What is Bitcoin Gold? The latest (October 26, 2017) of Bitcoin’s hard forks, Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is not a favorite in the crypto community, despite its seemingly laudable goal of making sure Bitcoin can’t be taken over by companies running huge mining computers. There are no obvious problems with the tech itself, and BTG is currently being traded, but concerns about its development team have not been fully allayed. Jack Liao, the man behind Bitcoin…

What is Bitcoin Cash? One of the most controversial events in crypto history was the “hard fork” that created Bitcoin Cash (BCH) from the base Bitcoin blockchain in August of 2017. Scalability has been one of Bitcoin’s biggest challenges, with transaction fees and times skyrocketing as the network is put under more and more strain. Bitcoin Cash is one of the proposed solutions, though not the only one: “Segwit” has already been partially implemented and…

What is Basic Attention Token? The phrase “attention economy” may sound as if it belongs in a Black Mirror episode, but like it or not, it is what fuels the internet. The single best way to monetize online content is advertising, which can slow down load times, eat up a surprising amount of mobile data, and even track you across websites. However, Brendan Eich (Former Mozilla CEO and inventor of JavaScript) and the development team…

What is TRON? Digital media has almost completely replaced physical media, and while this is a welcome revolution in terms of convenience and efficiency, it can possibly be centralized and censored even more easily. TRON (TRX) is a cryptocurrency that claims to offer a solution: a decentralized digital media platform capable of connecting creators and consumers without a middleman. Though the project’s initial ambition is to combine P2P technology with decentralized file storage and smart…