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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty: Everything You Need to Know

In order to ensure bitcoin blocks are discovered roughly every 10 minutes, an automatic system is in place that adjusts the difficulty depending on how many miners are competing to discover blocks at any given time.

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What Is a Rebase/Elastic Token?

Rebase tokens function in a similar way to stablecoins, but with one key difference.

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Why Invest in Cryptocurrency?

With bitcoin, ether and popular altcoins belonging to such a volatile asset class, you might wonder if it is worth the investment. Here are reasons why people do and why they stay.

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Custodial Wallets vs. Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets

The term “wallet” is used to describe hardware or software that holds cryptocurrencies.

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How to Buy Ether

After bitcoin, ether is the best-known and widely used network in cryptocurrency. So if you're interested in buying an NFT or exploring other projects, you'll want to learn how to buy ether.

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What's a DeFi Wallet, and How to Choose the Right One

Certain DeFi protocols can sometimes be supported by specific crypto wallet services. Here's what you need to know.

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Crypto Romance Scams: Don't Fall for These Dating App Swindlers

Con artists preying on people looking for love is nothing new, but the latest scams have moved on from asking you to buy gift cards to an array of crypto scams.

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What Is a Block Reward?

Block rewards are the units of cryptocurrency earned by miners or stakers for their work on a blockchain.

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What Is a Satoshi? Understanding the Smallest Unit of Bitcoin

A single bitcoin is divisible, just like dollars, and the smallest unit is called a satoshi.

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What Are Crypto Gas Wars?

Gas wars are one of the main causes of high transactions fees on Ethereum's blockchain.

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