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The second part of the Metropolis upgrade, code-named Constantinople, is scheduled to take effect in 2018 with no hard estimates available for now. The most prominent improvement that Constantinople is planning to bring to Ethereum is that it’s going to lay down the foundation of Casper, the Proof…
Blockchains have received a lot of media attention recently because of the meteoric rise in price that various cryptocurrencies have seen in 2017. Despite the media frenzy, not enough attention has been given to other aspects of Blockchains which could fundamentally transform the way we do…
In recent months, Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency space, in general, have received a lot of attention because of the explosive gains in price that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have seen. But what is the reason behind this sudden surge? Let’s take a closer look. A New Asset Class Up until the advent…
Blockchains are among the most promising technologies that have come out of the past decade with the potential to disrupt not just the financial industry but also every other industry that involves a transaction, like a taxi industry. Centralized companies like Uber and Lyft have already brought…
Anyone who has kept up with the Bitcoin scaling debate over the last several years is bound to be familiar with the terms Lightning Network and Off Chain Scaling Solutions which have come with promises of billions of transactions per second and virtually zero fees. But how exactly do these…
Well, if something that has made headlines this year then it is Blockchain and Bitcoins. Despite its origin in 2009, Blockchain Technology became prevalent in 2017. This technology finds usage in almost every niche you can think about, whether it is retail, healthcare, finance or transportation,…
People involved in the cryptocurrency space are already familiar with the skyrocketing transaction fees and the increasing wait times that popular currencies have to face. Ethereum is the most used public blockchain in the world right now, and routinely processes more than a million transactions…
Blockchains are arguably the most important technological innovation to have come out of the past decade. But because of the recent price hike, the media attention has been focused only on the currency aspect of Blockchains, overlooking a plethora of innovative features like smart contracts and…
Bitcoin is a word that doesn’t need any introduction. It is one of the most popular searched words on any of the search engines and is also the driver of financial revolution. Along with Bitcoin, blockchain technology became very popular. Since the time of its inception, 2009, Blockchain has been…
Before I begin to write about it, just want to clarify, the word Komodo has nothing to do with Komodo Dragon (pun intended). However, Komodo draws inspiration from the strength and security that it provides. Here I will be highlighting a new platform Komodo, but before that, it is a privacy coin.…
2017 has been an excellent year for cryptocurrencies if we were to judge by the tremendous amounts of increase in price that a lot of the cryptocurrencies have seen this year, like Ethereum with 8500% return on investment since January 2017 and Bitcoin with 2000% gains in the same period. Ever…
Investment is always futuristic and with a perspective to gain more profits. Gold, shares, bonds, stocks, etc. have been a popular choice when it comes to investment; however, recently a shift has been seen in this. Many investors are now changing their way to gold and for obvious reasons. We are…
