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□ Jan 22 2021 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags erc20 ethereum explainers learn markets

Ether recently broke above $1,400 for the first time in two years. Here are three events that could push the price even higher.

□ Jan 08 2021 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags beacon chain ethereum 2.0 explainer learn research

With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand.

□ Dec 30 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags casper ethereum ethereum 2.0 evergreen explainers

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.

□ Dec 29 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags dai diem evergreen explainers learn

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is tied to an outside asset, such as the U.S. dollar or gold, to stabilize the price.

□ Dec 22 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags dapp decentralized applications ethereum evergreen explainers

An oracle sends data from the outside world to a blockchain so specific data, like temperature, can execute the disbursement of money.

□ Dec 16 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags bitcoin cryptocurrency ethereum explainers learn

Proof-of-work is the blockchain-based algorithm that secures many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.

□ Dec 15 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags bitcoin bitcoin nodes learn lightning network raspberry pi

Setting up a RaspiBlitz Bitcoin node (with Lightning!) is an easy way to become self-sovereign and support the Bitcoin ecosystem.

□ Dec 11 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags explainers learn markets ripple tech

XRP is a digital asset and cryptocurrency issued and partly managed by Ripple, a payment solutions company.

□ Dec 02 2020 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags ethereum explainers learn scalability sharding

"Sharding" is a proposed method of splitting Ethereum's infrastructure into smaller pieces in an attempt to scale the network.

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