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Category description – Bitcoin was invented by a pseudonymous individual or group named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and is the world’s first enduring cryptocurrency that succeeded where decades of digital cash experiments failed.
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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is an Airdrop?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Cryptocurrency airdrops provide an opportunity for users to earn extra tokens without having to invest anything. They are unsolicited distributions of cryptocurrency tokens or coins,

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is “Forking”?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Key Takeaways Forking is a concept in cryptocurrency that allows blockchain networks to upgrade and adapt. A fork is a situation where a cryptocurrency splits

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Interest Rates Explained

Reading Time: 4 minutes The relationship between cryptocurrency markets and interest rates is an important one as it has a major impact on the decisions of investors. When these

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Malcolm O'Mahony

KYC and Crypto

Reading Time: 5 minutes Key Takeaways Know Your Customer (KYC) is an important requirement for cryptocurrency businesses in order to ensure that their customers are not engaging in malicious

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is Inflation?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Key Takeaways Inflation is the loss of purchasing power over time and an increase in price for goods and services. Certain economists believe that inflation

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is Tether (USDT)?

Reading Time: 8 minutes Tether (USDT) is a stablecoin that is pegged to the US dollar, providing stability and efficiency to users. Tether (USDT) has become an integral part

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is cryptography?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Cryptography is the practice of making information unreadable to an unintended recipient. A cryptographic algorithm is used to transform a readable message called ”plaintext” into

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is Bitcoin Cash?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a cryptocurrency created as a hard fork of Bitcoin. The goal of BCH was to provide an alternative to Bitcoin that

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is Uniswap?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Uniswap is a cryptocurrency exchange that uses the Ethereum blockchain and allows users to make exchanges without a centralized third party. It is the biggest

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Malcolm O'Mahony

What is a Smart Contract?

Reading Time: 9 minutes A smart contract is a self-executing contract that automates the process of verification, execution, and enforcement. It is written in code and stored on a

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