Unsurprisingly, the Bitcoin Halving is when Bitcoin’s mining reward is split in half. Halvings occur about every four years; four years because the Bitcoin mining algo is set with a target of finding new blocks once every 10 minutes (more or less; on average 9.66 minutes), which would take about 1,409 days to mine the … Continue reading The Hype Surrounding the April 2024 Bitcoin Halving
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Keeping up with the Altcoin Craze: PoliFi
One of the latest hot topics in crypto has been the recent rise in meme coin support. Meme coins come in all sorts: ones that predict Taylor Swift’s pregnancy and dog-themed meme coins. While many of these have started out as just memes without monetary value, the dog-themed meme coins Shiba Inu and Dogecoin, for … Continue reading Keeping up with the Altcoin Craze: PoliFi
Starting Something New: Shanghai Upgrade & “Shapella”
In a proof-of-stake system, users “stake” cryptocurrency as a form of guarantee to help secure and confirm new data blocks. With Shanghai, users can “unstake” Ethereum (ETH) in the form of partial withdrawals or full withdrawals. But, interestingly, a mass withdrawal is unlikely to occur. First, to withdraw ETH as a validator, users are required … Continue reading Starting Something New: Shanghai Upgrade & “Shapella”
