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What is an altcoin? Altcoins explained An altcoin is an amalgamation of “alt,” referring to “alternative” and “coin,” referring to “cryptocurrency,” i.e., all coins that are not Bitcoin (BTC) are altcoins. Bitcoin was the cryptocurrency that introduced blockchain technology to the world after the global financial crisis of 2008–09.  BTC has established itself as the “gold standard” […]

Cryptocurrency 101 Cryptocurrency (also known as crypto) is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange. It uses cryptography to secure and verify transactions, as well as to control the creation of new units of a particular digital currency.  Many cryptocurrencies are built on blockchain technology, which is a distributed ledger enforced by a

When a business reaches a certain stage of development, it looks to fundraising in order to secure money and fund the next stage of development. This happens when companies need more capital to scale quickly compared with what’s available to them at present.  Crypto businesses are not immune from this but have more options at

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are powered by a decentralized open-source software called a blockchain. A fork is a change to the blockchain’s underlying protocol. A blockchain fork is an important upgrade to the network and can either represent a radical change or a minor one and can be initiated by developers or