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#101: Altcoins

What is EOS?
ForkLog 16 14.11.2018

What is EOS?

1 What is EOS? EOS is a blockchain platform for building decentralised applications of any scale. Admirers hail it as an Ethereum killer for similar functionality with greater scalability, zero transaction fees and on-chain governance. 2 Why the hype around EOS? EOS holds the fundraising record for an ICO—over $4bn. The token sale ran for almost a year, from 26 June 2017 to 1 June 2018.
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What is Litecoin (LTC)?
ForkLog 37 15.12.2017

What is Litecoin (LTC)?

1 What is Litecoin? Litecoin is a global, decentralised, peer-to-peer payment network built on Bitcoin’s source code, with a native currency (Litecoin, ticker LTC). It was launched in October 2011 by its creator and developer, Charlie Lee, who sought to improve the first cryptocurrency by using a different mining algorithm and shortening confirmation times. The code of this “digital silver” project was released under the permissive MIT/X11 licence, allowing modification, copying and redistribution of altered versions.
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What is a token?
ForkLog 30 02.11.2017

What is a token?

1 What is a token? A token is a unit of account used to represent a digital balance in an asset. Tokens are recorded in a database based on blockchain technology, and accessed through dedicated apps using digital-signature schemes. 2 What types of tokens are there? — Equity tokens — represent a company’s shares. — […]
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What is a smart contract?
ForkLog 28 19.10.2017

What is a smart contract?

1 What is a smart contract? A smart contract is a computer algorithm designed to conclude and maintain self-executing agreements run in a blockchain environment. Such contracts are written as code in a distributed ledger — blockchain — maintained by a network of computers. Put simply, smart contracts let parties exchange assets without intermediaries. 2 […]
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What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and how did it emerge?
ForkLog 28 26.07.2017

What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and how did it emerge?

1 Another hard fork? Attention: This article was published in 2017. The danger of a hard fork—that is, splitting the network into multiple blockchains—had seemed minimal. In recent days, however, the issue has returned to the centre of the Bitcoin community’s agenda. What happened, and why is this ominous-sounding hard fork threatening Bitcoin again? 2 […]
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What is an ICO—and can you profit from it?
ForkLog 52 22.06.2017

What is an ICO—and can you profit from it?

1 What is an ICO? ICO stands for Initial Coin Offering—the primary sale of coins (tokens). In an ICO a project team sells digital tokens to investors for cryptocurrencies or fiat money. Those coins can later be used on the project’s platform as an internal currency or traded on exchanges. The term “crowdsale” is often used instead of ICO.
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How to choose a multicurrency wallet?
ForkLog 20 10.06.2017

How to choose a multicurrency wallet?

1 Why use a multicurrency wallet? Altcoins are gaining ground. The market capitalisation of altcoins has long outpaced bitcoin’s, as seen in the steadily declining dominance index of the first cryptocurrency. There is a vast array of altcoins, some already above $1bn in capitalisation. Many are attractive not only for their technology but also for portfolio diversification. That raises a simple question: where best to store different digital assets?
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