Initial Coin Offerings: 5 Essential Lessons for Successful Investing!

WHAT ARE ICOs?, digital tokens

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), sometimes called ‘token sales’ or ‘token generation events,’ are a new way for companies to raise money without diluting ownership of the company or having to pay investors back. Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are a combination of existing forms of fundraising with a few twists, and the phrase ‘ICO’ seems to

Digital Tokens: 5 Revolutionary Ways They Are Transforming Transactions

WHAT ARE DIGITAL TOKENS?

Terminology is evolving quickly. While bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies are all referred to as ‘digital tokens’ in a generic sense (as in ‘a Bitcoin is a digital token’), a distinction now seems to be emerging between cryptocurrencies, such as BTC and ETH whose coins are tracked on their respective blockchains, and tokens which are usually

Digital Signatures: 5 Ways They Enhance Bitcoin’s Transaction Security

BITCOIN AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES

Digital signatures are used extensively in Bitcoin and blockchains for creating valid transactions ‘signing’ transaction messages to move coins from your account to someone else’s. What are digital signatures, in a cryptographic sense? Well, we can afford to be a bit pedantic here. Digital signatures are a subset of electronic signatures, which can take several

Bitcoin Cryptography: 5 Powerful Ways to Secure Digital Currency

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND BITCOIN

Bitcoin cryptography is an essential component of Bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized digital currency. At its core, Bitcoin  cryptography is the practice of securing communication from third-party interference, and Bitcoin uses various cryptographic techniques to secure the transactions that take place on its network. By using cryptography, Bitcoin is able to ensure that transactions are secure,