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About Jaxx Jaxx has been a well-known name in the cryptosphere ever since its launch in 2014. Created by Decentral Inc., the Jaxx wallet (now rebranded as Jaxx Liberty) is arguably one of Canada’s leading crypto/blockchain products. What makes Jaxx useful? Jaxx is a multi-currency, cross-platform wallet that is the brainchild of one of the [...]
Huobi Introduction Huobi Pro is a popular exchange and financial services group which deals with digital assets, being a brand of Huobi Global. The platform has been operating in the industry since 2013, being one of the first exchanges to emerge on the market. The financial group was first based in Beijing, and this made [...]
What are Cryptocurrencies? First, let’s understand the definition of cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that are encrypted (secured) with complex cryptographic algorithms. Cryptography is used here to secure and verify the transfer of transactions. Cryptocurrencies are powered by a public ledger which records and validates all transactions chronologically, which is known as a blockchain. What [...]
What Is Binance? Before we begin discussing what the Binance Coin is, we shall first discuss about Binance, the exchange. Binance is one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the crypto space, with almost $1.5 billion in trading volume every single day. The exchange was launched in July 14th 2017, in an ICO which raised nearly [...]
From both a crypto aficionado and a bystander’s point of view, it looks like cryptocurrencies have started taking over the world bit by bit. For anyone looking to get into crypto trading or simply looking to put in real money into Bitcoin for future investments, it’s important to get as much information as possible. Once [...]
What is Stellar? Founded in 2014, Stellar is a cryptocurrency project created by two of Ripple’s co-founders after running into philosophical differences with the rest of Ripple’s team. When Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim determined that the consensus implemented by Ripple was far from perfect, Stellar was forked from the said network. Even though it [...]
The cryptocurrency market took a plunge in 2018 after it saw an immense increase in the last months of 2017. There are many theories as to why this happened, but no one really knows for sure. Even though the price drop has scared off many investors in selling their assets, there are plenty of crypto [...]
What is Cardano? Cardano is a smart contract platform, which features a similar functionality to that of Ethereum, with an emphasis on security through the use of a layered architecture. It’s the first blockchain project to be developed from scientific philosophy and created on peer-reviewed academic research. Cardano can be used to send and receive [...]
Bitcoin is a digital currency promoted as a payment method that bypasses the typical downsides to transferring money, such as high transaction fees. But the question is still out whether it’s truly a good substitute for real money. What Is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is the world's first cryptocurrency, developed in 2008 by an anonymous inventor that goes [...]
The blockchain world is seeing more and more innovations as each day goes by. A masternode is an ingenious new feature which has been recently introduced, presenting an advantage for the network that uses it and the masternode’s custodian as well. What is a Masternode? A masternode is a server on a decentralized network which [...]