Ethereum 1.0 to grow into PoS Ethereum 2.0. But how does the beacon chain work and […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Libra coin is a permissioned blockchain and cryptocurrency founded by Facebook. The coin has yet to be launched, and only experimental code has been released so far. When the Libra cryptocurrency was announced in June 2019, 28 companies signed up to be part of The Libra Association. Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase teamed up to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes With Istanbul live, there’s a lot happening in the Ethereum community right now. Istanbul is the last fork in the series of updates taking place on the Ethereum blockchain, which are making way for Ethereum Serenity. So, let’s take a look at what to expect from Ethereum 2.0, and how it’ll change the network.  Ethereum […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is originally published in Albaron Ventures. As Bitcoin and other digital assets continue to grow in adoption and popularity, a common topic for discussion is whether the U.S. government, or any government for that matter, can exert control of its use.  There are two core issues that lay the foundation of the Bitcoin […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ethereum, and it’s cryptocurrency ETH, was proposed by Vitalik Buterin in 2013, although the system only went live on 30 July 2015. Ethereum is a blockchain platform, where developers can build decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. Ethereum is now home to a very large number of dApps ranging from decentralized finance to blockchain games.  […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Decentralized Applications, or dApps, have been around for quite a while. However, it wasn’t until 2018, the first “Year of the dApps,” that they truly came to the forefront of the cryptocurrency and blockchain sphere. DappRadar, the largest dApp ecosystem tracker, recently released a tracking feature that tracks full token transaction volumes for EOS dApps. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Libra coin, developed by Facebook, has been getting a lot of media attention, but what is? The infographic below gives a great explanation and visualization of what it is and what it is trying to accomplish. This infographic was created by our friend Karthik at MrBTC.org This infographic was originally made here.

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Mary Ann Callahan The crypto market is nothing like other financial markets, as its volatility is way higher. Ups and downs happen overnight, and we need to act quickly in order to reap the benefits and consider our trade successful. Therefore, it is necessary that you obtain specific strategies which would help you in […]

Reading Time: 33 minutes This article by MintDice Staff was originally published at MintDice.com While cryptocurrency has only recently become a popular term in finance, it has been around for a long time. Before names like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin even existed, there were attempts to create a decentralized currency. David Chaum, a respected cryptographer, launched ECash, an anonymous system in the 1990s but […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes This article by STEVEN BUCHKO was originally published at CoinCentral.com SALT lending is a platform that provides Blockchain-Backed Loans. SALT (Secured Automated Lending Platform) enables you to put up your crypto as collateral in exchange for a cash loan. This strategy is ideal if you need to pay-off an unexpected expense or want to make a big purchase without […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Originally posted by Gage Valentino on Medium As long as popular music has been around, there have been those fans who indignantly claim “I knew about so-and-so before they were famous” when one of their favorite artists suddenly gains worldwide popularity. Sometimes, these early fans feel disillusioned or even betrayed when, after years of limited fame, their […]

Reading Time: 10 minutes Dear Mom, This is Cryptocurrency  Originally posted by by Zachary Dash on Ethos.io  We all have that one family member or friend, that no matter how many times we try to explain cryptocurrency, we are met with blank stares of bewilderment or curious questions of concern. “Is this real money, or just monopoly money?” “Okay […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes This article by STEVEN BUCHKO was originally published at CoinCentral.com Coins Competing to be Crypto’s Top Privacy Option Although personal information isn’t tied to Bitcoin addresses, all it takes is a little snooping for someone to be able to connect you with your purchases. Even if you aren’t buying illicit substances, you may not want your balances and […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cryptocurrency Is Not Dead It’s actually the future, and you need to be paying attention. By Adam Kinyon Originally posted on Biz New Orleans   When you think cryptocurrency, chances are you think of the zeitgeist of the 2017 boom: Bitcoin soaring to $20,000 after opening the year at $1,000, with “Altcoins” (any cryptocurrency other than […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Smart Contracts for Dummies Noah Pollack What are smart contracts? To put it simply, they are contracts that are executed automatically without the help of a third party. You can think of it as actually a mini computer program stored inside the blockchain. Smart contracts use “if this, then that” logic and work much like […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Non-Fungible Tokens for Dummies. Noah Pollack Ethereum Request for Comment: Non-Fungible Token Standard # 721. Better known as ERC-721 tokens, or just Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs); are Tokens on the Ethereum blockchain that can offer unique characteristics which make them different from one another and digitally scarce. Before we dive into the what, or the why […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Originally written by CryptoG on CryptoSuss.com Introduction It is hard not to have heard about Bitcoin with its recent surge in price all the way up to $19,989 per coin in December 2017. But many still don’t understand the fundamentals of what Bitcoin really is, how it works, and what it really means for the […]