Blockchain, often referred to as “the record-keeping technology behind Bitcoin”, is defined as a distributed, decentralized public ledger. In this section, we’d like to show that blockchain technology is actually easier to understand than that definition sounds. Check out our comprehensive guides on different types of blockchains to learn all the ins and outs of this innovative tech.
Tokens in their nature can be either fungible or non-fungible, and sometimes they can be semi-fungible. Here’s a guide to learn about what semi-fungible crypto tokens are all about.
Here is a guide provided for our readers to understand all there is to know about Stacks, a Bitcoin-integrated platform which seeks to curtail the scalability issues faced with BTC.
This guide focuses on the Zilliqa protocol and ZIL token, launched in 2017. So far, the platform has found real-world utility across various industries such as finance, digital advertising, and gaming.
With efforts to bring crypto enthusiasts closer to being more familiar with the industry, here is a guide on one of the industry’s smart asset blockchains, the New Economy Movement (NEM).
Single asset staking is a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus that is common in the blockchain ecosystem. However, multi-asset staking is still nascent. In this guide, you will learn about multi-asset staking and how it works.
Here is everything you need to know about Helium – is a decentralized blockchain-powered network for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
This guide focuses on the Zcash token, its core features, use cases, and the technology that the virtual currency employs. It also highlights Zcash’s advantages over the most popular digital asset, Bitcoin (BTC).
The guide deals with Telcoin – an alternative to what is currently obtainable. It gives users the opportunity to send remittance payments across the world in the fastest possible time at the cheapest possible fee.
As cryptocurrency exchange companies are considering it necessary to launch their own tokens, it is important that crypto users get familiar with these coins before making investment decisions. Here is a guide on a leading crypto exchange native token, Huobi Token.
The following guide provides details on the architecture and features of Elrond – a blockchain that aims to provide efficiency, security, interoperability, and scalability beyond what is already obtainable.
The guide provides all you need to know about Waves protocol – a blockchain platform that combines the functions of a cryptocurrency, a token launch, and a decentralized exchange (DEX).
Many compare Decred and Bitcoin owing to their features and store of value. However, Decred is unique due to its core principles and functioning features. Find out more in the guide below.
The growth of the DeFi ecosystem has been on a consistent rise as new innovations seem to be making the community more interesting for enthusiasts. Here is a guide on a scalability-focused blockchain project Harmony (ONE).
The guide gives you a clear understanding of the functioning of Siacoin (SC) – one of the biggest P2P cloud storage platforms with a marketplace for cloud services.
Bitcoin SV (BSV) appeared as a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash in 2018 with a view to become more technologically advanced regarding the continuation of the original Bitcoin protocol. The guide will help you to understand what is BSV and why it is more useful for businesses.
The crypto space often faces certain regulatory backlashes. However, some cryptocurrencies have proven to be a hedge over most loopholes. Neo is one of such regulatory-friendly cryptocurrencies operating a smart economic system. Here is all you need to know about Neo.
Amp protocol has become the first project that provided staking collateral and maintaining custody for their assets for the network users. Find out more about it in this guide.
The guide provides all you need to know about Tezos – an open-source, self-amending cryptographic ledger platform allowing smart contracts and developing dApps on its advanced platform.
The guide provides a complete picture of Cardano, Ethereum’s rival that brings a new standard in technology, open and inclusive, to challenge the old and activate a new age of sustainable, globally distributed innovation.
There are thousands of cryptocurrencies in the market, hence the challenges with understanding the underlying technologies with each of them are inevitable. As such, we bring to you a vivid review of a business-oriented blockchain-based project Klaytn.
To enlighten our readers on certain underlying crypto technologies, this guide brings a vivid review of a very efficient instrument and a backbone to IoT that records the exchange of machine-to-machine transactions, Iota.
Providing innovative new facilities to increase privacy and security, LEOcoin is now in a league of its own, being a better alternative as it comes with lots of benefits for your business. Here, we explain how it sets the standard for the future of digital currency.
The guide provides details on Mdex, which is the optimal way to create cross-chain compatibility between leading chains to create a composite DEX ecosystem. Find out more about its benefits here.
Algorand’s unique features remove the technical barriers that for years undermined mainstream blockchain adoption. These features are decentralization, scalability, and security. The guide explains how the platform has achieved that.
Kusama, often called “Polkadot’s Canary network”, is designed to facilitate an audit system for Polkadot. Here’s a guide to deeply understand all that Kusama entails and its relevance in the industry.
The guide deals with Shiba Inu – an experiment meme token that aims to compete, possibly outpacing DOGE, and for this reason, labeled as “the Dogecoin killer”.
The guide provides a full description of the VeChain platform that offers a blockchain solution to businesses while building a trust-free and distributed business ecosystem to enable transparent information flow, efficient collaboration, and high-speed value transfer.
