#Guides

BTCManager’s Guide to Blockchain Week 2019

May 7, 2019 by Liam J Kelly at Business, Event Coverage, Guides, News

With Blockchain Week getting started on May 10, 2019, this week, many media people and crypto enthusiasts are scrambling to add the final touches to their time in New York. To help put things in order, BTCManager has combed through several listicles, guides, and Twitter threads to pick out the...

A Beginner’s Guide to Trading on Bittrex

April 11, 2019 by Toju Ometoruwa at Cryptocyclopedia, Exchange, Finance, Guides

Bittrex is a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange that has been in operation since 2014. Despite only being ranked #52 on the list of top exchanges by 24-hour trading volume, with $44.2 million traded daily, it is one of the most popular crypto exchanges in the crypto space. Bittrex was founded by...

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Crypto Lending 101: Earning Interest on Ether (ETH) with Dharma

April 9, 2019 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, Guides

On April 8, 2019, Dharma officially launched their crypto interest and lending platform. According to a Medium post from the startup, users can earn interest on their dai (DAI) and ether (ETH) holdings at rates of eight and 2.5 percent respectively. The product now joins a growing sector of lending...

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The Rise of Cryptojacking: Prevent it, Detect it and Recover from the Malware

March 16, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Crime, Cryptocyclopedia, Guides, Mining

As cryptocurrencies grew in acceptance as well as value and cryptocurrency mining became a lucrative business, cryptojacking has become the latest jackpot for cybercriminals. Thousands of websites globally that are operated by government agencies and the most recognized organizations are compromised by malicious con artists who harvest their victims’ CPU power...

An Introductory Guide to Atomic Swaps

March 14, 2019 by Toju Ometoruwa at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Development, Ethereum, Guides

Cryptocurrencies are broadly thought of as decentralized, trustless digital assets that can be transferred peer-to-peer. However, based on the process by which most cryptocurrencies are transferred today, it is clear that we are still relying on intermediaries. Atomic Swaps are the direct transfer of cryptocurrencies between users without going through...

What Is Hyperledger?

March 14, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Business, Guides, News

In this article, we will do a comprehensive overview of what Hyperledger is and what it is setting out to achieve with its tech. We will also go through all the different facets the organization comprises of, to better understand the overall project. A Bird or a Plane? People...

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From Hogwarts to Cryptography: What Is MimbleWimble?

March 13, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, Guides, News, Tech

Privacy and scalability are two of the most prevailent topics in the blockchain industry. Bitcoin, the brainchild of Satoshi Nakamoto offers a decentralized, peer-to-peer, and transparent alternative to fiat currency. One of the major reasons why bitcoin is imbibed with these characteristics is because they are a polar opposite to...

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Earn Crypto Part 5: Bounty Campaigns

January 7, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocyclopedia, Guides

In BTCManager’s series titled “Earn Crypto,” readers are being introduced to a wide range of platforms, applications, and ways that they can earn bitcoin and other digital currencies as a member of the cryptocurrency community. In this article, readers will learn how they can earn cryptocurrency by partaking in so-called...

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Stepping Stones for Onboarding Grandmothers: Crypto Bridgeware

November 12, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, Guides, News, Platform

A major talking point since the launch of the Bitcoin Core client, the bull run of 2017, and centralized custodial services has been user design. Many native crypto products are clunky and light years behind the sleek, blue-and-white aesthetic of the Twitters and Facebooks of web 2.0. And if grandmothers...

BIS Report: Cryptocurrencies Are a Poor Store of Value, Unlikely to See Mass Adoption

November 7, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, Guides, News

A report from the Bank for International Settlements titled “Money and payment systems in the digital age,” published November 1, 2018, suggests that leading cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether, and stablecoin tether do not serve the primary functions of money, and are, therefore, a poor store of value. Unlikely to Witness...

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