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Security in Crypto
Security Despite cryptocurrency becoming a popular form of currency in recent years, with numerous people using it for various financial...
Marcus Sotiriou
Feb 10, 2023


CBDCs Current Global Adoption
1. China The People's Bank of China is one of the most well-known examples of a nation adopting a CBDC. In October 2020, the...
Marcus Sotiriou
Feb 7, 2023


CBDCs: Pros and Cons
Pros of CBDCs 1. Increasing financial inclusion CBDCs may enable individuals to participate in the economy without having to go...
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 31, 2023


Intro Guide to Crypto: Ep. 6: CBDCs
What are CBDCs? Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital versions of a country's fiat currency, issued and backed by the...
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 24, 2023


Beginner's Guide to Avalanche
What is Avalanche? Avalanche is another Ethereum rival - its platform makes it possible to build decentralised blockchains and...
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 20, 2023


Beginner's Guide to Polkadot
Polkadot: What is it? Polkadot connects blockchains in a network, making it possible for them to work together seamlessly when scaling....
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 17, 2023


Beginner's Guide to Chainlink
What is Chainlink? A global network of computers with the goal of transferring data from the real world to the blockchain.
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 13, 2023


Beginner's Guide to DeFi
DeFi: What is it? Decentralized finance, or DeFi, provides financial services without relying on brokerage firms or banks. Which are the...
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 10, 2023


Beginner's Guide to Cosmos
What is Cosmos? Cosmos is a rapidly expanding ecosystem of connected independent blockchains. Cosmos aspires to be the blockchain-centric...
Marcus Sotiriou
Jan 6, 2023


Beginner's Guide to Cardano
What is Cardano? Cardano is a cryptocurrency of the third generation; Ethereum and Bitcoin are both of the first generation. Cardano aims...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 30, 2022


Beginner's Guide to Metaverse
The metaverse is a three-dimensional virtual world where people can live life in ways they couldn't in the real world.
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 20, 2022


Beginner's Guide to Communities
Web2 Communities: For the best organizations, committed networks are at the centre. The social web has made it possible for people to...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 16, 2022


Beginner's guide to NFTs
1. NFTs What exactly are NFTs? Tokens that are not fungible are NFTs. Non-fungible means that one token cannot be substituted for...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 14, 2022


Intro guide Series - Episode 5: Market Trends
1. NFTs What are NFTs? NFTs are non-fungible tokens. Non-fungible means that each token is unique and therefore cannot be replaced with...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 12, 2022


Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum
What is Ethereum? Ethereum is a software platform that aims to act as a decentralised Internet as well as a decentralised app store (like...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 9, 2022


Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital currency that involves peer-to-peer transactions. ‘Peer-to-peer’ means that transactions between...
Marcus Sotiriou
Dec 2, 2022


Intro Guide to Crypto - Episode 4: Major Cryptocurrencies You Should Know About
Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer online currency. This means that all transactions occur directly...
Marcus Sotiriou
Nov 29, 2022


Intro Guide to Crypto - Episode 3: Crypto Basics
What are cryptocurrencies? The most comparable technological innovation is the internet. Before the internet we transferred information...
Marcus Sotiriou
Oct 24, 2022


What are crypto brokers?
A crypto broker therefore serves as a middleman between people buying and selling the cryptocurrency.
Marcus Sotiriou
Sep 22, 2022


Intro Guide to Crypto - Episode 1: Blockchain Basics
What is a blockchain? Blockchains are the underlying technology which cryptocurrencies use. In essence, a blockchain is a fancy database....
Marcus Sotiriou
Jul 28, 2022
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