Cryptocurrency

Every crypto enthusiast has heard of CoinMarketCap.com, which is the number 1 website in the cryptocurrency space. For years, the site has provided helpful information for enthusiasts and investors alike. The website tracks most of the alternative coins that have hit the market and show users the current value in dollars and Bitcoins for each currency.  However, recent times have seen scandalous allegations surrounding the leading site, and many are left wondering if CoinMarketCap can still be trusted. This article…

Crypto mining is the practice through which transactions are confirmed and added to a blockchain public ledger. It has always been one of the most attractive endeavors in Bitcoin. Crypto mining entails verifying transactions, which is time-consuming and computing power-intensive calculations. Miners then get rewarded for their efforts, usually with tokens of cryptocurrency. As much as the yield from mining might vary, for some, it has a greater appeal than buying bitcoins. Technologically, mining is a process that supports the…

The approval for mainstream use in cryptocurrency remains a central theme, and crypto debit cards have been adopted as a great way to bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital currencies. These cards have introduced significant transaction speed, privacy, cost, and convenience improvements. Crypto debit cards have eased the combination of cryptocurrency and fiat currency, where cardholders can make transactions and payments at restaurants, cinemas, retail outlets, and other places. In addition, when spending cryptos, you often don't require much-specialized…

Santiment, an analytics platform, recently released a report that revealed positive sentiment still prevails on crypto Twitter, after the recent bitcoin price plunge. Santiment is a platform that analyzes several crypto-related posts on different social media platforms to help investors get an overall feel of the market. According to their recent report, the last 3 months have obviously seen a change of attitude towards crypto, as the price dropped from $10,300 levels to sub-$4,000. However, their report suggests that the…

Over a decade ago, the first cryptocurrency to permit secure transactions (bitcoin) changed the fintech world. It is based on cheap peer-to-peer transactions and is designed to be completely decentralized.  This digital evolution was set up to eliminate the centralized model of managing finances that monopolized the industry. However, a virtual currency based on blockchain technology has remained in the speculative emerging finance growth category over the years. That means we are still heavily reliant on the traditional financial systems…

Considered one of the most critical events in the Bitcoin community, the Bitcoin reward halving is the process by which the incentives available to miners decrease by half of what it currently is. Founder Satoshi Nakamoto implemented the Bitcoin Halving mechanism to incentivize the network and slowly distribute the 21 million currency supply. Historically, the Bitcoin reward halving has been known to be a prelude to a massive bull run. However, on 9 July 2016, the market saw a surprising turn of…

New Economy movement, or NEM, as it’s widely known, is a peer-to-peer blockchain platform for developers. Its native cryptocurrency is called XEM, and it has been split into two parts called the microXEM (the smallest unit) and milliXEM (the thousandth unit). One of this project's inspiring features is that while other major altcoins had Bitcoin codebase as their substrate, they built every part of the blockchain from scratch in Java and JavaScript. The NEM Foundation plans to build a financial…

Tao Zhang, the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has voiced his perspective on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Zhang spoke about CBDC after assessing its merits and demerits during a keynote speech at the London School of Economics. Benefits and Demerits The deputy managing director's major highlight of the CBDC's benefits was its efficiency and lower costs. Several nations experience high costs of currency management with lower access to payment systems in rural and poor…

Before investing in any cryptocurrency, he should evaluate his understanding of the particular currency. Since it is risky, anyone intending to invest must consider the digital asset before starting it. An interested investor must pay serious attention to various aspects before buying cryptocurrencies. Such vital points include only investing in an amount you can lose, studying the subject keenly beforehand, understanding the inter-exchange transfer rates of various cryptos, analyzing the market size cap, and watching out carefully for scams surrounding crypto.…