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What Is Proof-of-Stake?
Proof-of-stake is a method of maintaining integrity in a blockchain, ensuring users of a cryptocurrency can’t mint coins they didn’t earn.
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Dec 30 2020
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Dec 22 2020
What Is an Oracle?
□ Dec 22 2020 □
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An oracle sends data from the outside world to a blockchain so specific data, like temperature, can execute the disbursement of money.
Dec 17 2020
Sure, Bitcoin’s Price Is Cool, but Bitcoin’s Technology Is Hot
Getting bitcoin to the moon requires some serious technology
Dec 16 2020
What Is Proof-of-Work?
Proof-of-work is the blockchain-based algorithm that secures many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Dec 11 2020
Dec 04 2020
What Is a CBDC?
□ Dec 04 2020 □
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A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.
Dec 02 2020
What Is Sharding?
"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network.
Nov 27 2020
ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System
As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be.
Nov 10 2020
Multisignature Wallets Can Keep Your Coins Safer (If You Use Them Right)
Multisignature wallets are cryptocurrency wallets which require two or more private keys to sign and send a transaction.