What is cryptocurrency?

In simple terms, a cryptocurrency is a digital form of money, a digital asset representing a store of value. It is a decentralized currency built on blockchain. A cryptocurrency is:  Decentralized Encrypted Recorded and verified on a blockchain Not controlled by any government or other authority The first-ever (and the biggest one by market capitalization) […]

What is a blockchain?

The word “blockchain” seems to be everywhere these days. Everyone, from the biggest corporations like IBM to small startups, is jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, trying to leverage the best of it for their products and clients. And even though the technology might look confusing from the outside, it really isn’t, and here’s our guide […]

What is Bitcoin Pizza Day?

Every year, on May 22, the crypto industry celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day. Although it is not about pizza with Bitcoin, it is about Bitcoin and about pizza. Here’s what happened. In 2010, a user named “laszlo” started a thread called “Pizza for bitcoins?” on bitcointalk.org. They offered to “pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of […]