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DeFi
Staking
Choosing the right crypto staking platform
Crypto staking platforms offer users the opportunity to earn passive rewards by putting their cryptocurrency to work. By staking your crypto and holding onto it for a certain period, you can earn rewards in the form of interest or dividends. With so many different crypto staking platforms on the market, it’s essential to before staking your coins.
Oct 28, 2024
Beginners
Ethereum
Layer2
What is Base: the Ethereum Layer-2 challenger
Layer-2 (L2) solutions help to enhance Ethereum's scalability, making it more accessible to a larger audience. Two notable L2 options are Optimistic Rollups (OP) and Plasma (POL). OP allows fast off-chain transactions by assuming their validity unless challenged.
Oct 29, 2024
Intermediate
GameFi
DApps
Telegram Mini Apps (TMAs) and the rise of blockchain gaming: top TMAs for crypto
Have your friends sent you invites to Telegram crypto games, but you're unsure what they are? They're a form of Telegram Mini App (TMAs), which are web applications that run seamlessly within the Telegram messenger, leveraging technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Oct 28, 2024
Beginners
Layer2
Ethereum
What is Mantle Network (MNT): exploring Ethereum's first modular Layer-2 solution
Mantle Network is a pioneering modular Layer-2 solution designed to help scale the Ethereum network efficiently, handling more transactions faster than before. The tool achieves this by bundling transactions together using technology, reducing gas fees and speeding up transaction times.
Oct 23, 2024
Intermediate
Security
Wallets
Self-custody
A complete guide to 2024's best hardware wallets
Have you ever considered the most secure method to store your cryptocurrency? A hardware wallet provides an essential safeguard solution for your cryptocurrency assets by keeping them offline. Unlike hot wallets, which can be susceptible to cyber-attacks, hardware wallets securely contain the private keys you need to gain access to your digital assets.
Oct 8, 2024
Beginners
Protocols
LayerZero (ZRO): bridging the gap with omnichain interoperability
Imagine a society where information is siloed, and valuable data is locked away in isolated vaults. This is akin to the current state of blockchains, where different networks operate independently without being able to communicate with each other. While each blockchain offers unique advantages, this fragmentation hinders the potential for a truly interconnected future. Fortunately, with crosschain interoperability solutions like LayerZero, we're on the cusp of a blockchain revolution.
Oct 8, 2024
Bitcoin
The delicious tale of Bitcoin Pizza Day
Each year, the Bitcoin community enthusiastically celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day to commemorate a significant milestone in cryptocurrency's history: the first-ever real-world transaction completed with Bitcoin.
Sep 23, 2024
Beginners
Memecoins
What is PEPE, crypto’s latest hot memecoin?
The internet’s most famous frog, Pepe, is making waves in the crypto space since a memecoin created in its honor, PEPE, soared into the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Just weeks after launch, the coin was rubbing shoulders with top tokens and with a market cap well north of $400 million. But what is the PEPE project all about?
Aug 29, 2024
Beginners
DeFi
What is an automated market maker in crypto?
Automated market makers (AMMs) are a form of decentralized cryptocurrency trading platform that uses smart contracts to enable token swaps and value exchange. Unlike centralized exchanges, this process doesn't rely on order books to determine asset prices. Instead, it uses a mathematical formula to determine prices based on the asset's supply and demand curve.
Sep 26, 2024
DeFi
GameFi
SUI explained: the future of asset ownership?
SUI is a permissionless Layer-1 blockchain that adopts a unique object-oriented data model and purpose-built programming language, Move, to support true digital asset ownership. While Solana primarily concentrates on , SUI takes a different approach, aiming to excel in decentralized applications (DApps) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). That's why SUI has been dubbed the "The Solana Killer" by .
Aug 13, 2024
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DeFi
What is transactions per second (TPS) in crypto?
Transaction speeds are one of many real-world issues cryptocurrency looks to solve. When you need to send a payment, being aware of the transaction time is important. This tends to be vague within traditional banking systems, and even more so in international payments. However, cryptocurrency provides a solution.
Sep 23, 2024
Bitcoin
Protocols
What is SegWit? an introduction to Bitcoin’s clever on-chain scaling approach
A beginner-friendly introduction to Bitcoin’s SegWit, including what SegWit is, why it’s important, and what it achieves When Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin , he stipulated that the capacity of each block should not exceed one million, and the number of transactions that can be recorded in each one million capacity is extremely limited. In the earliest days, the capacity of each block of one million was enough to cope with the transaction volume of the niche market, but when the number of Bitcoin players surged, it became particularly congested.
