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Top weirdest cryptocurrencies
Many people think it’s challenging to find something in the list of tickers that is more interesting than doggy altcoins. But they are wrong. You can be very surprised by the imagination of token creators.
What is Yearn.finance and how it delivers DeFi benefits
Yearn.finance is an aggregator system for lending services that was launched in 2020. For the past two years it has been the application with the highest APY (annual percentage yield) on crypto deals.
What is an Eclipse attack?
Most attack scenarios on the public blockchain are difficult to implement. They require a large amount of computing power, which makes them infeasible. But hacking a single node or user is not a rare phenomenon.
Selfish mining: Do not pull the blanket over yourself
With its open nature, PoW blockchains allow anyone to join a pool as long as they follow the security protocol. But do all miners play fair?
New York: No more mining!
The State of New York imposed a two-year moratorium on crypto mining to tackle the energy crisis and protect Americans from climate change impacts.
About virtual shopping and features of the Metaverse
The Metaverse is a virtual world with digital replicas of people, places, and objects. Users can have a far brighter digital life here than in the real world.
Cardano developers present an anonymous blockchain
Input Output Global (IOG), the company behind Cardano, is launching the new Midnight blockchain. It is presented as a confidential over-net for building dApps. DUST, the platform’s internal token, will support the development of the system.
What are fan tokens and how to make money with them
Fan tokens are digital assets that give their holders the power to influence the decisions of their favorite teams and some other membership benefits. Let’s stipulate that those decisions do not apply to the transfer and financial policy.
Howey Test: Cheating the SEC lie detector
The Howey Test was developed in 1946 by the U.S. Supreme Court for determining whether a financial asset qualifies as a promissory note or stock. It is still the main SEC instrument for securities regulation.
The story of “unlove” that cost the crypto world $100 billion
Reuters journalists conducted an investigation, trying to find out what connects CEO Binance and FTX. Were Changpeng Zhao’s goals noble after all? And why did Bankman-Fried think Binance was after his exchange?
Earning money via crypto faucets and airdrops
The particular feature of the crypto market is the possibility to generate income even with small amounts in the near future. Special airdrop apps take advantage of this.
How to Buy NFTs and Not Get Scammed
In the financial sector, there are enough scammers who have created a hundred different ways to cheat people and the NFT marketplace is not an exception. In order to protect yourself from losing funds you need to know about possible traps .
What are atomic swaps and who uses them
Atomic swaps are mechanisms that enable a secure P2P exchange of cryptocurrencies. They are based on bilateral smart contracts, removing third-party involvement in the transaction.
Ranking cloud mining providers
Cloud mining profitability and security fully depends on the chosen provider. What service providers are highly rated?
Buterin’s new roadmap: Review of changes
Vitalik Buterin shared the updated Ethereum roadmap with his Twitter followers. Members of the community became the first to learn about the upcoming changes in the ETH blockchain architecture
FTM price soars while welcoming Cronje back
Andre Cronje, the first DeFi developer and founder of Yearn.finance, is returning to the crypto industry. The community caught wind of this news from his LinkedIn profile, which was updated to the Vice President at the Fantom Foundation.
What are domain NFTs
The NFT possibilities are not limited to collecting and reselling. We are just beginning to realize the unique tokens superpowers.
BBC journalists found out where OneCoin money disappeared
OneCoin CEO Ruja Ignatova convinced millions of people to join her Ponzi scheme. She then disappeared along with the money. Who is behind the scam of the century and who is the ultimate beneficiary?
Is blockchain perfectly scalable?
Scalability is the network ability of the blockchain to balance supply and demand. Accordingly, scaling is the improvement of the system to a level where this coefficient is close to this balance.
NFT collection analytics tools
How to track new promising NFT projects on the market? How to determine the NFT’s rarity value before buying? Use specifically designed services so that nothing escapes you.
How to explain blockchain technology to your kid
A blockchain is a form of public ledger that stores data using a chain of blocks. Its structure was described and introduced to the world by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008.
How to distinguish a promising NFT project from a scam
If you are afraid that hype NFTs will mint with a minimum commission without you, then breathe out and take a step back. This is typical FOMO. Prior to getting into the Whitelist and earning money at the same time, analyze 4 areas of the team’s work.
The Police sets up their own metaverse
Interpol will use the Metaverse technology to beat cyber crimes. The virtual world is no longer reserved for gamers.
