With the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper in 2008, the concept of blockchain emerged as the public transaction ledger for bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since then, the two entities have remained inextricably linked, with bitcoin soaring in value and popularity and blockchain rising in hype and enterprise viability. Today, despite the inherent link between…
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Bitcoin investors are having a wild ride. The best-known cryptocurrency reached a series of records in 2021, just three years after its price collapsed, wiping out more than two-thirds of its value. The latest bout of roller-coaster volatility comes as more big investors are speculating that Bitcoin will gain wider acceptance and shake up the financial world, maybe by…
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Maybe you’ve heard that Bitcoin is trading north of $35,000. Or, a bunch of your techie friends are constantly bringing up blockchain technology, while all you want to do is recap Sunday’s football game as they roll their eyes. They may have even hit you on a recent Zoom call with the latest buzz word…
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In 2017 we experienced a crypto bubble, which burst in 2018. Bitcoin, the Godfather of all digital assets, was trading under $1,000 in January 2017. It then rallied to just shy of $20,000 that December before starting a precipitous decline over the next 12 months. Bitcoin is once again thriving. Its narrative has adapted to…
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This up-and-coming technology often confuses most of us. So, let’s get started with a simple explanation. At its core, it involves chains of blocks (surprise, surprise). Each block contains information regarding a certain transaction and these transactions often involve cryptocurrency. These billions of blocks of transactional data, stored within blocks, form chains. So, what’s the…
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