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15th September 2022 marks a new phase for the world’s second-largest blockchain. Ethereum finally switches from its old consensus mechanism to an environmentally friendly one. It took the developers more than 8 years to successfully transition to proof-of-stake. This...

A blockchain network is celebrated for its most common attribute, called decentralization. But, how do we ensure that a decentralized peer-to-peer network with no centralized authoritative entity makes decisions? In the blockchain, we do it through consensus mechanisms. When it...

The first decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was launched back in 2009. Since then, various other cryptocurrencies have followed suit. One such cryptocurrency is Dogecoin, created by software engineers Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus in 2013. Palmer and Jackson actually started Dogecoin...

Before we jump straight into what cryptocurrency books to read to take our investment game up a notch, let’s get the basics right. Because knowledge is power for any important technical analysis. You will find an overview of the...