Reading Time: 13 minutes Polkadot (DOT) is a cutting-edge, scalable, and interoperable blockchain platform designed to connect multiple blockchains seamlessly. It enables cross-chain communication and collaboration, fostering innovation and
Reading Time: 12 minutes A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a digital form of a nation’s fiat currency issued and regulated by a central bank. CBDCs are designed
Reading Time: 8 minutes Proof-of-Work (PoW) is a consensus mechanism used in cryptocurrency networks, which requires miners to solve complex mathematical puzzles to validate transactions, create new blocks, and
Reading Time: 4 minutes Polygon is a cryptocurrency that uses the symbol MATIC, as well as a platform that helps Ethereum blockchains scale and connect. Polygon was formerly
Reading Time: 7 minutes Volatility refers to the degree of variation in the price of an asset over time. In the context of cryptocurrencies, volatility is the extent to
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Nixon Shock: Eliminating the Gold Standard Our monetary supply is, in broad terms the total money supply created and maintained by the Federal
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ripple is a digital payment network that has its own cryptocurrency, XRP. The concept started between 2004 and 2005 when RipplePay was developed by Canadian
Reading Time: 4 minutes Decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, refers to financial services that are democratized and don’t have a central authority. The opposite of DeFi is centralized
Reading Time: 5 minutes What is Qtum? Usually pronounced “Quantum,” and with the ticker code QTUM, the cryptocurrency is best described as a hybrid between Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin
Reading Time: 4 minutes Blockchain is the underlying technology that powers most cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, Bitcoin Cash, etc. A blockchain is essentially a public ledger that keeps a record of all transactions that happen on a cryptocurrency network. Blockchains are maintained and upheld by a decentralized network of nodes. Each node keeps a record of the blockchain. There can be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of nodes or more for a single blockchain.
