Introduction to ICOS Initial Coin Offering(ICO) which is a means of raising funds from the public through the sales of cryptocurrency coins left many crypto-millionaires in its wake in 2017, Ian Balina being one of them with his legendary spreadsheet becoming a highly sought-after cryptocurrency investment guide. As market conditions became less positive…

A personal but no so personal experience I heard about a new application for android for exchanging cryptocurrency for fiat and I eagerly visited Google play to download it! As a habit, I read the reviews before downloading the application, one particular review I couldn’t help but notice — it was filled with such displeasure that I…

What is cloud computing and how relevant is it? Cloud computing is the delivery of computing power, database, storage, applications, and other IT resources via the internet rather than using a local server or a personal computer. This means that rather than buying expensive computers with high computing capacities to perform tasks, or store data, these can easily be…

A little Background Statistics have shown that the hash rate of Bitcoin has increased since the beginning of the year, an indication of a potential increase in demand, adoption, and usage of Bitcoin. As cryptocurrency adoption increases and more individuals embrace blockchain technology and its decentralized payment solutions, the demand for a more…

The relevance of MSMEs in economic growth China, formerly one of the poorest countries globally, in just over thirty years has succeeded in becoming the second-largest economy globally, with economic stability rivaling and even superseding developed countries of the western world. …

Introduction It is common within the blockchain space for projects to be developed with very little use cases. Such practices serve to increase the distrust of individuals and mainstream companies in such projects and in new projects within the blockchain space. Function X — a real gem! In my previous article, I covered the basics of the…

Centralized banking founded by Alexander Hamilton has proved invaluable since its invention. Banks have served numerous functions since then, providing safe storage for deposited funds, rewarding depositors with interests for keeping their funds for a prolonged period, and for obtaining loans just to mention a few. Banks are the popular…

The next phase in the evolution of telephony Blockchain technology threatens to do to the internet what the internet did to traditional physical services and businesses — improve those that are willing to adopt it and phase out those that aren’t. Although an ambitious feat, blockchain technology has continued to influence every sphere of business- form health to…

We are ready for another price rally but are the blockchains? With Bakkt Bitcoin futures trading around the corner and the cryptocurrency market potentially bottoming out earlier in the year, analysts are predicting another price rally. As good as it sounds, there is an important question that needs to be answered, ‘how prepared are popular blockchains for another rally’? During the…