What is Litecoin? Started in 2011, Litecoin (LTC) was one of the first blockchain projects to branch off of Bitcoin. Thus, the core technology is the same with a few key differences. Most notably, its transactions are faster and cheaper, and it is easier for individual miners to participate in the network. As one of the few cryptocurrencies directly exchangeable for fiat currency (dollars, euros, yen, etc.), it has become popular as a speedy, low-cost…
If you haven’t heard yet, the Basic Attention Token (BAT) team behind the Brave web browser has announced a free giveaway…
What is EOS? EOS is one of the newest cryptocurrencies currently in the initial coin offering (ICO) phase. The concept…
What is Verge? Verge (XVG) is a cryptocurrency designed by its developers to be a common currency centered around user privacy. The project revolves around a decentralized currency in XVG, which functions to be an utility token on the open source platform called the Verge network. One thing to note is that there is no central control over the currency. The goal of the project to bring blockchain currency into everyday life for potentially millions of…
Let’s admit it. You have probably been bombarded with advertisements that claim you could make money off taking surveys online,…
A common question I get asked is where I read up on all this material on personal finance and how…
What is IOTA? IOTA sounds small, but its ambitions are huge. The Internet of Things(IoT)—a term encompassing all internet-connected devices—transacts massive amounts of data and resources every day, and this blockchain-alternative project aims to make machine-to-machine transactions into their own economy, trading data and resources between themselves. Ultimately, they hope to become “The Ledger of Everything,” creating a currency used between smart technologies. Your solar panels could sell excess energy to your neighbor; your phone…
What is Cardano? Cardano is a blockchain and cryptocurrency project focused on taking a scientifically tested and peer-reviewed approach to…
ICON (ICX) has silently made its way into the top 15 among all the cryptocurrencies in the world according to…
NEO, often coined the Ethereum of China, is a crytocurrency that serves to be an open network platform for a smart economy. You may be wondering, what does that entail and what separates NEO from Ethereum? What is NEO? NEO competes in the same space that Ethereum is in, decentralized applications (DApps), ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), and smart contracts. What separates NEO from Ethereum is that while Ethereum is focused on creating a more universal and…
In a recent interview, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said it best that “XRP is solving a payments problem and…
With the New Year of 2018 now upon now, tax season is looming. One of the most common questions I…
Basic Attention Token (BAT) is a cryptocurrency that is more obscure or lesser known to the general masses in the digital currency space. Basic Attention Token is currently only ranked 50 (as of 1/2/2018) among all cryptocurrencies according to CoinMarketCap. If you know me and spoke to me, you would know I tend to stray away from lesser known cryptocurrencies that aren’t proven yet. However, in my eyes BAT was an exception . What made me an…
Bitcoin (BTC) is probably the first coin that introduced you to the world of cryptocurrency. It was for me. Month after…
You may have already been aware about the Ripple hype, but what about Stellar? Where Ripple is based on a…
