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Category description – Bitcoin was invented by a pseudonymous individual or group named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and is the world’s first enduring cryptocurrency that succeeded where decades of digital cash experiments failed.
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Malcolm O'Mahony

Can I mine Ethereum?

Reading Time: < 1 minute No. Since The Merge, Proof-of-work is no longer underlying Ethereum’s consensus mechanism, meaning mining has been switched off. Instead, Ethereum is secured by validators who

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Malcolm O'Mahony

Are Ethereum addresses case-sensitive?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethereum addresses are indeed case-sensitive. This means that the capitalization of letters matters, and each character in the address must be exactly right. For instance,

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Malcolm O'Mahony

Who invented Ethereum?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethereum was created in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-Canadian programmer and cryptocurrency researcher. He first proposed Ethereum in late 2013 as a platform to

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Malcolm O'Mahony

How is Litecoin different from Bitcoin?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Litecoin is different from Bitcoin in a few key ways: Faster transaction processing: Litecoin’s block generation time is approximately four times faster than Bitcoin’s, which

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Malcolm O'Mahony

Is Litecoin a fork of Bitcoin?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Yes, Litecoin is a fork of Bitcoin. It was created by Charlie Lee in 2011 as a “lite” version of Bitcoin, with some changes to

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Malcolm O'Mahony

When Did Blockchain Technology Start?

Reading Time: < 1 minute The concept of blockchain technology was first introduced in 2008 with the invention of Bitcoin. Since then, the technology has been adopted by numerous industries

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Malcolm O'Mahony

Can I Trust Blockchain?

Reading Time: < 1 minute Blockchain technology can be trusted if used correctly and appropriately implemented by developers and users alike. Blockchain networks are incredibly secure due to their cryptographic

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Malcolm O'Mahony

Can I Buy Blockchain Stock?

Reading Time: < 1 minute No, you cannot buy blockchain stock.   Many publicly traded companies are involved in some aspect of blockchain, such as mining cryptocurrencies or developing enterprise-level

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