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COVID-19 Effects on the Financial Markets

The advent of the global pandemic we are currently facing has brought unforeseen chaos…

Crypto Market Cycles: Explained

Most people who have heard about Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies will probably know that their prices…

Introduction to Crypto-Economics

In 2009, Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was created by Satoshi Nakamoto. While to this day, no one knows the true identity of this person or group, Bitcoin would go on to lay the foundation for the decentralized financial world.

What is the Difference Between Ripple and XRP?

One of the earliest altcoins on the marketplace, XRP, was launched in 2013 with quite different functions to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The company is now known as Ripple Labs was formed in 2012, and its network publicly launched in January…

What are Bitcoin Mining Pools?

One of the first things people want to understand when they start learning about bitcoin is how the currency is created and how a digital currency derives its value. To understand this, we need to know that the bitcoin protocol is based on a system known as proof-of-work…

What is the Difference Between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash?

Most people nowadays have at least heard about Bitcoin (BTC), even if they are not really too sure what it is or how it works. But with the entry of thousands of different types of cryptocurrencies onto the marketplace, many may not…

How Did the Top 5 Cryptocurrencies Perform in 2019?

What happened to the 5 major cryptocurrencies over the past year? Here we look at major developments for Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash in 2019 and hint at what 2020 may hold.

The Five Major Cryptocurrencies

Background and Recent Developments

At Coinmena, we currently support 5 of the major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). This blog post explains the…