The crypto industry is not easy to comprehend, considering some unfamiliar terms enthusiasts come across. In a bid to share better understanding of some of these terms, we have provided a guide to help understand all there is to know about “Bitcoin Taproot”, a proposed Bitcoin upgrade.
The guide gives a clear picture of Vega Protocol that strives to be one of the core infrastructures of decentralized finance, just like Ethereum. It aims to build tools that guarantee the freedom to trade and make that freedom accessible to anyone on earth.
Let us introduce you to Mina – the protocol that has proved to be the world’s lightest blockchain powered by participants. Its mission is optimizing decentralization and scalability for the blockchain.
Solana is a permissionless, high-performance blockchain that offers scalable, fast, and decentralized marketplaces and apps. Here you will find everything you need to know about this protocol.
Here is everything you need to know about Cook Protocol – a transparent and secured platform for DeFi democratization that offers investors access to secured and liquidized funds.
The guide introduces you to The Graph (GRT) – an Ethereum-based marketplace that powers many of the most used dApps in the DeFi and broader Web3 ecosystem.
Student Coin is a platform where students and educational organizations can develop their own tokens and provides a comprehensive collection of tools and products that make blockchain adoption in the educational section faster. The guide explains how STC does it.
Ocean Protocol is seeking to take control away from tech giants to the actual data providers, or people. This guide explains how and by what means Ocean Protocol achieves that.
Here, we provide a guideline on the Difficulty Bomb – one of the features integrated into Ethereum that describes the increasingly difficult levels of the mining algorithm which miners need to solve to get rewards on the blockchain.
The guide is ensuring a deeper understanding of XinFin Network – a platform that aims to solve most of the problems that blockchain networks are experiencing at the moment and focuses on social development goals.
Let us introduce you to TrueUSD – stablecoin that is highly appreciated for its transparency and that has grown to become the most preferred choice of many traders.
Find here everything you need to know about the advanced Internet Computer Protocol – a blockchain that aims to replace the Internet and break the monopoly of tech giants.
The purpose of this guide is to provide a comprehensive guide about Paxos Standard (PAX) stablecoin. It can be used for making informed investing decisions.
With the guide, you will get a clear understanding of the Polygon (MATIC) network that has ambitions of alleviating the problems of the Ethereum network whilst also promoting true and routine blockchain interoperability.
DAI stablecoin launched as a result of the need to create a cryptocurrency with a stable value independent from the traditional market. The guide provides details on its functioning and use cases.
TerraUSD (UST) appeared as a stablecoin that intends to benefit users and the community at large. The guide provides detailed description of the coin and explains the advantages of UST over alternative stablecoins.
Here we’ll have a deeper look at Binance USD (BUSD) – fiat-backed stablecoin that was the first to receive regulatory approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Have you heard of Chia Network – the protocol that is doubling down on Bitcoin, adopting its core principles, and implementing the new technology? Here you will find everything you need to know about it.
The guide deals with the ECOMI that aims to become the world’s largest NFT marketplace where users have access to a handful of brands on a flexible and secured platform.
As the NFT marketplace is a haven for artists wishing to reap the profits of their handiwork, Rarible provides the avenue for that. And this guide explains how.
Here is everything you need to know about the Origin platform and its OGN token. This protocol solves the bothersome blockchain issues by providing regular and vital incentives to customers with a stake in the network.
Find everything you need to know about Sandbox – a platform that allows you to have a fun game experience while also combining the benefits of blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and NFTs creation in a single digital ecosystem.
The guide will introduce you to WAX – the first decentralized marketplace that focuses mainly on video games and trading virtual collectibles. It is the first protocol in which gamers can truly own their assets, without depending on a provider or network.
The guide below explains functioning principles of Flow – a fast, secure, and developer-friendly blockchain built to support the next generation of games, apps, and the digital assets that power them.
The guide deals with Enjin Coin (ENJ) — a simple solution for communities, content creators, game servers, and game publishers to implement virtual goods and real value into their gameplay and communities.
Find the details on Theta – a decentralized streaming network that aspires to improve the streaming market efficiency by streamlining the video delivery process.
Find the details on Decentraland – a virtual reality platform that strives to implement blockchain in the gaming world.
In this guide, you will be introduced to Chiliz (CHZ) – the world’s leading blockchain provider in sports. Explore the Chiliz platform, its functioning, and find details on the Chiliz (CHZ) token.
Find the details about Dego Finance (DEGO) – a DeFi project that aims to revamp the purpose and utility of non-fungible tokens through an array of fun and clever applications.
The guide provides an explanation of the Cosmos network that aims to solve the typical scalability issues, provide a marketplace for the outstanding number of networks in the space, and lay down a more beneficial protocol for the community with a unique and scalable network for blockchains.
The guide provides an explanation on PancakeSwap (CAKE) – BSC-based DEX that facilitates the trading of BEP-20 tokens and implements AMM.
