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Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash: Existence In Harmony? All too often in the cryptocurrency world we see maximalists talking badly about other tokens and finding reasons to dislike it. We can see this play out in extreme fashion when looking at Bitcoin versus Bitcoin Cash. What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)? Bitcoin Cash is a fork of Bitcoin that came into existence in August of 2017. At the time of writing this post, it is the #9 cryptocurrency by market cap and is trading around $1380…
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Student Debt, Job Markets And Reflections The Current Debt Climate As a college graduate to be in just two weeks time, I think it is only right that I take a look at what my future will hold... massive student debt. The United States now has 1.7 trillion dollars of outstanding student debt, which according to CNBC is a 100% increase over the last 10 years. There have been numerous pauses to student debt payments throughout Covid, but as things die down payments will once…
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Possible Upcoming Airdrops? The cryptocurrency space has seen some of the craziest re-distributions of wealth that I have ever seen before. People are actually ending up with more value than they were even possible expecting; not just through their holdings gaining value but also from a wonderful concept known as an airdrop. What Is An Airdrop? Here's the definition of an airdrop right now: An airdrop is a distribution of a cryptocurrency token or coin, usually for free, to…
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Maintaining Focus and Motivation: Breaking Quarantine Mindset Depending on where you are reading this from, it is likely that you have experienced some form of government enforced lockdown or restriction on free movement over the last year and a half. While it depends on the type of person you are as to if this was a brutally difficult time or a relief from socialization, the fact is that your activity levels have likely dropped or experienced a drop of some sort. For myself…
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This Dip Is Actually Amazing FOMO Reset We all find ourselves saying "I wish I got into X earlier, I think I missed it" or "I hope it dips a little bit so I can buy some more" but then look at the news around the crypto sphere and it looks like the world is on fire. I can't understand it. This dip is a gift for those who have been watching prices skyrocket over the last few months without being able to accumulate. This is the fix for FOMO in my opinion, it's like a reset…
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Can We Trust Tether (USDT)? What Is Tether? Tether is a USD-pegged stablecoin. Tether, otherwise referred to as USDT accounts for around 57% of all transactions from fiat currency to Bitcoin according to Investopedia. It is also the #4 ranked cryptocurrency by market cap according to Coingecko with a cap of around 58.2 billion USD. The point of Tether and stablecoins like it is to bridge the gap between the worlds of fiat and cryptocurrency. Every Tether token is supposed to…
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Polygon: A Real Fix For Ethereum? I have been hearing a ton about Polygon on Twitter the last few days, but really didn't know anything other than that it was supposed to help Ethereum scale somehow. As a result, I thought a dive into the token was in order and I will now share my findings! What Is Polygon? Polygon is an Ethereum side-chain that is seeking to drastically reduce proof-of-stake consensus fees and promote scalability for the network. According to their team…
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Graduation Day Though I have written before about my... let's say mixed feelings about my education, today was finally graduation day after four long years. With the end of assignments, papers and deadlines, I will have at least a few months to work on some start up ideas including my new tribe Dunk Social. College was not necessarily mentally difficult at all times, but took a lot out of me to get past four years of it. Ready to move on and try to accomplish as many new…
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VeChain (VET): So Much Utility I hear about VeChain all the time on Twitter as people are constantly shilling it as a low cost gem in the crypto-sphere. In the past I have even held VeChain, but never really bothered to understand anything about it except the price in USD. After doing a little more in depth research on the token and the goals of the team, I am really excited about what the future holds for this group. What Is VeChain? VeChain is the token that represents…
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Cheap Crypto Networks To Transact On The ease of moving money around with cryptocurrency is something that I have personally started to take for granted. To be able to type in an address of seemingly random numbers and have 'magic internet money' appear in a matter of minutes (sometimes seconds) is an incredible reality when thinking about how difficult the alternatives are. Where before you had to send money via wire transfer or use a third party service such as Western…
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Dunk Social - My New Hive Tribe Hey everyone, I have just spent the afternoon finalizing all of the data and organizational stuff for the back end of my new tribe @dunksocial https://leofinance.io/@dunksocial After working through inflation schedules and different technical aspects of the platform, Dunk Coin (DUNK) is now officially listed on TribalDex. Don't get too excited though, I have not yet issued any tokens as I am waiting for the platform to be added to the Hive…
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Bitcoin Is Invincible: SHA 256 Algorithm The other day I was spending some time watching Youtube videos and was recommended a video about the algorithm that powers Bitcoin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COArd_EREw The video discusses a math problem that has never been solved by an individual called the SHA 256 Hash Function. Essentially the algorithm takes a data input and spits out an output of 256 bits or 1's and 0's. I recommend watching the video for the full…