While Bitcoin was the first digital currency to scale—it's also the largest cryptocurrency by market value at the time of this writing—it is not the only big name in the…
Bitcoin (BTC) has come up under scrutiny this week after its price dropped well below $40k, a far cry from the highs of around $64k seen only a month ago.…
Developers and industry participants have produced a multitude of digital currencies since Bitcoin became the first digital currency to scale, meaning that it attained widespread adoption. These innovative currencies have…
Since the 2009 launch of Bitcoin (BTC), cryptocurrencies have been controversial financial instruments. From industry-leaders such as BTC and Ethereum (ETH), to newer coins like Polkadot (DOT) and Tron (TRX),…
Since their inception, the role of cryptocurrencies in global finance has been a hotly-debated issue. Advocates and detractors have often clashed on the definition, value and regulation of virtual money.…
What Is An NFT? A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique virtual asset that has a variety of applications. While often mistaken for traditional cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and…
Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash are both digital currencies that might interest investors, but they have some important differences. Bitcoin was the first digital currency to achieve widespread adoption, whereas Bitcoin…
Major digital currency exchange Coinbase filed an S-1 registration statement in December 2020, a document that a company must submit before holding a direct listing or an initial public offering…
The Libra Association announced 1 December 2020 that it was going by the name the Diem Association, a move designed to help signify the project's evolution. The organisation stated that…
Bitcoin has experienced multiple bull markets, and this latest one, which began in 2018, is markedly different from the last. Between late 2018 and the time of this writing in…
There are thousands of cryptocurrencies in existence, and to make matters even more complicated, these digital assets are trading on a large number of exchanges. With all these data points,…
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