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Brooke Becher

Updated on January 27, 2025

What Is Crypto Winter?

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.

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Brooke Becher

Updated on January 23, 2025

Will the New Trump Administration Send the Crypto Industry to the Moon?

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

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David Koff

Updated on January 08, 2025

How Does Crypto Mining Work?

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.

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Brooke Becher

Updated on January 06, 2025

What Is an Atomic Swap?

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.

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Brooke Becher

Updated on January 02, 2025

What Is Cryptojacking?

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.

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Judith Etugbo

Updated on December 17, 2024

Cybersecurity Risks of Cross-Chain Interoperability Explained

Cross-chain interoperability enables different blockchains to exchange data and transfer assets, but it also poses significant cybersecurity risks. Here’s what you need to know.

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