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When transferring cryptocurrencies between wallets, all existing blockchains charge a fee in the form of a fee, which is a reward for mining or stacking (PoW or PoS). Each network has its own fee policy and it depends on many factors; its number varies throughout the day, and network congestion factors and transaction sizes in bytes are taken i

Until recently, the concept of blockchain was only known in the context of cryptocurrencies, but today this technology is actively used in business. What's more, the new acronym DAO is entering the mainstream. So the "untraditional" business model appears along with JSC and attracts the attention of business enthusiasts more and more. DAO Defi

Despite the governments around the globe’s growing efforts to bring crypto markets under control, many aspects of them still somewhat resemble the Wild West — what with the play-to-earn games boom, NFT speculation, and other features that are often poorly understood by the officials. However, at the same time, there are some tendencies bringing

For the past few weeks, the crypto world has been abuzz with the news of El Salvador’s official adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. But why is it such a big deal? Let’s review the regulatory situations concerning digital money, look at why cryptocurrencies are special among them, and in the process find out what makes El Salvador’s case so u

Despite the fact that Bitcoin has been around for over eleven years and has gained numerous supporters over the course of its existence, there are still multiple misconceptions associated with it, further endorsed even by notorious financial institutions like Golden Sachs. They are based on faulty analysis, irrelevant arguments, and outdatedinfo

While cryptocurrencies have been around for a long time, they are still confusing for many people. The less obvious and common concern about cryptocurrencies is the so-called transaction fees that differ from one coin to another and how to find the cheapest of them.  What is a crypto transaction fee? A crypto transaction fee is essentially

Unknown to many, there are numerous other ways to get cryptocurrencies, apart from trading and mining which are the most common and straight-forward ones. In any case, it should be clear that no method, however ubiquitous or unique it is, guarantees instant money. Profiting off crypto or getting gratification for using a particular service alway

Crypto lending platforms allow us to take out a loan usually in fiat money or stablecoins and back it up with cryptocurrency. The borrower of the loan has to put up an amount of cryptocurrency higher than the loan as collateral. Some of the platforms connect lenders with borrowers directly, while others act as lenders themselves. Crypto lending

In the first part of this article, we laid the groundwork for better understanding what DeFi fundamentally is and what it is made up of. Now it’s time we went further and examined the actual pearls that it offers at the most practical level, warts and all. So buckle up and enjoy this quest for DeFi’s treasures with us! Decentralized exchanges

With the increasing interest in stablecoins offered by platforms like MakerDAO and Ampleforth , recently followed by the explosive growth in popularity of such lending services as Aave and Compound , to name a few, decentralized finance, or simply DeFi, stole the show and got into the limelight of the cryptocurrency arena in the last few m

Looking for the best crypto rates? The number of exchange platforms scattered around the net is on a steady rise. With the crypto market constantly fluctuating and the exchanges offering endless new perks and bonuses (while still trying to get their share of every transaction), figuring out how to get the best deal is pretty hard both for novice

The term “altcoin” is a combination of two words — “alternative” and “coin”. Altcoins were created to overcome all the technical limitations that Bitcoin has. Each cryptocurrency modification release was an attempt to provide users with a more convenient digital currency with a lower coin price. And today there are thousands of altcoins all ov