How a crypto transaction works?
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What’s actually going on in crypto wallets? And how is crypto transferred from one address to another? What are inputs, outputs and UTXO? We’ll get a bit technical, hope you don’t mind ...
You've heard of Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake. What else is there?
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You might have heard of proof of work before. It’s the original blockchain consensus algorithm, but there are others, more efficient and kinder to the environment. Read on to find out more about them.
BANK HOLIDAY: 11 November 2021 – USD payments paused
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Due to the upcoming U.S. holiday on Thursday, 11 November, Bitstamp’s USD incoming and outgoing payments will be paused.
Weekly News Roundup – 8 Nov 2021
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Six uncut and never-before-seen scenes from cult classic Pulp Fiction will go up for auction on OpenSea, Google is investing in the group behind the first BTC futures contract, UMA protocol is launching a L2 to L1 bridge today, and other big news in crypto.
The overview of your portfolio just got a whole lot more visual
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We’re presenting a sleek new run chart of your total portfolio’s value in your account’s dashboard on the web, as well as in the app’s portfolio tab. It gives you an interactive overview of the performance of your crypto assets.
We’re listing SLP, SXP and CEL!
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We’re presenting two tokens, the first powers a service for creating card programs for businesses; the second fuels a platform with a very active community where users earn yield by lending crypto.
What are pump and dump schemes?
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Our FOMO makes it easy for us to get sucked in scams, and wrongdoers are well aware of that. They utilize various methods, and pump and dump of a cryptocurrency is among the most popular.
What are whales?
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Similar to marine mammals, crypto whales can also blow hot air, and instead of water can displace and move large amounts of crypto. But who exactly counts as a whale and what kind of effect can they have on the crypto ecosystem?
Weekly News Roundup – 2 Nov 2021
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The bitcoin white paper was released 13 years ago, metaverse-related token prices soar as Facebook goes Meta, two U.S. banks sign up for bitcoin trading platform from Q2 and NYDIG, and other crypto news over the past week.
An update for our customers within the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
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An update on the latest developments regarding our customers within the People’s Republic of China (PRC).