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what is libra

What is Libra, Facebook's cryptocurrency?

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What is Libra? Libra is a cryptocurrency-based payment system. The project belongs to Facebook, which has been joined by another 27 companies (eBay, Uber, Booking.com, Vodafone, etc.). The Libra's rate will have to be determined on the basis of a currency basket of the dollar, euro, yen, and pound...

Ether EOS

EOS vs Ethereum: Smart contracts, consensus and awards

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Ethereum is the most popular platform for launching smart contracts. However, several years ago, the central network of EOS was launched - perhaps the strongest competitor to Ethereum. In this article, we are going to compare the strong and weak sides of these two networks. General...

ERC777

What is ERC777 standard?

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The new ERC777 blockchain token standard, developed by Jordi Baylina, Jacques Dafflon, and Thomas Shababi, and potentially replacing the currently widely used ERC20 standard, is about to be launched. ERC is short for Ethereum Request for Comments and describes a set of standards created to be...

blockchain gambling

Blockchain in the modern gambling business

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For a long time, the Internet has become a part of our everyday life, without which no person can imagine his life. With the advent of the Internet, most companies and services have decided to expand their boundaries and go online. The same thing happened after the spread of blockchain technology....

what is bitcoin sv

What is Bitcoin SV (BSV)?

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What is Bitcoin SV BSV is a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash, which appeared on November 15, 2018. "SV" in the Bitcoin SV stands for “satoshi vision”. The development of the crypto coin was taken by Craig Wright. He addressed the scalability issue and increased the block size to 128 MB....

Bitcoin Cash

What is Bitcoin Cash?

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After the vote for the introduction of the SegWit2x protocol, in Summer 2017, the hard fork of the leading crypto was released. That is precisely how owners of Bitcoins become owners of Bitcoin Cash, and how the currency was made. This fork is the largest and loudest in the history of digital...

What is STO?

What is Security Token Offering (STO)?

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All about Security Token Offering Security Token Offering (STO) is a method of investing in blockchain projects. Investors are purchasing tokenized securities that are sold on crypto exchanges. As this public offering is related to securities, it’s evident that STOs are more regulated than ICOs,...

Types of crypto exchanges

All about Centralized and Decentralized crypto exchanges

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Crypto exchanges: everything you necessitate to know Crypto exchanges are online platforms that facilitate users to swap one type of digital asset to another. These platforms are operating just like regular real-life exchanges: the contrast is just in currencies you can trade. These platforms allow...

Security token

What is security token?

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Advanced people in the crypto environment surely have heard and know what security token is. But for newbies, it is often very tricky to get acquainted with so many terms and new concepts. We are here to make everything clear for the ones, who are making their first steps into the crypto universe....

Crypto exchanges that haven't been hacked

Which crypto exchanges have not been hacked?

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In plenty of crypto exchanges, some are proving they are worth trusting, and some are being easily hacked. I’m not going to suggest which one to choose and won't give any referral links. I just wanted to share with you the list of most trustworthy exchanges based on our researches. Most of the...

Web 3.0

The Making Of A Decentralized Web 3.0

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Data is the new ‘Gold’. Unfortunately, in today’s world, only a handful of organizations are in control of this gold aka data. From Facebook to Google, the multi-billion dollar organizations have one thing in common. They have made their billions by accessing their user’s data in a way...

Ethereum development phases

Ethereum development phases: Ethereum 2.0 Serenity

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History of Ethereum started in 2013 when Vitalik Buterin issued a whitepaper of it. Ethereum intended to make the use of blockchain technology achievable not just for payment systems. Nowadays, Ethereum is one of the most influential blockchains in the world, and most of the decentralized apps and...

Mobile wallets for beginners

5 mobile crypto wallets for beginners

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If you're a newcomer in the cryptocurrency environment, you'll necessitate getting introduced with some definitions and tools. One of the points you're expected to know to navigate in this sphere is a cryptocurrency wallet. You can learn about these wallets theoretically, or you can download one of...

Multisig wallet

Multi-signature wallets and their benefits

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Technologies don’t stay still, and innovations are appearing every day. One of those modern tools we want you to be acquainted with is multisig wallet. Multisig is a unique type of digital signature which allows two or a higher number of users to approve accounts acting as an organization. It’s...

Investing in Bitcoin

Investing in Bitcoin: Everything you need to know

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Bitcoin is the most widespread cryptocurrency and one of the advanced means of keeping money by investments. But considering the point that it’s changing in price very frequently, is it safe to invest in BTC? What is Bitcoin? The concept of making digital currency belongs to Nick Szabo, but the...

Top 10 blockchain-related jobs you need to know about

Top 10 blockchain-related jobs you need to know about

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The sphere of programming and contemporary technologies is always looking for talented employees and has competitive salaries. Glassdoor has provided research which has shown impressive results - the interest in blockchain-related jobs has increased 300% in a year. Despite the concerns with...

Blockchain developer: What programming languages to learn

Blockchain developer: What programming languages to learn

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The most substantial part of the people who are interested in innovations, programming, and technologies know that almost every new raising technology brings with it an innovative method of coding. The same is with blockchains. Most of you probably have heard about the unique features of this...

Guide for investing in cryptocurrencies (Part 2)

Guide for investing in cryptocurrencies (Part 2)

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In the first part of our guide, we gave you some primary information about cryptocurrencies and crypto-wallets. We've also talked about the functioning process of cryptocurrencies, and now it’s the turn for talking about how profitable investing money in cryptocurrencies can be. But first,...

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