Archive January 2021
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
The world of Bitcoin is divided into two categories: those who play the short term game and those who play the medium/long term one. Being part of this second group, Bitcoin HODLers possess a big advantage over their trader counterparts. This article will explain what this advantage is. Everyday I…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
The inventor of Bitcoin introduced himself under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Their choice of pseudonym aroused and still arouses much curiosity. Rumours even suggest that this might be a name that hides not just one individual but a group of people. Bitcoin in summary Bitcoin (BTC) was the very first…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪
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Guillaume M.
In 2013, while studying various cryptocurrency projects including Bitcoin, a young student by the name of Vitalik Buterin wrote a white paper. This white paper was for Ethereum, a new blockchain infrastructure that could be fully programmable. So, who is Buterin? Let’s have a look at the life and career…
Mon 25 Jan 2021 ▪
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William P.
Both known for their incredible growth potential but equally their volatility, Bitcoin and Litecoin have often made headlines. So, it is easy to forget that the projects started only as little ideas before becoming the global successes they are today. Let’s take a closer look at Litecoin (LTC), which rose…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
If cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin offer the power to transfer value through time and space without any controlling body, the possibilities of its network are one dimensional. Cryptocurrency supporters know that Bitcoin’s real revolution is its blockchain, which presents a multitude of possibilities, including the deployment of smart contracts. However, what…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
If you regularly keep up-to-date with cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, you may have come across the term ‘dApp’ or ‘decentralised application’. What is a decentralised application and more importantly, what does the ‘decentralised’ part mean? Decentralised applications A decentralised app (dApp) is essentially a system that has a user interface…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
Its fiercest supporters, of which I am clearly a part of, see Bitcoin as a revolution that will push for a total paradigm shift in the current monetary and financial system. By comparing Bitcoin to famous quotes about revolution, it becomes obvious that Bitcoin’s chances of succeeding are growing with…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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Greg H.
Some artists become immensely famous, not because their works are essentially superior, but thanks to the irrepressible curiosity that they manage to provoke. Banksy, Stanley Kubrick, Daft Punk… all have become icons of their art from, in part because they have not revealed who they really are. No one knows…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
Like any other self-respecting paradigm shift, much has been written about negative interest rates. The coherence of our monetary system and how we make money would be completely turned upside down. This illogical nature is a sign that we are reaching the limits of an inherently inflationary debt system. A…
Tue 26 Jan 2021 ▪
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CryptoKing
With XTZ reaching its ATH (all time high) in August 2020, the project has once again drawn some attention. Regardless of its price performance, it is difficult to deny that behind the hype is a solid and dynamic project which indicates that Tezos has the potential to form a lasting…