4 min read The world continues to depend more and more on the internet as modern-day electronics become increasingly interconnected to our daily lives. Mobile phones and the applications that run on them attempt to make life easier by providing quick access to services such as banking, health, entertainment, social media, dating, online shopping, and more.  The same […]

4 min read The Merge is scheduled to happen on September 15th, and the event is set to transition Ethereum from the energy-intensive proof-of-work algorithm to a more eco-friendly proof-of-stake.  However, some ETH miners, led by Chandler Guo, intend to keep mining Ethereum on a proof-of-work network post-Merge. To achieve this, they will have to carry out a […]

3 min read Privacy is a fundamental human right. In the current digital age, savvy individuals can use personal information to carry out malicious attacks on unsuspecting individuals.  The need to protect one’s online presence through privacy becomes more important in the blockchain realm as transactions are immutable and public for everyone with enough know-how to access on-chain […]

4 min read The Ethereum network has a long history of congestion issues that have often led to high gas fees. The first and most popular incident dates back to December 2017, when Cryptokitties clogged the Ethereum network and caused it to grind to a halt. The event, although unfortunate, kick-started discussions on how to avoid such incidences in […]

4 min read The Ethereum network has undergone several upgrades since its launch in 2015. All the upgrades have had a single mission in unlocking Ethereum’s full potential, and the Merge event is no different.  What is The Merge?  As the name suggests, the Merge is the coming together of the current Ethereum mainnet (execution layer) with its new proof-of-stake […]

3 min read In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because Lockheed Martin engineers used the English measurement system, whereas the NASA team used the metric system. The mismatch in units caused navigation errors leading to the loss of the said orbiter.  Such an example highlights why implementing standards is essential in any industry, including crypto, where hundreds […]

8 min read Navigating the internet without leaving bread crumbs of your presence is increasingly becoming difficult as our real-life identities are tied to our online ones. As a result, online privacy is vital as you do not want personal information in the hands of hackers, extortionists, and other malicious individuals.  What is Doxing?  You might have heard […]

5 min read Crypto adoption, particularly of stablecoins, has brought to light real-life use cases of digital assets as a means of transferring value quickly and cheaply compared to the traditional financial system. Crypto holders can send Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, or USDC to their family and friends worldwide at a fraction of the cost and faster than it […]

4 min read Starting a business for any entrepreneur is an arduous task that requires persistence, patience, and the right tools to help get things rolling in the right direction. A typical day for an entrepreneur involves responding to emails, tweaking website details, keeping in touch with networks, keeping an eye on social media, and sometimes getting distracted […]

3 min read On May 19th, 2022, Litecoin’s highly anticipated MimbleWimble upgrade was deployed on the LTC network at block 2,257,920. The upgrade, named after a tongue-tying spell from the Harry Potter series of books and movies, had been in discussion within the Litecoin community from as way back as 2016 when it was proposed by a developer using an […]

4 min read On June 30th, EU legislators from its Parliament, Commission, and Council reached a deal on the Markets in Crypto Assets bill (MiCA) and Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) bill. The two landmark bills marked the beginning of what many believe is the EU setting the pace for the rest of the world regarding crypto regulation.  […]

5 min read 2022 has been a big year for crypto hackers. A recent report estimated that a total of $1.4 billion had been lost through attacks on cross-chain bridges since the year began. Another report gave a $2 billion approximation of the total crypto lost due to DeFi hacks in the first half of 2022.   The attacks on the crypto-verse have so […]