Cryptocurrency trading is a complex skill requiring extensive knowledge of fundamental and technical analysis and the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole. As most traders lack the capability to develop a winning trading strategy, they struggle to learn a multitude of skills needed to be a successful investor (who knows how to swim through the steep tides of the waters). Do amateur traders have no hope, then? Are they left to fend for themselves, speculating about the prices and taking to stride the sharp ups and downs of the cryptocurrency industry? Thankfully, there are tools that help such traders explore the …

The cryptocurrency market is incredibly volatile, which can be both good and bad for investors and traders. Volatility creates opportunities for making profits, but it can also lead to losses. Passive income strategies, however, could be handy in offsetting these losses. Passive income strategies offer investors and traders opportunities to earn profits, even during challenging market conditions such as bear markets. For those investing in Ether (ETH), or any crypto in general, earning passive crypto income provides a way to cover market crashes and downturns. READ ALSO How to earn passive crypto income in a bear market? by Arnold Kirimi …

Governance tokens are a type of cryptocurrency that allow tokenholders to vote on the direction of a blockchain project. The primary purpose of governance tokens is to decentralize decision-making and to give holders a say in how the project is run. Governance tokenholders are usually more invested in the project’s success as they stand to gain or lose more, depending on the outcome. Community members can use tokens to influence the direction and features of a blockchain protocol directly. As such, it is possible to implement changes related to the user interface, vote on fees and reward distribution, or even …

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are created using a distributed computing process called mining. Miners (the network participants) undertake mining to verify the legitimacy of transactions on the blockchain and ensure network security by preventing double-spending. In return for their efforts, miners are rewarded with a certain amount of BTC. There are various ways to mine cryptocurrencies, and this article will discuss how to get started with mobile crypto mining from the comfort of your home. What is crypto mining? Mining, a resource-intensive activity that often demands enormous computing power to solve a computational problem and add the next valid block …

The take-off of digital gold has the potential to disrupt the industry to an unprecedented degree. Historically, gold has been used as a global currency as a hedge against inflation. It has also been serving as an investment venue (commodities), often preferred over other asset classes like equities or foreign exchange, particularly in conventional markets. However, there are certain disadvantages to owning physical gold, such as inconvenience in transport and storage, as well as the risk of theft. Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) might come across as an alternative option, but it cannot be forgotten that the traders don’t actually own …

Cryptocurrency mining involves using a computer, or several computers, to validate transactions on a blockchain. Technically, these computers solve cryptographic equations and record data in a digital ledger. The more computers solving equations, the faster the blockchain can validate transactions. When miners verify the hashes of unconfirmed blocks, they receive a reward for each verified hash. Mining can be energy and computationally-intensive, requiring specialized hardware and crypto-mining software. Among the most mined (and most profitable) cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin (BTC), Monero (XMR), Ravencoin (RVN), and Dogecoin (DOGE). Ether (ETH) used to be part of this list but Ethereum has recently shifted …

Time waits for no one and financial markets are no exception. Especially in the uncharted territory of cryptocurrency trading, keeping up with the fast-paced changes in prices is key to success. A plethora of cryptocurrencies, a few viable trading strategies and numerous tools accessible to new traders may all cause confusion. Fortunately, technology has made it possible to automate several trading processes, including market analysis, predicting trends and order execution. This frees up more time for strategic planning and establishing a solid foundation for long-term cryptocurrency trading success. What is automated crypto trading? Automated crypto trading, sometimes called automated cryptocurrency …

A software program called a web service enables computer-to-computer communication over the internet. However, web services are nothing new and typically take the form of an application programming interface (API). The Web is a collection of related hypertext materials that may be accessed online. For example, a user examines web pages that may contain multimedia using a web browser and uses hyperlinks to move between them. Tim Berners-Lee, who was employed by CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland, invented the Web in 1989. Since then, Berners-Lee has actively directed the development of web standards and has …

Web engineers have been working for a long time to determine if there is a way to prove something is true without revealing any data that substantiates the claim. Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology has enabled the deployment of cryptographic algorithms for verifying the veracity of claims regarding the possession of data without unraveling it. These proof mechanisms have led to advanced mechanisms that enhance privacy and security. Leveraging blockchain deals with problems related to centralization, while the lack of privacy in decentralized applications (DApps) can be balanced with cryptographic ZKP algorithms. This article provides a primer on zero-knowledge proofs, portable …

The idea of Web3 has begun to take hold among business web developers in recent years. Modern business models emphasize the significance of moving beyond Web2 and discovering new ways to manage, organize and create meaning from the enormous volume of user-generated data, even though ideas about the current developments of the Web are still hazy and unclear. The Semantic Web is frequently linked to the concept of Web3 as business strategies and web developers envisioned it. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, initially proposed the idea in 1999. He saw the potential for enabling robots to …

Launched in July 2020, Yearn.finance has emerged as one of the major players in the emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) space that provides services such as staking, lending aggregation and yield generation on the Ethereum blockchain. Boasting the most user-friendly crypto trading services that are being meted out autonomously, the project uses its native ERC-20 Yearn Finance (YFI) cryptocurrency to incentivize those who lock their crypto tokens in Yearn.finance contracts through any of the supported platforms such as Balancer and Curve DeFi. With all of its protocols operating on the Ethereum blockchain, Yearn.finance is managed through developers that act in accordance …

Many security price forecasters use technical analysis, sometimes referred to as charting. However, they opt to reject the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH) altogether. The efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), also called the Random Walk Theory, is the idea that current securities prices accurately reflect the information about the firm’s value. Therefore, it is impossible to make excess profits using this information, or gains that are greater than the overall market. On the contrary, technical analysis disregards the EMH and is only interested in the price and volume behavior of the market as a basis for price prediction. A technical analysis pattern …