Here you will find all you need to know about THORChain – an independent crypto network that aims to enable the exchange of assets across disparate blockchain networks in a non-custodial manner.
The guide deals with Universal Market Access (UMA) protocol – an open-source infrastructure that allows DeFi developers to create their synthetic tokens and derivatives in the Ethereum network that can keep track of any asset’s prices.
The guide provides everything you might need to know about Fantom – a fast, high-throughput open-source smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps.
BSC offers great opportunities to gap several blockchains with a multi-functioning, highly-dynamic cross-compatible ecosystem.
The guide deals with a novel liquidity pool platform SushiSwap, which is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) with an Automated Market Making system (AMM).
Some users call Avalanche the “Internet of Finance”. In essence, the platform serves as the meeting point of the traditional market and the decentralized applications.
Despite being criticized for not being fully decentralized, Compound has offered several advantages for users in the crypto and DeFi space. Therefore, it is often referred to as a “crypto-economic miracle”.
This guide is for those who want to better understand what USD Coin is and what its main use cases are.
Cryptojacking in recent times has become widespread as hackers are getting more sophisticated in their attacks. Read this guide to learn what it is and how you can detect it.
There are different kinds of wrapped tokens and Wrapped Ethereum is definitely among the most popular ones. But what is it? Read this guide to find it out.
The NFT industry has grown from a market cap of $30 million in 2017 to over $300 million by 2020. This guide will help you to learn more about non-fungible tokens.
Learn more about the concept behind liquidity pools and check out the review of today’s top 5 DeFi liquidity pool providers.
While the number of countries exploring the concept of CBDC is actively growing, we invite you to learn the key basics of Central Bank Digital Currencies in this guide.
Check out this guide to find everything you need to know about Aave – one of the most popular DeFi lending platforms.
Decentralized Finance is seen by many to have numerous advantages over the traditional finance system, part of it due to DeFi’s unique lending system. In this guide, we’ll tell you all about DeFi Lending.
Learn more about Yearn.finance, a relatively unknown lending aggregator that became one of the most popular digital currencies and the most expensive cryptocurrency, surging past $27,000.
Check everything you might need to know about 0x project – Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) solution, and its native ZRX token.
It seems, that through Polkadot protocol, the emergence of new markets is imminent and the decentralization of future economies is looking more possible than ever before.
Decentralized apps are the innovation that is driving the world right now, and there are no signs that this trend will stop at any point in the future. Find everything you might need to know about this kind of apps in this guide.
Here’s the complete guide describing key working opportunities that presents the crypto world both for freelance people and formed teams.
Here, we are going to look at one such dynamic that has attained immense value and potential with the onset of blockchain – asset tokenization.
In this guide, our primary focus will be on the newly launched cloud infrastructure of Binance, dubbed Binance Cloud.
Despite the crypto community is focused on Bitcoin’s halving and potential price increase lets not forget about the Staking year.
Despite blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) have been one of the most common buzzwords thrown about in events and seed-raises to bolster investments, not so many know the difference between these two techs.
While scalability remains one of the main issues of blockchain, sharding is viewed as one of the most promising methods to address it. This guide will help you to learn more about it.
Hedera Hashgraph is claimed to go beyond the majority of traditional blockchains. If you want to learn what Hedera Hashgraph can offer you, this guide is for you.
Though the Lightning network is still under development it is already expected to bring great changes. The guide will tell you what the network represents itself and what this tech can offer to the crypto world.
Telegram Open Network is expected to become a major game-changer for social messaging. But what do we know about it right now? This guide is for those who want to find it out.
There are a lot of talks that today the traditional centralized finance system can’t satisfy all the currently existing demands. But are there any other options? In this guide, we will tell you about DeFi, its decentralized counterpart.
Using the example of tokens, coins and shares, with this piece, we’ll show you how the concept of crypto blurs the borders between different types of assets.
As you can hear about smart contracts practically everywhere today, this guide will help you to better understand their nature and their role in transforming many processes.
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In this complete guide, Vladimir Malakchi, CMO of 482.solutions, figures out which consensus algorithms are presented in the industry, considers their features, and also touches on their shortcomings dispelling several myths.
The blockchain technology can simply be explained as a decentralized open ledger system of adding, verifying and then recording transactions between peers in a transparent, efficient and irreversible manner.
The Interledger protocol (ITL) is a protocol for payments across payment systems. The protocol was introduced by Ripple in October 2015.
A group of the major fintech industry players are working on a new version of the blockchain technology as part of the Open Ledger Project.
SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm) – is a set of cryptographic algorithms – single-aimed hash functions including SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512.
Scrypt is an adaptive cryptographic function of key generation based on the password. It was invented by Colin Percival for the online service for protected storage of back up copies of Unix like operating systems in 2008.
