Ethereum is a cryptocurrency platform that was initially presented by, then 19-year-old, Vitalik Buterin in 2013. The official launch of Ethereum occurred in 2015 after a very successful initial crowd sale. Ether, the token currency fueling Ethereum, is very similar to Bitcoin in that it is a decentralized cryptocurrency that publishes all transactions on the…

As Bitcoin breaks more and more into a functional currency, its reach and usefulness continues to expand. In the latest move towards being a full-blown valuable, virtual currency, a luxury villa in Switzerland has been put on the market with the price tag attached in Bitcoin. Stefan Christiani, a 36-year-old Swiss resident, is looking to cash…

The month of June witnessed some incredible hikes in Alt-coin prices and record heights in the total market cap. The question this month is; will this trend continue despite Ethereum's flash crash? If so, will good currencies begin to surface or will we keep experiencing volatility in obscure cryptos? The market continues on a buying frenzy…

A recent transaction backlog observed in Ethereum's network sparked quite a bit of controversy among its community members and cryptocurrency users all around. The currency's developers have long talked about their vision to improve the currency's scaling. Yet, recent events showcased network congestion, transaction backlogs, and the current state of Ethereum's difficulty with spikes in…

Ethereum sought to remind many of the volatility of cryptocurrencies when a multi-million dollar dump saw the price of Bitcoin’s biggest rival crash from over $300 to less than $1 in a matter of seconds. Ethereum has been rocketing in the markets as it surged earlier this year from being a minor coin trading for a…

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are becoming an increasingly popular medium for startups to fund their business, at the same time providing investors with potentially lucrative returns on their investments. Most ICOs are based on Ethereum because it offers Smart Contracts, a feature allowing a startup to distribute its earnings to investors. It must be noted…

A majority of miners have started showing their preference for SegWit2x, a version of Segregated Witness that's deviating from what Core developers envision to be the solution to bitcoin's scaling issue. But what is it and what's leading bitcoin to it? Recent events have led to increased demand for a solution to bitcoin's scaling issue. With…

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“The Flippening” is a loose term being used more and more in cryptocurrency discussions now-a-days. Bitcoin has remained the world’s largest cryptocurrency, both in valuation and in application, since its inception several years ago. To date, there has been no coin with the capacity to overtake Bitcoin. Many argue this has changed now that Ethereum…

Somewhat of a paradox with bitcoin's use cases is that as demand grows, certain aspects of it perform worse and worse; something that can happen even when the price rising. An apparent price rally lead bitcoin prices above previous all time highs, for it to keep trading above $2000 levels. Many vital parts of the…