Recently non-fungible tokens have been in the spotlight after the value of digital art NFTs skyrocketed at online auctions. NFTs are unique assets represented on a blockchain. Most cryptocurrency tokens…
Read MoreWhen you buy cryptocurrency tokens on an exchange it will be deposited into a wallet on the exchange by default. While you now own the cryptocurrency, did you know that…
Read MoreRecently “NFTs” have made headlines as digital art NFTs have skyrocketed in value. Non-fungible tokens, or “NFTs“, are cryptocurrency tokens that represent an asset which is not divisible and not…
Read MoreIn 2008 Bitcoin was launched, bringing blockchain to the mainstream for the first time. Through booms and busts, speculation and doubt, blockchain technology and the projects that use it have…
Read MoreIf you are reading this article, you may have asked the question, “what is a cryptocurrency?” Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and any digital asset you are likely to have encountered are…
Read MoreProof-of-stake is a consensus mechanism which randomly selects a subset of participating users to create each new block. This is significantly more energy efficient than proof-of-work, and removes barriers for…
Read MoreSmart contracts are an innovation that has taken blockchain from a proof-of-concept of a decentralised ledger, to a value added solution for real world problems. A smart contract is a…
Read MoreERC-20 is a standard, or set of rules, which governs cryptocurrency tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain. ERC-20 tokens, like other cryptocurrencies, are assets that have a value and can be…
Read MoreSharding is a database partitioning, that breaks up very large datasets into smaller chunks, or shards, and stores them in separate machines. This makes the data a lot faster to…
Read MoreAny software needs constant updates to fix issues or increase performance. In the world of cryptocurrencies, those updates are called “forks.” Cryptocurrencies and blockchains are built on decentralized networks. Network…
Read MoreA sidechain is a separate blockchain attached to the parent through a 2-way peg, which allows assets to be interchangeable and moved across the chains at a fixed deterministic exchange…
Read MoreBlockchain technology is here to stay. Since Bitcoin was released in 2009 and brought blockchain technology to the mainstream, the benefits of decentralised ledger technology have been realized and improved…
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