What is a 51% attack?

What is a 51% attack?
In crypto, a malicious event known as a 51% attack, or a majority attack, could happen at any time. But how big of a deal is it really? Altcoins are much more susceptible to these attacks than big cryptocurrencies. But who and why can take advantage of the blockchain?

What is an ICO (Initial Coin Offering)?

What is an ICO (Initial Coin Offering)?
Many clever ideas never materialize on the market. The people behind them don’t have the sufficient funds to develop the technology on their own or can’t find an investor who would support them. In the world of crypto, ICOs enable the founders to gather the necessary funding.

Weekly News Roundup – 4 Oct 2021

Weekly News Roundup – 4 Oct 2021
Bitcoin's Lightning Network capacity reached an all-time high; DeFi whales turned Central, Northern and Western Europe into the world’s biggest crypto economy; El Salvador has officially started using volcanos to mine bitcoin & more

What are blockchain consensus rules?

What are blockchain consensus rules?
Consensus rules are crucial to the validation process on the distributed blockchain network. They help achieve synchronization and agreement between the thousands of nodes on a blockchain. But who writes the consensus rules? Can they be changed? Should you as an average user worry about it?