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An Introduction to Sidechains

Sidechains have become essential for helping pre-existing blockchains like Bitcoin to scale and become more interoperable.

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What Are Blockchain Bridges and How Do They Work?

If you want to move tokens from one blockchain to another, you’ll likely need a blockchain bridge to allow those assets to travel.

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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 Crypto Custody?

There is no shortage of horror stories about stolen funds, hacks and lost passwords in the crypto industry. This is where crypto custody comes into play.

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What Are Wrapped Tokens?

Wrapped tokens allow unsupported assets like bitcoin and ether to be traded, lent and borrowed on DeFi platforms.

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What If We Get Online Privacy Right? A Glimpse of 2035

Here’s what a day in the life would look like if we nail privacy infrastructure, fix the policy and squash the forces behind that “creepy feeling.” This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.

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Hard Fork vs. Soft Fork

Hard fork and soft fork events refer to the process of implementing new changes to a blockchain project's code.

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Technologies

What Advisors Should Watch For in Crypto in 2022

Crypto adoption doesn’t appear to be slowing down. As more advisors and institutional investors pile in, the asset class will continue to mature – and new innovations could change how advisors interact with clients and service providers.

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What Is a Crypto Airdrop?

Airdrops involve crypto projects sending free tokens en masse to their communities in a bid to encourage adoption.

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