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Six Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Keep an Eye on in 2019 ?
By:
Nate Urbas
22 January 2019
Many will be glad to see the back of 2018. 2019 has officially arrived and investors and traders alike have new price predictions, hopes, and dreams. Prices always steal the show but the exchanges play an important role in bringing that show to us. There are some big developments scheduled to take place in the exchange ecosystem in 2019. We present the key players to keep an eye on and the key dates to take note of in your diary...
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The Battle to be the Number One Hardware Wallet – The Top Providers Compared ?
By:
Nate Urbas
20 January 2019
Hardware wallets are considered the gold standard of security for the average cryptocurrency holder. Making the decision to purchase one is not easy. How many cryptocurrencies do you need to hold before making the purchase? What are the key things to know about the wallet before making the purchase? What hardware wallet to choose? These can all be difficult questions and it just makes it more tricky when there are multiple providers to choose from. The three biggest hardware providers...
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Do Pump and Dumps Actually Happen in Cryptocurrency? The Biggest Scam Schemes Taking Place Now.
By:
Nate Urbas
16 January 2019
Many of us have seen the film "The Wolf of Wall Street". The film was filled with scenes of drugs, parties, and curse words. But how did the firm in The Wolf of Wall Street – Stratton Oakmont – actually make their money. A lot of the money the partners in the firm made was through the operation of a pump and dump scheme. What is a pump and dump scheme? A pump and dump scheme is organized by a...
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What are Cryptocurrency Derivatives and Where to Trade Them?
By:
Nate Urbas
14 January 2019
Cryptocurrency derivatives sound like some sort of exotic term. There can be a fair amount of both misunderstandings and taboo surrounding derivatives and cryptocurrencies separately. Put them together and you have a whole other ball game. We are here to clear up what exactly derivatives even are and why they might be useful in cryptocurrencies. We are also going to present the key places where they can be traded. What even are derivatives? The key is in the name really....
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The Top Three Cryptocurrency Price Checkers
By:
Nate Urbas
9 January 2019
Prices rapidly change in the cryptocurrency market. Prices can spike or crash in a matter of minutes or even seconds. Keeping up to date with the price performance and the data driving price is important business for those involved in the cryptocurrency markets. We cover the ins and outs of three of the leading price and data providers so that you can make a quick decision which is the best fit for you. CoinMarketCap CoinMarketCap is the most popular price...
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Easiest Ways to Buy Bitcoin & Altcoins
By:
Nate Urbas
4 January 2019
Exchanges are the standard way of making your first purchase in cryptocurrency and provide one of the easiest ways to convert fiat currency into cryptocurrency. However, barriers can arise when making purchases through exchanges. Some exchanges limit the locations in which they operate in. Others only cater for purchasing with a small number of fiat currencies. The set-up process and wallet can also be complicated. In this post, we present a variety of straightforward exchanges which facilitate purchasing cryptocurrency with...
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How to Pick the Best Wallet for Storing Cryptocurrencies?
By:
Nate Urbas
23 December 2018
Choosing a wallet for securing cryptocurrencies can be one of the most complicated parts to the process of investing in cryptocurrencies. It is tempting to just leave the funds on an exchange. Leaving funds on an exchange adds unnecessary risks. Users both give up the control of the funds to the exchange and expose themselves to the business risks of the exchange. If the exchange is hacked or goes out of business, a users funds will likely be lost. We...
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5 Things to Know Before Investing in Bitcoin
By:
Nate Urbas
14 December 2018
It is tempting to want to take some of your salary and savings and buy Bitcoin immediately. The price moves so quickly that it can be difficult to resist just buying-in and seeing what happens. Before jumping in, there are certain things which will not only help with making the investment but also with how to secure it and manage it. We present five things that should be considered before making your first investment. 1. Securing Bitcoin is just as...
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Simple Bitcoin Price Prediction
By:
Nate Urbas
7 December 2018
How to Simple and Best Predict Bitcoin Price, Altcoin prices or Cryptocurrency prices overall Trading in cryptocurrencies has continued to grow in popularity. An increasing number of enthusiasts and professionals have been focussing their attention to the cryptocurrency market to capitalise on price movements. The volatile and early nature of the cryptocurrency markets can often make it difficult to predict price movements. Despite this, there are full-time professional cryptocurrency traders so it is undoubtedly possible. We present some of the...
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What is Cryptocurrency? Bitcoin and Altcoins explained
By:
Nate Urbas
5 November 2018
The Financial Crisis & The Emergence of Bitcoin In the midst of the last financial crisis, a paper was forwarded to the Cypherpunks mailing list. The paper detailed the concept of Bitcoin and was forwarded by Satoshi Nakamoto. To this day, nobody knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. The concept laid the groundwork for the first-ever cryptocurrency to come into existence. Three months later, the Bitcoin network was launched. Today, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have reached the attention of the masses...
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