Crypto

Cryptocurrency traders employ different strategies to cherry-pick signals and ensure profitability. Out of the many, trading divergences is popular and one of the most powerful trading concepts. How so? Well, they can be used to mark out the beginning, the end of a long rally, and tops for shorting. The good news is that this isn’t rocket […]

The acronym ‘DYOR’ (Do Your Own Research) is used a lot in the crypto space, but how do you actually do your own research? Admittedly, it’s not simple and learning to DYOR takes a lot of time, practice and commitment. But if you’re ready to learn, this Tokenomics series is a good place to start! […]

Layer 1s & Scalability To understand Layer 2s, it’s first necessary to look at Layer 1s. ‘Layer 1’ refers to a simple base blockchain network, such as Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, BSC. They’re called Layer 1s as they are the core networks within their ecosystem.  Improving the scalability of Layer 1s has proven difficult. For example, […]

One of the major perks of blockchain technology is its ability to maintain an unchangeable record of transactions. It does this through what’s called a ‘consensus mechanism algorithm’ – a way of achieving agreement on a single state of a network, even with that network being distributed among many users. If you’ve spent any amount […]

Bear markets are frantic and frightening, but they’re a natural part of the market cycle and necessary for continued price appreciation. Buy low, sell high- wealth is created this way. While it sounds simple, very few do it in practice. If they did, every investor would be a retired multi-millionaire by now. Here are some […]

Knowing what to research & what red flags to look out for are crucial before you invest into any crypto currency, i will cover some basics that i tend to do which help me decipher if a project is likely to have shady intentions from the offset or not, these checks literally take me a […]

A Bitcoin halving is when the payout for mining a new block is halved, and this happens after every 210,000 blocks (approximately four years).  The first of which happened in 2012, and the next will occur in 2024.  We will discuss what happens in a Bitcoin halving, why it is a big deal for those […]

Smart contracts are like paper contracts that have been digitised and automated meaning no middleman e.g. lawyers are required to make sure everyone is playing nice. Think of it like this paper contracts are you at a job with a boss, smart contracts are you as an self employed, If you wanted to hang out […]

A DAO is essentially an automated ‘GoFundMe’, that uses crypto instead of traditional fiat, let elaborate on this…. Analogy You and your neighbours are throwing a street party for New Year’s. You decide to start a GoFundMe to raise money to buy food & drinks, supplies, entertainment and so forth. The rest of the neighbours […]

Market Capitalisation Market cap (or market capitalisation) is a metric that measures the value of a cryptocurrency. You can calculate the market cap by multiplying a coin’s current market price with the total number of coins in circulation.  It is imperative to look a project’s circulating supply and fully diluted value (or maximum supply). Some […]