Can crypto reduce their energy consumption?

June 2, 2021

Bitcoin Lightning Network: How does it work?

May 2, 2021

Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: What is the difference between the two biggest Cryptocurrencies?

April 21, 2021

Litecoin vs. Bitcoin: What is Litecoin and how is it different?

April 21, 2021

The era of altcoins started and the first and the perhaps most famous was and is Litecoin. In todays’ article we are going to compare Litecoin with Bitcoin. Again, like in our previous article we are not going to judge, but rather outline the differences between both coins.

Bitcoins legal status: Different nations, different stances and what to make of it

April 7, 2021

China bans Bitcoin! Iran about to ban Bitcoin mining! These are only two examples of headlines we have seen over the last couple of years. Most of them are driven by the need to catch the readers attention and may or may not be overexaggerated. Aside from creating click bait Bitcoin falls under different jurisdiction mainly because each country has a different approach to regulate the financial market or a different monetary policy. In this article we like to dive a little bit deeper and take a closer look at Bitcoins legal status.

Bitcoin Halving - How BTC is becoming increasingly scarce

December 29, 2020

With Bitcoin, it is mathematics that ensure that it can never exceed 21 million BTC. This is an absolute result and this is very closely related to a cyclical event that recurs regularly. What is meant here is the so-called Bitcoin halving. In this article, we want to go on a bit of a quest and explain why this event is so elementarily important and why it is playing such an important role.

Bitcoin mining - How the digital gold is mined

December 21, 2020

Bitcoin mining is a technically necessary and sometimes controversial process. It has ensured since the beginning of the Bitcoin blockchain that no one is able to forge past transactions, manipulate the money supply or prevent current transactions. However, the idea behind it takes into account not only technological aspects, but also those of game theory. In this article, we want to look at the origins of mining, and in addition to how it works and how it came to be, we also want to look at the social implications.

From point A to point B: Bitcoin transactions explained

December 6, 2020

Bitcoin is considered the most secure cryptocurrency in the world. In almost12 years of its existence nobody has managed to successfully attack the network and to disrupt or manipulate even a single transaction. Therefore, the trust is extremely high, which is also very important, because in a decentralized network there is no central institution that could be held liable for errors.

How to fix Scalability?

October 20, 2020

One of the most common problems for cryptocurrencies is scalability. How are crypto going to address this specific problem?

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

October 20, 2020

The answer to this question is considered one of the biggest secrets in mankind’s history. Who is the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin and why has he gone dark right after his invention came to fruition?

Bitcoin, a store of value?

October 20, 2020

While some consider Bitcoin to be peer-to-peer electronic cash, others believe that it is more of a store of value. So, what is it, digital cash, digital gold or both?

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