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Crypto Hodler's Mindset: Diamond Hands 101💎🙌

HODL is a popular term specific to the crypto sector. Here's more information about the origins of this term and how to apply a hodling strategy as an investor.

2 min read Aug 31, 2023

Blockchain Fundamentals

Best Practices For Securing Your Crypto

Audo

With cryptocurrencies, you are in charge of maintaining your personal financial security - and that's a good thing! With great power, comes great responsibility. Here are a few best practices for keeping your crypto portfolio safe.

2 min read Aug 31, 2023

Blockchain Fundamentals

The DEX Era Is Just Getting Started

Delton Rhodes

In 2020, the adoption of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) ramped up significantly. The DEX landscape is quickly evolving in 2021. While DEXs today mainly limit trading to a single blockchain network, the future of cross-protocol trading is looking bright.

5 min read Aug 31, 2023

Blockchain Fundamentals

Types of DEX Liquidity: AMM Vs. P2P Order Books

Delton Rhodes

Most crypto traders that have interacted with decentralized exchanges are familiar with automated market making protocols like Uniswap and SushiSwap. However, there are actually a few other types of DEX liquidity models that exist. Here's how they compare.

4 min read Aug 31, 2023

Coin Guides

What Is MonaCoin (MONA)?

Harrison Seletsky

Following the birth of Litecoin and other Bitcoin alternatives, MonaCoin entered the market. Focused on becoming the most widely-used cryptocurrency in Japan, MonaCoin added enhanced features to Litecoin's codebase to try to create a superior option.

5 min read Aug 31, 2023

Coin Guides

What Is Zcash (ZEC)? - How Privacy Coins Add User Value

Harrison Seletsky

In the early 2010s, when the blockchain space was dominated mostly by cyberpunks, anonymity and privacy were huge concerns. This led to the development of Zcash in 2016, one of the first privacy-enabling cryptocurrencies.

5 min read Aug 31, 2023

Coin Guides

What Is Dash (DASH)?

Harrison Seletsky

Digital Cash With An Optional Privacy Layer. Overview of Dash technology, ecosystem growth, exchanges, and wallets

5 min read Aug 31, 2023

Coin Guides

What Is Ravencoin (RVN)?

Harrison Seletsky

How Ravencoin Makes Cryptocurrency More Equitable and Accessible to All. Overview of Ravencoin technology, exchanges, and wallets

5 min read Aug 31, 2023

Blockchain Fundamentals

SHA-512 Hashing Algorithm Overview

Delton Rhodes

SHA-512, or Secure Hash Algorithm 512, is a hashing algorithm used to convert text of any length into a fixed-size string. Each output produces a SHA-512 length of 512 bits (64 bytes).

8 min read Dec 12, 2023

Blockchain Fundamentals

A Brief History Of Cryptology: Cryptography and Cryptanalysis In Practice

Delton Rhodes

Cryptology is the study of establishing a channel for secret communications (cryptography) and breaking secret communication channels of enemies (cryptanalysis)…

10 min read Aug 31, 2023

Coin Guides

The Bitcoin Protocol Explained: How It Actually Works

Delton Rhodes

You might be wondering how does Bitcoin work? There are actually a lot of ingenious technologies bundled together to make the network run smoothly. In this article, we'll look at the basics of Bitcoin code, security, and transactions.

10 min read Aug 31, 2023