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…

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…

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…

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…

The Ripple hype has been crazy the past few weeks. The last time I posted about Ripple XRP, it was $0.70. Now, Ripple has doubled and is trending around $1.44 today. The question you may be asking yourself is why has it gone up so fast and if the boat has sailed. I personally stand firm in my position when I say Ripple XRP is still relatively cheap when taking into consideration its potential and…

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