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How to exchange cryptocurrency with BestChange — a beginner’s guide
ForkLog 71 05.02.2024

How to exchange cryptocurrency with BestChange — a beginner’s guide

If you do not trade or have only just started investing in crypto, you probably want a simple exchanger with a good rate. Aggregators help you choose such a service: they collect reviews of trading platforms, check their reliability and rank them by the most favourable rate. Here is how to use BestChange, one of […]
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Web3 for Ukraine’s property market: will smart contracts replace notaries?
ForkLog 13 02.02.2024

Web3 for Ukraine’s property market: will smart contracts replace notaries?

Ukraine has unveiled a prototype blockchain property registry (Blockchain Estate Registry) built on Web3 technologies. The authors aim to streamline real-estate transactions through smart contracts. In time they propose extending automation to wills and mortgage agreements. To assess whether the new system might sideline notaries and estate agents, ForkLog spoke with the concept’s authors and […]
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How EIP-4844 will affect ordinary Ethereum users
ForkLog 20 30.01.2024

How EIP-4844 will affect ordinary Ethereum users

The crypto community is eagerly awaiting Ethereum’s next major upgrade—Cancun-Deneb (Dencun). It is the first large-scale update to the second-largest cryptocurrency since Shapella, activated in April 2023. Dencun spans several areas: scalability, lower gas fees, improved security, better cross-network communication and optimized data storage. This ForkLog article explains in plain terms the significance of EIP-4844—the […]
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The Invisible Hook: what pirates can teach us about economics
ForkLog 43 29.01.2024

The Invisible Hook: what pirates can teach us about economics

American economist Peter Leeson belongs to the cohort of the Austrian School whose professional formation coincided with the global crisis of 2008. The Great Recession exposed the soft spots of the global market and created demand for radical alternatives. Among them were Austrian ideas, which helped, among other things, to give birth to cryptocurrencies. In […]
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How to start building Web3 applications in 2024, according to GetBlock
ForkLog 31 22.01.2024

How to start building Web3 applications in 2024, according to GetBlock

At the end of 2023, venture firm Andreessen Horowitz published a list of “big ideas” in crypto. The experts highlighted a reboot of UX in crypto-application design, as well as the rise of a modular technology stack in Web3 development. Together with the RPC-node provider GetBlock, we outline what a Web3 engineer needs to know […]
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Security through clarity: how OKX safeguards customers’ bitcoin
ForkLog 47 19.01.2024

Security through clarity: how OKX safeguards customers’ bitcoin

Centralised exchanges prefer to conceal how they secure customer funds, following the principle of security through obscurity. The less an attacker knows about a platform’s inner workings, the harder it is to exploit potential weaknesses. However, the OKX team believes clients have a right to know how the platform holds their assets. Transparency is one […]
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Web3 phishing: how to protect yourself and your assets
ForkLog 34 18.01.2024

Web3 phishing: how to protect yourself and your assets

Spam and phishing are two perennial scourges of the internet at every stage of its evolution. Web3 is no exception. Vladimir Menaskop explains how to fend off phishing attacks on your crypto-assets for ForkLog readers: Vladimir Menaskop. Three pillars: security, diversification, customisation If that reads like a mere string of words, it is time to […]
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UTXO management: how to prepare your bitcoin wallet for a bull market
ForkLog 100 15.01.2024

UTXO management: how to prepare your bitcoin wallet for a bull market

At the end of 2023 the average fee on the bitcoin network exceeded $37 amid a wave of activity around Ordinals. Yet many users paid far more because their wallets contained a large number of UTXOs. Together with the team behind the bitcoin mixer Mixer.Money, we explain how to optimise UTXOs and why keeping them […]
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OpenAI's Turbulent Year: Leadership Struggles and AI Milestones in 2023
ForkLog 28 07.01.2024

OpenAI’s Turbulent Year: Leadership Struggles and AI Milestones in 2023

Over the past 12 months, the field of artificial intelligence has witnessed numerous events—from major deals and significant updates to scandals. The technology was discussed so frequently that the British dictionary Collins named the term AI as the word of the year, while the Cambridge Dictionary chose the verb “hallucinate“. Let’s revisit the notable developments […]
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Institutions, hacks and stagnation: DeFi in 2023
ForkLog 65 06.01.2024

Institutions, hacks and stagnation: DeFi in 2023

Unlike the turmoil of the previous year, 2023 was short on drama. The standout events were Binance’s settlement with US authorities and the departure of Changpeng Zhao as head of the world’s largest crypto exchange. DeFi has yet to recover from the collapse of Terra and the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire, both of which […]
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The Mining Industry in 2023: Preparing for the Halving and Its Implications
ForkLog 45 05.01.2024

The Mining Industry in 2023: Preparing for the Halving and Its Implications

The United States and public companies have increased their share in Bitcoin’s hashrate, leading manufacturers have released new generations of miners, and cryptocurrency miners are increasingly focused on the upcoming halving. Reflecting on what else marked the year 2023 in the industry. The United States strengthened its leadership in hashrate share. Miners improved their balance […]
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Cryptocurrency Regulation in 2023: Bitcoin ETFs, MiCA, and Binance Challenges
ForkLog 18 04.01.2024

Cryptocurrency Regulation in 2023: Bitcoin ETFs, MiCA, and Binance Challenges

In 2023, U.S. authorities took significant steps toward regulating the cryptocurrency industry. Major exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini faced scrutiny. However, there were also positive developments. Ripple won its case against the SEC, and the market saw renewed growth in anticipation of the approval of the first U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF. ForkLog […]
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