Blockchain Articles

Anton Chashchin

Updated on January 29, 2025

Despite a huge investment drop in recent years, fintech made a splash last year. Here’s what happened.

Deborah Perry Piscione and Josh Drean

Updated on January 28, 2025

How do smart contracts work, and why do we need them? Our experts explain.

Katlyn Gallo

Updated on January 27, 2025

Hashing uses an algorithm to transform input data of any size into a value of fixed length that is extremely difficult to decode. Here’s how hashing is used, its benefits and downsides and why it matters in cybersecurity.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 27, 2025

These prolonged downturns in the speculative crypto market test investor resilience and weed out weaker projects. This article explores what causes crypto winters, how to spot them and how investors can weather the storm.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 23, 2025

Blockchain technology is an immutable ledger that stores the record of ownership of digital assets. Take a closer look at why it matters, how it works, its benefits and challenges, use cases, types and history.

Lisa Bertagnoli

Updated on January 23, 2025

These organizations support the creation and management of all things Web3.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 23, 2025

Crypto investors poured millions into his campaign. Now that he’s in office, will Trump be able to deliver on his bullish promises?

David Koff

Updated on January 08, 2025

Crypto mining is the process of verifying and adding crypto transactions to a blockchain, resulting in new tokens being created. Here’s why it matters, how it works and what’s needed to get started.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 06, 2025

Atomic swaps lets people trade cryptocurrencies on their own terms. By removing third-party intermediaries, this smart contract-based method enables direct, peer-to-peer swaps across blockchains, unlocking new possibilities for decentralized trading.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 02, 2025

Cryptojackers aren’t targeting your data or looking to harm your computer. Instead, they’re after your processing power, quietly siphoning it to mine cryptocurrency undetectably in the background.