In the early days of cryptocurrencies, the MtGox case was often brought up as a cautionary tale among crypto-enthusiasts. Specifically, MtGox was the biggest Bitcoin exchange to undergo a hack where most funds were stolen. How can you trust Bitcoin if these things may happen? This argument, which is very often used against cryptocurrencies, is somewhat misleading both for non-users and new users. In fact, poor understanding of the MtGox events is often behind the lack of Bitcoin education and generally, of lack of understanding crypto currencies.
Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, a global macro investment firm that is currently the world’s largest hedge fund earning a whopping $49 billion for its investors. A best-selling author, Mr. Dalio, regularly shares his knowledge through articles and videos. I will be focusing primarily on his latest piece, The Big Cycles Over The Last 500 Years, and the role Bitcoin could play should his projections prove to be accurate.
When it comes to building and hosting DeFi protocols, Ethereum pretty much rules the roost. As per DeFi Pulse, a staggering $872.20 million is locked up in Ethereum-based DeFi. However, as it turns out, Bitcoin has been making impressive leaps in the DeFi department themselves. In this article, we are going to go through some of these Bitcoin DeFi apps. Before we do so, let’s go through the basics first.
As the public’s perception of Bitcoin evolves from former stereotypes as the currency of cybercriminals to a legitimate financial asset, wider acceptance will bring newcomers into the space looking to profit.
Many true cryptocurrency enthusiasts are self-taught. Although this process of learning by oneself, such as through reading and watching videos online and making mistakes on the way gives investors a great degree of understanding for the crypto markets. However, it is not a time-effective way to learn about crypto. This article is written to help you avoid the mistakes that cost investors thousands of dollars every year. Moreover, it involves nine clears steps towards keeping one’s cryptocurrency safe and sound. The writer of this article, Piotr, lost money twice when an exchange he kept money on got in trouble.
A hash function takes in an input string of any length and gives an output hash of a fixed length. Upon hashing, you get a string of pseudo random alphabets and numbers as an output which will look like this -> 242485AB6BFD3502BCB3442EA2E211687B8E4D89.
Blockchain wallets form the very core of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The wallet stores your cryptocurrency, public address, and private key. While the concept itself is relatively straightforward, many little machinations are going on in the background that makes them fascinating. In this article, we will look into the following:
Some people consider Bitcoin the new gold of the digital era. This is because the two share some similarities, which some argue means that Bitcoin is the perfect supplement for gold. However, Bitcoin is strictly digital, while gold is purely analog, so are they really comparable? And is it accurate to call Bitcoin digital gold?
Those keeping an eye on the cryptocurrency space will likely be familiar with the term “stock-to-flow model”. However, what exactly is this stock-to-flow model – and why is it important for the cryptocurrency industry as a whole? This article breaks down the stock to flow Bitcoin implications and why traders are getting so excited for stock-to-flow in the future.
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