Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology, the blockchain, are without a doubt one of the most important inventions/concepts of the past few years. Another very exciting technology that promises to become a very big part of our daily lives is called IoT, short for the Internet of Things. According to the basic principles of IoT, we [...]

What are Peer-to-Peer Cryptocurrency Exchanges? Bitcoin was initially developed to support peer-to-peer transactions. Unlike other peer-to-peer technologies such as torrent applications, or other forms of content sharing, in the crypto sector peer-to-peer means a one-on-one trade/ interaction. A peer-to-peer transaction involves the two trading parties having data related to each other at all times, rather [...]

Tokyo-based crypto exchange Coincheck has revealed today, on the 26th of November, that it has resumed trading pairs for Ripple (XRP) and Factom (FCT) cryptocurrencies. In an official statement published on its site, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange announced that starting from today, deposits and sales of the mentioned digital coins would be reinstated along with [...]

LocalBitcoins Introduction LocalBitcoins is an alternative way through which users can buy and sell Bitcoin. This open, peer-to-peer marketplace which was founded in 2012 in Finland, enables platform users to seamlessly trade with Bitcoin using a wide range of supported payment methods that include both fiat and cryptocurrency options. LocalBitcoins is also spread almost in [...]

Introduction to Ethereum Mining Cryptocurrency mining is a very important aspect of any cryptocurrency network, and if done properly, can wield satisfactory rewards. It’s almost common knowledge that Bitcoin mining is no longer profitable, especially since the increasing centralization and ASIC mining domination. This leaves anyone looking to get into mining with a lot of [...]

Ethereum is currently ranked as the second biggest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap volume. This position has naturally generated an increase in interest in the crypto community, and along with it, an increase in demand for Ether- compatible wallets. Below is our list of the best Ethereum wallets that you can get in 2018: [...]

There are two types of Ethereum on the market: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. Ethereum was proposed in late 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, and the system went live on July 2015. Due to a hack, the community split into two distinct camps which led to the formation of the two separate blockchains. What Is Ethereum? Ethereum is [...]

Since the birth of the first cryptocurrency and blockchain, the crypto sphere proved that it can easily act as a breeding ground for new and exciting technology. Among many other things, cryptocurrencies have proved that storing vast quantities of sensitive information in a centralized way (as well as without any type of cryptography behind it) [...]

What is Zcash? Zcash is a privacy-focused crypto which was launched in October 2016 by a team of notable developers, including the prominent cryptographer Zooko Wilcox (Founder and CEO) and many of the original developers of the Zerocoin and Zerocash protocols. Zooko Wilcox has over 20 years of working in the field of cryptography, startups [...]

The story of cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology, the blockchain, started not too long ago when a mysterious man (or group of people) under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published the famous Bitcoin whitepaper. Since then, Bitcoin has remained the most important cryptocurrency in the world. After Bitcoin, the second most valuable cryptocurrency is Ethereum. [...]

Bitcoin mining is the process which generates Bitcoin in return for verifying the validity of Bitcoin transactions. These transactions offer security for the Bitcoin network which in turn rewards miners with BTCs. If the price of the digital coins surpasses the cost required to mine them, then the miner makes a profit. But as technology [...]