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A Beginner’s Guide to NFT
NFTs are becoming increasingly popular. The NFT-craze is real, especially in digital artwork and collectives, revolutionizing the production and distribution of these. One can observe an increasing number of established brands joining the NFT market, including the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sotheby’s auction house.
By Crypto Pop5 years ago in The Chain
Lessons Learned: Social Media Platforms and Blockchain Mass Adoption
Just last year itself, Facebook came under heavy fire for misusing the personal data of 1 million users in England and Wales. The Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant was also implicated in the notorious Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal that involved harvesting the data of 87 million folks (globally) to polarise political opinions and target political advertisements for donations during elections.
By Abhishek Bakshi5 years ago in The Chain
The Story Behind the Crypto Crash
The digital currency market was met with mixed reactions of fear and excitement by investors and digital traders across the globe. It has been more excitement than disappointment for crypto traders in recent times as the prices of cryptocurrencies soar to unprecedented heights. However, as with many other assets, cryptocurrency markets come with their downsides.
By chalsfarade5 years ago in The Chain
Non-renewable energy resources can be exhausted if the use of cryptocurrencies is continued.
After Bitcoin, many altcoins have come into the picture and managed to succeed in the market. As of now, there are more than 5000 cryptos listed on the coinmarketcap.
By Blockonomist Offficial5 years ago in The Chain
India & Other Developing Countries will live in poverty if they don’t understand blockchain
Indicating that the country is doing great in improving the profits of earning people, most people are starving on the other hand. So the people’s income is generated at the cost of others sacrificing their food.
By Blockonomist Offficial5 years ago in The Chain
What NFTs can do for you; VeeFriends providing value outside the blockhain
The acronym “NFT” has been present in many tech and crypto news stories lately. We’re hearing about these really high-ticket sales: Banksy art had been burned and the process sold for the equivalent of $95,000 USD. A girl in a famous meme photograph has taken her image and monetized it on the ETH blockchain for the equivalent of approximately half a million USD. Jack Doresy, founder of Twitter, has also sold the digital version of his first tweet for the equivalent of 2.9 million USD. Many articles already address the “what is an NFT?” question, but I’d like to examine this new digital phenomenon from a more distilled point of view. Beyond the question of “What is it?” two of the next logical questions are, “Why would I want it? What can it do for me?” I’m going to share my experiences with NFTs that I’ve had in the past few months.
By Rachel L. Reges5 years ago in The Chain
What is the upcoming Taproot upgrade for Bitcoin? What does it do?
Like every other blockchain network out there, Bitcoin also gets updated every once in a while, thanks to the Bitcoin core developers. These updates often referred to as soft forks, introduce new features and benefits to the Bitcoin network. The most recent proposed upgrade is dubbed Taproot.
By Crypto Pop5 years ago in The Chain
CryptoCurrency: Pros and cons
Cryptocurrency There has been a steady growth of interest when it comes to cryptocurrency. As it becomes more integrated into different levels of our lives, it’s no surprise that increased awareness is driving the growing financial revolution. While there are both positives and negatives to the digital currency, the truth is that there are enough big businesses and corporations looking at ways to integrate the technology and make the most of its advantages, so the notion of digital currency is not going away anytime soon.With fluctuations in value creating an ever-changing market for bitcoins and other, less popular, examples of cryptocurrency, you may be looking at the best ways that you can take advantage of the growing market and influence, considering investing in a cryptocurrency, or if you are simply curious how you can use it to manage your finances more securely, then you need to be aware not only of the potential benefits, but also of the negatives as well. This will give you the options with a clear view of what to expect, and will improve your chances of having a positive interaction with cryptocurrency yourself.
By Bossupmoves5 years ago in The Chain
