James Bennett
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Stablecoins and payment processors to take crypto mainstream
If we are going to take cryptocurrency mainstream then it's time to start using stablecoins and payment processors. The biggest barrier to cryptocurrency adoption right now is the extreme price volatility because if you work hard for your money, and most of us do, then the idea of losing 20 percent of its value overnight just doesn’t inspire confidence.
Beyond ICO investing: Steps to building a core crypto portfolio
With falling returns on ICO investments understanding the fundamental value of crypto assets enables us to make better mid to long-term investment decisions and if you get the fundamentals right you can at least invest in crypto assets with confidence in place of hope. Consider the following three steps in building your core portfolio.
Understanding the difference between the Bitcoin and altcoin crashes
*After the precipitous drop in market caps across the cryptocurrency market this year, it's reasonable to wonder whether interest in advancing blockchain technology has waned. But knowing why major assets like Bitcoin have weathered the storm better than altcoins helps us understand how and why they might recover.*
Public Vs Private blockchain protocols: What’s the difference?
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin protocol was the first to successfully apply the concept of the distributed public ledger to peer-to-peer transactions. More recently, entrepreneurs in the space have begun to find applications for blockchain technology outside of the p2p money use case. This article will look at how these different applications fall into one of two categories, and what is the difference between them: Public Vs Private blockchain protocols.