Sep 23, 2024
Bitcoin
What is the Bitcoin Taproot upgrade?
The Taproot upgrade marked an interesting chapter in Bitcoin’s history when it launched in November 2021. One upgrade the industry is starting to witness more and more of is the network's smart contract capabilities. Taproot is designed to meet the growing demands of Bitcoin users while staying true to its decentralized roots.
Sep 21, 2024
Beginners
Security
Wallets
Self-custody
What is cryptocurrency custody: choosing the right crypto storage option
It's tough to overestimate how disruptive cryptoassets have been to the traditional financial system. The industry provides a compelling alternative, as it aims to create a fairer and more equitable system for all. At the same time, the ripples of this disruption have reached security and ownership, guided by crypto's core concept of decentralization.
Sep 17, 2024
Beginners
Ethereum
What is DePIN? Your 2024 guide to Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks
To many, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) could be a significant catalyst for reshaping how our interconnected world functions. An alternative to traditional centralized systems, DePIN works towards a future where physical infrastructure — from communication networks to energy grids — operates on principles of decentralization. This paradigm shift has the potential to bring about increased robustness, security, and novel possibilities in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Sep 17, 2024
Intermediate
Blockchain
DeFi
What is a blockchain oracle?
Blockchain technology has gained significant popularity in recent years due to its potential to revolutionize virtually every industry in some way. However, in order for blockchains to function efficiently, they require trusted and reliable data sources. This is where blockchain oracles come in.
Sep 11, 2024
Intermediate
Ethereum
Layer2
What Is Ontology?
![What Is Ontology O](//images.ctfassets.net/4nqoo8goeymu/BdCMTbA4GeMbND3YJxNBl/85a649264376aa2b6ca387fb1b1e1d84/What-Is-Ontology-O.png) Ontology is a fast, secure, and accessible layer-2 public block
Sep 2, 2024
Blockchain
Ethereum
Layer2
What is Polygon 2.0: exploring blockchain's game-changing platform
Many believe that Polygon 2.0 could significantly change the landscape for decentralized application (DApp) development, opening up DApps to a wider global audience. The latest iteration of the technology is faster, cheaper, and more scalable than ever.
Aug 28, 2024
Intermediate
NFT
10 best NFT projects to watch in 2024
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets with unique characteristics, enabling them to represent ownership of items in the real world. These tokens are built on blockchain technology and can take various forms, including artwork, music, videos, and games.
Aug 28, 2024
Beginners
NFT
The 9 best NFT wallets to try in 2024
Within the Web3 and blockchain space, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have gained traction. They offer a unique way for artists, musicians, and creatives to monetize their content. The events industry has also taken notice, using NFTs as tickets for their events.
Aug 9, 2024
Beginners
Wallets
Privacy
Security
What is a blockchain address: understanding wallet addresses and smart contract addresses
A blockchain address is a unique identifier for cryptocurrency wallets and smart contracts. This umbrella term refers to the string of characters that serves as a destination for cryptocurrency transactions (in the case of a wallet) or allows users to interact with a smart contract (in the case of smart contracts).
Aug 6, 2024
Beginners
Web3
Security
What is a Web3 wallet? How do custodial vs non-custodial wallets work?
As the world of cryptocurrencies continues to evolve, understanding the different types of wallets available is crucial for secure and convenient management of digital assets. TL;DR Explore the concept of Web3 wallets
Jul 24, 2024
Bitcoin
What is the Bitcoin 2024 halving and how could it impact crypto?
April 19, 2024 saw the arrival of the fourth Bitcoin halving event — a significant development affecting the asset's circulation. But what is the Bitcoin halving exactly? According to the Bitcoin white paper , it's a built-in feature of Bitcoin's programming that occurs approximately every four years. This unique event cuts the number of Bitcoins awarded to miners for processing transactions in half. Why does this matter? Well, it's all about supply and control.
Jul 24, 2024
Intermediate
NFT
Artificial intelligence
9 best AI art generators to create NFTs
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic over the past few years. It’s also one of the emerging technologies that’s started combining with the crypto industry. For example, AI image generator
Jul 5, 2024
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