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?

New functionalities in the Bitstamp app v3.0!

New functionalities in the Bitstamp app v3.0!
The latest version gives you a wholesome overview of your crypto trading at first glance. The new action button provides clear and concise navigation for all your go-to actions in a single tap, while the Market tab makes its first appearance and enables easy browsing among all the assets.