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Read more: Bitcoin: here to stay or is it running out of steam?Rana Gupta, Vice President, Identity and Data Protection, Asia Pacific, Gemalto We’re now into the second decade of Bitcoin – the cryptocurrency still aiming to take the world by storm. Passing the 10-year mark for any technology is impressive, given the nature of the business, so it’s worth considering if Bitcoin is…
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Read more: Cryptocurrency: What is a crypto bounty hunter?If you’ve ever watched a country and western show, you would probably be familiar with bounty hunters. In the Wild Wild West, bounty hunters earned a reward (usually money or gold), also known as a bounty, for capturing the bad guys. These days, it’s much easier to be a bounty…
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Read more: Cryptocurrency: What is blockchain?Online shopping, checking emails, updating your social network. We do all these and more on a daily basis, and almost all online activities require some digital identity. Each time we need to prove who we are, we have to reveal some information about ourselves. So what does blockchain have to…
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Read more: Trading cryptocurrency?With so much talk about cryptocurrency these days, you probably want in on some of the action. Read on for some simple tips to help you trade cryptocurrency. If you’re keen to start trading Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, you will need two things: A cryptocurrency wallet (this is where you…
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Read more: What is Cryptocurrency Mining?Cryptocurrency mining involves verifying transactions that are then added to the blockchain ledger. The people who are validating these transactions are called “miners”. “Miners” solve complex mathematical calculations, and are rewarded with a new Bitcoin. This is also the means through which new Bitcoins are released into circulation. This entire…
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Read more: What is Ethereum?While everyone’s talking about Bitcoins, you may have also heard about Ethereum. So what is it? Ethereum is a decentralised platform using blockchain technology that runs on smart contracts – a code that lets you exchange money, property, shares or anything of value. Because smart contracts run on the blockchain,…
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Read more: What is Bitcoin?It’s on the news, in the papers, on your Facebook feeds, and even Warren Buffet is talking about it. So what exactly is Bitcoin Created in 2008 by a developer called Satoshi Nakamoto (not his real name and no one knows who he is), Bitcoin is a secure digital currency with no…
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