Dec 2, 2019How Crypto Traders Use Derivatives to Hedge RiskEvery bitcoin trader knows that you can’t put all your eggs in one basket. It is a rule of thumb that many of you have learned from the beginning. Despite this knowledge, it is often very difficult for traders to spread the risk. What then can be done to protect…Bitcoin4 min read
Sep 30, 2019What is an STO? A Comprehensive Beginner’s GuideThe boom of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017 and 2018 brought a new and unprecedented way for fintech firms to raise funds in minutes without going through the traditional route of initial public offerings (IPOs). But the boom brought along a bust as the majority of these ICOs turned…Blockchain5 min read
Jun 19, 2019What is a Distributed Ledger Technology?The term ‘distributed ledger’ has been thrown around too many times around blockchain conversations. Many people consider blockchain technology and distributed ledger as one and the same thing. This is technically not true although the two are related. So, what is a distributed ledger? The answer lies in this article. …Blockchain6 min read
Jun 17, 2019What is an Altcoin? An Alternative to Bitcoin and its FlawsWhat is an altcoin? Let’s start from the beginning. Shortly after the 2008 financial crisis, a new digital currency was introduced to the world via a white paper sent to a mailing list of a cypherpunk community. It was known as bitcoin. …Bitcoin6 min read
Jun 7, 2019What is Bitcoin Lightning Network? A Complete Guide to Second Layer SolutionWhat is Bitcoin Lightning Network? Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world a decade ago amid much fanfare of a new decentralized method of payment that could potentially challenge the existing financial system. It seemed to work very well for some because there were fewer transactions conducted at the time. …Bitcoin5 min read
May 27, 2019How Bitcoin Mining WorksFor thousands of years, men have gone beneath the dangers of the earth to extract minerals and precious metals such as gold, copper, platinum, and the like. The evolution in technology and finance has led to a new but different form of mining — Bitcoin mining. …Bitcoin5 min read
May 16, 2019Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? This is one of the most important and unanswered questions in the crypto sphere. Many people and organizations have been linked to who Nakamoto is but with no success. …Bitcoin6 min read
May 13, 2019What is Ripple? A Protocol and a Digital Currency for the Payments IndustryRipple is as interesting as they come. It is the name of both a protocol and a currency. Ripple is a real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system or an open source network used to facilitate cheaper and faster global transactions. It is very different from Bitcoin which was initially created to…Ripple6 min read
May 8, 2019Guide To Top 10 Coins by Market CapThe top 10 coins by market cap are not the most popular digital assets in the world, but they also have a value of $151.756 billion in a…Bitcoin7 min read
Apr 17, 2019What is Litecoin? An Early Bitcoin Fork Nearly Identical to the Original ChainIn the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, there is a large number of forked protocols that inherit the majority of their properties from the parent blockchain networks. Litecoin is one such network forked from Bitcoin, the largest and most popular blockchain protocol in the world. …Bitcoin5 min read