Bitcoin is at the forefront of decentralization in regards to blockchain technology. The first-ever digital asset still owns a majority of the total market capitalization in the industry. However, earning bitcoin is a challenge for those that don’t have access to powerful mining rigs. This is due to the fact […]
The coupling of blockchain technology with VR/AR has opened up new possibilities for this industry. Content creators can now sell their real-life or VR content through a new channel, letting the power of blockchain handle copyright and identity. Smart contracts can deal with details pertaining to actual transactions. This list […]
When the altcoin market started in 2011, the majority of newly launched digital currencies had the same consensus mechanism that bitcoin uses to secure its network. Today, there are still a number of leading digital currencies that use proof of work (PoW) despite the many innovations in the consensus algorithms […]
A number of leading blockchain projects, including heavyweights EOS and Tron, have decided to use the relatively new delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS) consensus mechanism to secure their blockchains. In this guide, you will learn what delegated Proof of Stake is and find a list of the top seven most promising […]
Here’s a look at some of the tools that are available for bitcoin and altcoin investors. We rated each one on a score of one to five, based on five factors — whether it serves its target user well, its effectiveness, ease-of-use, its price as compared to its value, and […]
Bitcoin is the leading digital currency measured by market capitalization as well as value. At the time of writing, one bitcoin is worth over $11,000 and its market capitalization is over $200 billion. While bitcoin has managed to maintain its leadership position in the digital currency space, there are several […]
I don’t usually make predictions. (There’s a reason fortune tellers only charge five bucks.) But in this case, it was fairly obvious: the New York Times reported that Facebook was launching its own alternative to bitcoin. In our Bitcoin Market Journal newsletter, I suggested that you might want to look […]
An insightful metric to review when analyzing the future potential of altcoins is to look at the daily active users of a digital coin or token. The idea behind this is that the more people who are using a digital currency on a daily basis, the higher its potential for […]
For the past several years in the world of digital assets, one of the best strategies a project could adopt was to launch an initial coin offering (ICO). The project team simply needed to come up with an idea, create a smart contract, define the terms of the coin, publish […]
Do you feel that you missed the ICO gravy train? Fret not, for IEOs (Initial Exchange Offerings) are now here. More secure, more likely to succeed, and potentially more profitable than initial coin offerings, IEOs are likely the wave of the future. What you need to know now is how […]
