Key Takeaway: Bitcoin is ending this week strong, coming close to it’s all time high of $64,000. This is the highest price that Bitcoin has witnessed in almost six months. This has left a lot of investors happy and optimistic about the end of year. But the real reason for this latest surge in price […]
Author: Jack Dolby
Hi, I'm Jack. I'm a creative and technical writer in the cryptocurrency industry. I chose a career in blockchain because I believe that it is the technology that will have the biggest impact on and revolutionise the world as we know it. Being involved in that excites me. Although its easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies, I'm more excited to see blockchain realise its full potential and completely disrupt the legacy systems of the 21st Century. I've been in this industry for multiple years and I've worked for some of the biggest research and development companies as well as smaller, startup crypto projects.
Finally, a date has been confirmed for the highly anticipated Polkadot Parachain Auctions. Almost five years after the initial vision of an interoperable blockchain network was first outlined in Polkadot’s whitepaper, parachains are now officially ready for launch on the Polkadot network. On the 11th of November 2021, the Polkadot Parachain Auction process will kick […]
Key Takeaway: Staking is one of the easiest and safest ways for an individual to earn interest on their holdings and become an active member of a blockchain network. Blockchains rely on a specific set of rules to approve new transactions. The proof-of-stake (PoS) rule requires network participants to stake their cryptocurrencies to validate transactions […]
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that are designed to maintain price stability. Most commonly, stablecoins are pegged to and directly backed by an underlying asset, for example fiat currencies. The idea behind this is that stablecoins can enable users to benefit from the security, speed and low costs of cryptocurrencies, without the volatility. Many people use stablecoins […]
Key Takeaway: Market sentiment is the collective attitude towards an asset or financial market. Sentiments exist in all markets, especially raw ones like cryptocurrency. Market sentiment analysis considers an investor’s collective thoughts, feelings and moods surrounding an asset. These feelings typically don’t reflect an asset’s fundamental value, but rather the short term potential for price […]
Key Takeaway: Avalanche is a smart contract compatible blockchain network that attempts to improve scalability without compromising on decentralization. It aims to do this in a unique way, by using three separate blockchains to make up its mainnet. On top of this, Avalanche also uses a unique consensus protocol that can provide a sub-one-second finality […]
Key Takeaway: The Metaverse is a collective digital extension of the physical world that exists across multiple different virtual spaces. The introduction of blockchain technology has helped Metaversal advancement tremendously. The Metaverse can be thought of as the future of interaction, transaction & socialization on the internet, where users can work, meet, game and socialize […]
Key Takeaways: Some nations have already enacted blanket bans on cryptocurrencies. However, actually enforcing these bans has proven to be challenging. Modern technologies allow even citizens of repressive regimes to access “banned” cryptocurrencies. Because cryptocurrencies are essentially just pieces of code, they cannot be banned. Having said that, governments could always create challenging barriers to […]
Cryptocurrency is one of the most volatile asset classes in the world. How an investor navigates the market is one of the most important factors for whether they’ll achieve long-term financial success or not. In order for an investor to make prudent investment decisions, they need to be able to control their emotions and make […]
Key takeaway: Essentially, Web 3.0 is a new iteration of the internet that’s powered by new technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and most importantly, blockchain technology. Web 3.0 aims to create a more open, connected and intelligent internet that is permissionless and open to everyone without monetizing personal data. Web 3.0 is the next […]