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The Much-Awaited Ethereum Merge

15th September 2022 marks a new phase for the world’s second-largest blockchain. Ethereum finally switches from its old consensus mechanism to an environmentally friendly one. It took the developers more than 8 years to successfully transition to proof-of-stake. This...

How to buy land in the Metaverse?

Real estate prices are soaring right now. Add high consumer demand to the mix, and it's not looking good for buyers. So, it's safe to say there's a huge need for alternatives to physical land.  Many of us missed the...

Is NFT an asset?

The NFT market is less than five years old, but its popularity and price hike have been remarkable. The word NFT became the word of the year in 2021, chosen by Collins Dictionary. NFTs are evolving the way content...

DeFi: What it is and how it works?

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an open financial infrastructure based on smart contracts distributed on a blockchain platform, such as Ethereum. The functions such as custodianship, legalization and central clearing of transactions are regulated by smart contracts. The independence from...

What is Proof of History? How does it work?

After the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, alternative currencies like Ethereum developed a better version of the decentralized blockchain system for crypto-traders. The transitions keep coming as new blockchain systems enter the market, each with its own added features...

Consensus Mechanisms

A blockchain network is celebrated for its most common attribute, called decentralization. But, how do we ensure that a decentralized peer-to-peer network with no centralized authoritative entity makes decisions? In the blockchain, we do it through consensus mechanisms. When it...

Everything You Need to Know About Gwei

Ethereum has been making headlines for its high gas fees. Yet, many of us might not be fully aware of what the transaction fee mechanism is. So, let’s take a closer look at the smallest percentage of Ethereum cryptocurrency....

Top 5 Smart Contract Platforms 2022

Decentralized finance is making headlines for releasing secure and efficient smart contracts while improving their protocols with every update. Yet, the Ethereum blockchain remains the number one platform in the market. But many users are complaining about the high...

All You Need to Know About DeFi And It’s Layers

Cryptocurrency and its diverse applications, such as DeFi, will likely dominate the future. Bitcoin was the first drop of water that sent out ripples into the world of cryptocurrency. It allowed the elimination of intermediary parties such as banks...

What is Dogecoin?

The first decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was launched back in 2009. Since then, various other cryptocurrencies have followed suit. One such cryptocurrency is Dogecoin, created by software engineers Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus in 2013. Palmer and Jackson actually started Dogecoin...

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