HOW TO CASH OUT BITCOIN: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Although it’s safe to say that Bitcoin is much more popular today than it was even one year ago, it's still far from reaching the level of adoption of fiat. Even though several products and blockchain projects have been built around it, Bitcoin's volatility has discouraged many from using it as stable money. This has led to …

Cryptocurrency: A New Investment Opportunity?

Run a quick Google search and you’ll find all kinds of conflicting opinions out there about cryptocurrency. “Gamblers and speculators are the best candidates for the cryptocurrency market,” writes US News and World Report. “These kinds of returns are impossible to acquire within the realm of traditional investments,” crows one pro-cryptocurrency site. Cryptocurrency, and the underlying blockchain …

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN LOOK LIKE?

When Bitcoin first emerged, the cryptography community was instantly enthusiastic about it. Created by an anonymous figure known as Satoshi Nakamoto, it represented the culmination of years of research and work carried out within the field. The aim was to create a digital currency that would be beyond the reach and control of a central authority. To …

CRYPTO FAQ: HOW TO CREATE A CRYPTOCURRENCY

Creating a cryptocurrency is a good way to put a unique spin on how things are generally done. For example, Bitcoinis changing how money is transferred from one place to another, Ripple is focusing on banks and Stellar is aimed at the unbanked. Other platforms like Ethereum and EOS are providing different options to host applications. Cryptocurrencies tackle existing problems and are …

WHAT IS THE “COINBASE EFFECT” AND DOES IT STILL WORK?

The “Coinbase Effect” is a theory within the cryptocurrency community that postulates that if a token/coin, usually one relatively less well-known, gets added to the Coinbase exchange, its price will increase substantially. Coinbase is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges as well as arguably the most user-friendly, making it the starting point for new cryptocurrency …

THE BEST CRYPTOGAMES IN 2019

Cryptocurrency is easily one of the most fascinating technologies invented in the past 20 years. From the lightning speeds that transport money from sender to recipient in seconds, to the secure applications in many industries, we’ve only scratched the surface of the possibilities. Since the creation of Bitcoin, industries have scurried to find ways in which …

DASH VS ETHEREUM

It’s no longer a stretch to say that cryptocurrency may play a huge role in how money is generally perceived in the future. For now, however, digital currencies and the teams behind them continue to figure out ways to get from the starting point (Bitcoin) to the future of decentralized storage of value. The emergence of Bitcoin was a …

CRYPTO FAQ’S: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MINE BITCOIN?

Bitcoin network has grown in popularity over the last few years, as demonstrated by its daily use. The number of Bitcoin ATMs has also increased globally from 1 in 2013, to 500 in January 2016, to a whopping 5,042 in July 2019. This shows that there is growing demand and interest in Bitcoin as an asset and even …

WHAT’S BEHIND RECENT GAINS FOR BITCOIN, ETHEREUM, RIPPLE’S XRP AND LITECOIN?

The year 2019 has been slow for most digital currencies. At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple (XRP) maintained the same low price points as the end of the previous year. This was largely owing to a long-running market correction following the post-2017 crypto boom. However, things seemed to pick up in the past few …

SCAM COINS: HOW TO AVOID THEM

The cryptocurrency market has revolutionized the way people think about money and its utilization in technology. It’s the newest trend in the storage of digital wealth and value. Unfortunately, the vast part of society does not understand it well. Thus, malicious people are using new tactics, as well as those that were used in fiat …