Bitcoin

  • 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… Continue reading

    Bitcoin: here to stay or is it running out of steam?
  • 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… Continue reading

    Cryptocurrency: What is a crypto bounty hunter?
  • 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… Continue reading

    Cryptocurrency: What is blockchain?
  • 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… Continue reading

    Trading cryptocurrency?
  • 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… Continue reading

    What is Cryptocurrency Mining?
  • 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… Continue reading

    What is Ethereum?
  • 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… Continue reading

    What is Bitcoin?