While most investors use digital asset exchanges to buy and sell bitcoin, there is also another market where digital assets are traded. It is called the over-the-counter (OTC) market. This piece will explain what OTC desks are, how they work, and why they play such an important role for large […]
At the most basic level, algorithmic trading strategies use computer code to trade assets in an automated manner. Algorithmic trading strategies are often called automatic trading strategies, and, in retail markets, are generally referred to as trading bots. In this guide, you will discover four popular algorithmic trading strategies you […]
Unsurprisingly given their status as financial assets, cryptocurrencies have joined other markets in being overtaken by trading bots. Traders on Twitter brag about their proprietary bots that allow them to rake in bitcoin easier than mining, and new companies seemingly sprout up overnight offering the latest and greatest trading bot. […]
All signs point to Facebook working on launching its own cryptocurrency, possibly as early as the first quarter of 2020. While the company hasn’t made an official announcement regarding its plans revolving around blockchain development, both media reports and second-hand accounts over the past year and a half show that […]
Binance has rapidly become one of the largest digital asset exchanges in the world. Launched less than two years ago on July 14, 2017, Binance now boasts more than 10 million registered users. How did Binance achieve such rapid growth and success in such a short period of time? That’s […]
Anyone who’s been exposed to cryptocurrency knows about bitcoin as it’s the oldest, largest, and most popular cryptocurrency. Beyond bitcoin, things get murky, with thousands of altcoins in the marketplace. One of the most popular altcoins is known as Ripple (XRP). Ripple is the native currency powering RippleNet, which was […]
Dogecoin was created as a bit of a lark back in 2013, but it caught on as a fun and friendly cryptocurrency. It remains popular today thanks to that fun attitude, and we think partially due to the Shiba Inu mascot of the coin. It is frequently used to tip […]
The easiest and possibly safest way to buy bitcoin is through the popular Coinbase exchange. Coinbase was founded during a time when the only ways to buy and use bitcoin were technical and complex. They set out to make a platform that was easy to use, trusted, and highly secure. […]
While Coinbase may be one of the most popular bitcoin exchange’s on the planet, they are also notoriously private about releasing information about themselves. Since they are a privately held company, they aren’t required to openly provide much of the information that is released by publically traded companies. Even locating […]
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was created from a hard fork of bitcoin and use the same proof-of-work consensus mechanism and SHA-256 algorithm as the very first cryptocurrency. Today we want to look at how to mine Bitcoin Cash for profits and fun. Mining Bitcoin Cash Because it is a proof-of-work altcoin, […]
