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The modern Gold Rush is Bitcoin BTC mining. It does not involve pickaxes or pans though. We are not looking for actual nuggets of gold. Bitcoin mining is about trying to obtain digital gold. Bitcoin mining involves using high-power computers to solve insanely complex maths problems. Like gold prospecting, there is a huge amount of […]

security tokens explained

Before I explain Security Tokens, let us have a look at what has been happening recently for Crypto. The price of every cryptocurrency has been experiencing a roller coaster like ride over the last two years. Bitcoin had a high of nearly $20,000 in 2017  (R300 000) before a plummet during 2018 but has rallied […]

sim swap fraud

Cryptocurrency scams and digital crime have been trending in the spotlight these past few months. Be that as it may, SIM Swapping has been ‘missing’ in a sense according to a number of reports on 2018. Two cryptocurrency analytics companies Chainalysis and CipherTrace released two different reports in 2018. The data focus mainly on major […]

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  The extended bear market throughout 2018 has placed a lot of financial stress on miners of bitcoin. Considering this, it is essential to look at bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment. This plays a vital role in the economics of the legendary cryptocurrency. The bitcoin difficulty adjustment is a major feature of Bitcoin itself. The following article […]

lightning network

The lightning network has earned a reputation of being one of the most potent solutions to the scaling problems faced by cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin in particular. Effectively, the Lightning Network acts as a second layer on top of the bitcoin blockchain. We use this layer to transact Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies much faster and […]

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Are Lightning Nodes money-spinners? With a bear market lasting as long as this one has; it’s a great opportunity to look around for more business opportunities within the crypto space. Once we experience the next bull run, emphasis will revert to the price alone. The focus on innovating new ideas will reduce, leaning towards making […]