IOTA isn’t a blockchain in the proper sense. Instead, IOTA a so called DAG or rather it is trying to become one. A DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) is a data bank structure made up of chained transactions instead of chained blocks. This is meant to solve some of the shortcomings of blockchains, at least theoretically. IOTA has already promised a lot, but has...
Swipe is a crypto-fiat gateway that connects cryptocurrencies to fiat payment channels, making it easier for users to spend their cryptocurrencies. Swipe’s native token is the SXP, a deflationary coin which can be used to pay fees. SXP currently powers both the Swipe Card aand the Binance Crypto Card....
Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique tokenized digital assets, which aren’t exchangeable 1:1 with each other. NFTs can be art, collectible cards, a person’s time or services, game items, domains, etc... NFT News Ticker Oct 13 2020 Tutorial: How To Mint NFTs Oct...
Decentralized finance (better known as DeFi) is a set of peer-to-peer financial services running on decentralized blockchains, most commonly Ethereum. It includes financial services such as lending and borrowing, decentralized exchanges, interest generation (yield farming), synthetic assets, insurances, etc... DeFi offers very high interest rates, often with...
Aave is a decentralized lending platform based on Ethereum. The project has seen phenomenal growth since the introduction of lending pools. Anyone can use Aave to lend out or borrow Ether and ERC-20 tokens. Aave is seen as an innovative project....
VeChain is a blockchain focused on servicing the supply chain industry. The blockchain is powered by a Proof of Authority consensus mechanism and can already boast multiple partnerships with established names such as the BMW group or Travala. Buy VeChain...
Yearn or YFI is the governance token of DeFi project yearn.finance, a yield farming protocol based on Etehreum. Yearn.Finance was launched by Anders Cronje in 2020 and offers a selection of financial services. The main service is automated yield farming, that invests the depositor’s assets into the highest yield returning projects. Yearn.finance also offers insurance among other products and is under constant development....
Stellar is a blockchain that was originally inspired by Ripple, but later developed in its own direction. Stellar supports smart contracts and is used by some companies to launch their Security Token Offerings (STO)....
Cosmos is a platform focusing on Inter-blockchain Communikation (IBC) similar to Polkadot. Multiple projects already Cosmos. Buy Cosmos Cosmos...
The Huobi token is the coin of Chinese crypto-exchange Huobi. It offers advantages to its holders when using the exchange. Buy Huobi Huobi News Ticker...
LEO is the coin of crypto-exchange Bitfinex. It was created in 2019 to save the exchange from liquidity bottlenecks. These bottlenecks were allegedly the result of Crypto Capital freezing approximately $850 Million of Bitfinex' assets. Buy LEO...
NEO, previously known as ANT-Shares, is a smart contracts platform from China. It was the first major Ethereum competitor, but was later overtaken by many of its competitors. NEO underwent massive changes to its protocol over the years to remain competitive. Last year, the NEO 3.0 version was released. One interesting aspect to NEO is the separation of...
Tezos is a smart contracts supporting blockchain, built on a variaton of delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS). The project had a very successful ICO, but came under heavy criticism after disagreements with the funds‘ manager lead to a freeze of financing and a halt in development. Tezos overcame these problems and has established itself as one of the Top 20 projects by market...
Tron is a delegated Proof of Stake blockchain (dPoS) from China that supports smart contracts. There are 27 block producers, that compute the current state and propose the new blocks. The project is famous for the aggressive marketing style of its founder Justin Sun. It’s also notorious for its active approach of acquiring other projects such as Bittorrent and Steem....
EOS is a delegated Proof of Stake blockchain (dPoS) started in mid-2018. The project supports smart contracts and can handle a high amount of transactions per second (TPS). This is achieved by having a limited amount of nodes (21), that propose the new blocks. EOS has had the largest ICO to date, bringing in over $4 Billion....
Cardano is a delegated Proof of Stake blockchain (dPoS), that supports smart contracts similar to Ethereum. The marketing of this project propagates a scientific approach. The development under Charles Hoskinson is rather slow, with multiple deadlines already pushed forward. With the launch of the staking-mainnet in mid-2020, Cardano was finally able to...
Bitcoin SV or Bitcoin Satoshi‘s Vision is a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash. The coin was launched in the fall of 2019 bringing forth a so called „hash war“. Bitcoin SV has barely any difference compared to Bitcoin Cash, however both coins have been able to establish themselves on the market....
Litecoin ist the earliest altcoin brought to life in 2011 by Charlie Lee. It has little differences to Bitcoin but has established itself with time as one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Are Litecoins worth it?...
Crypto.com, formerly known as Monaco, is a platform enabling the exchange, lending, and payments through cryptocurrencies via its debit card. Crypto.com is one of the leading platforms in the blockchain space. Buy CRO...
Chainlink is a project offering decentralized oracles to blockchains. Oracles are data entry points for blockchains, that must ensure that this data is reliable and accurate. Chainlink wants to achieve this with its incentive system. What...
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