Online tutorials and training around blockchain and crypto-currencies
Fibonacci retracements
Leonardo FIBONACCI was an Italian mathematician who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries ((1175 - 1250). He is known to have highlighted the famous Fibonacci sequence. The sequence of fibonacci numbers is, after 0 and 1, a sequence in which each new digit is the sum...
How Blockchain Technology Contributes to the Financial Sectors
The existence and democratization of Blockchain technology recently made a lot of noise. The first cryptocurrency of its kind, Bitcoin, officially launched in 2009, has enabled a large-scale democratization of the blockchain and its possibilities. Over time, the...
Most General Types of Blockchain Consensus Mechanism: PoW and PoS
Blockchain is probably something familiar to you, especially you may know it was first applied to the cryptocurrency. All you know about blockchain is about the technology underlining the creation of cryptocurrency, as a digital currency that sees its popularity...
The history behind Bitcoin & Blockchain
The origin of the phenomenon: It all began with the 2008 subprime crisis in the US. These real estate loans appeared in the 2000s in the United States and were intended for people who were not eligible for a traditional real estate loan. But financial institutions and...
The different types of Blockchain
I often hear, wrongly, that the controversial Ripple (XRP) is a centralized crypto-currency because of its blockchain. We are far from the truth ! To fully understand the different existing Blockchain architectures (we will only talk about the main ones here), I...
The Ethereum Blockchain
The functionalities of the Bitcoin blockchain, although revolutionary, are limited because they reside solely in the exchange of value as we will detail in the next chapter. Following this reflection, a young 19-year-old computer programming prodigy, Vitalik Butterin...
Understanding blockchain technology
What is blockchain ? What we call Blockchain is a database that transmits information in peer-to-peer format in a transparent way (transactions are visible to everyone), secure (data on the blockchain can’t be modified or falsified), decentralized (without a control...
Is mining profitable?
Is mining profitable? A clear and concise answer, YES mining can be profitable and can even make you a rich person...provided that electricity is free for you. So it is possible for tenants who have made an agreement with the owner of the premises taking charge of the...
How to transfer cryptocurrencies from an exchange to Binance?
How to proceed to transfer coins or tokens from an exchange to your Binance account? (NB: In this case we will take Mercatox exchange but the different steps are almost the same with any other exchanges). In order to do this, go to the exchange website holding the...
Buy or Sell Bitcoins on Coinbase
In order to buy or sell Bitcoins, first you will have to find a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows to deposit and withdraw funds in FIAT currency (EUR, Dollar...). We will take Coinbase the reference exchange in this field as example. Before anything else...
How to create a Binance account?
Now that you are familiarised with the buying/selling platforms of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) through FIAT currencies, such as Coinbase. (Discover our registration tutorial on Coinbase). It is time to go one step further and discover the altcoins’ world. We'll take...
How to transfer and send back crypto from Coinbase?
How to transfer and recover cryptos on Coinbase? Now that you have familiarised yourself with Coinbase and bought your first coins (BTC, ETH, XRP...). We will see how to transfer those coins to another exchange (Binance in the example), and then we will see how to...
How to choose a graphic card for mining?
Do you want to set up your first mining rig or to improve your gear ? Would you like to know which graphics cards are the most cost-effective for mining cryptocurrencies? In this article, you will find a list of the most productive GPU on the market. Be aware that all...
What are the components to build a RIG for mining?
In our previous articles, we saw what mining is, its characteristics and its use in the blockchain environment, then we talked about ASICs. If you want to know more about these computers, we invite you to read the article on ASICs and their profitability. In this...
Mercatox Review
You have seen our ranking of the most used exchanges and you wonder which exchange to buy cryptocurrencies on ? Here is an analysis of Mercatox, one of the most volume-generating exchanges for cryptos that are still not very well known. Introduction Mercatox is an...