Tag: Cryptocurrencies

If you follow up on the news pertaining to the stock market, you will see that most of the investors are engaged in what...

While the Bitcoin bubble may have burst, this is not necessarily the end for crypto-currencies, but perhaps it could be described as the 'end...

In the last instalment, we looked at the problems that the price volatility of bitcoin could cause if it were to be more widely...

During the inflation of the bitcoin bubble over much of 2013, it was widely assumed that the popularity of crypto-currencies would continue to increase,...

As we established in the previous instalment, Bitcoin transactions are sent from and to electronic bitcoin wallets, using digital signatures to authenticate them. Every...

Unlike fiat currencies such as the dollar or the euro, which are produced by a mint at the behest of a central bank, Bitcoin...

What are Bitcoins? A bitcoin is a type of virtual coin that has its value 'self-contained' within it, cutting out the need for banks to store...

A volatile investment Any investment that gains 10,000% in value within the space of 11 months has to be considered the buy of the century,...

In just the space of a few years, crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin have evolved from being a virtual store of value for online gamers...