The Guide

This guide is meant to serve as both an easy-to-understand introduction to the world of cryptocurrencies as well as an insightful view into the different projects competing for your investments and market dominance and a look at the underlying technology, history and trends.

For many years Bitcoin would occasionally appear in the media after it spiked in price. I didn’t think there was anything inherently useful about it. I thought it was a novelty, a ponzi scheme, hysteria. It was only after the most recent price spike in another cryptocurrency, Ethereum, that the crazy returns finally tempted me. What started out as a skeptical look into a get-rich-quick scheme led me down a rabbit hole and my mind was promptly blown at the potential of the technology. The hype surrounding it is nothing short of mania, but it’s not without merit. Cryptocurrencies will almost certainly revolutionise everything from insurance, logistics and the stock market to ownership and even create entire economies which don’t currently exist. You may feel skeptical when hearing something so optimistic but when banks, governments and research institutions start to take notice and want to work with these projects maybe it’s time we paid some attention.

What Are Cryptocurrencies?

Lesson 1: An Overview What Are Cryptocurrencies? How much of the...

Consensus and the blockchain

In this chapter, I will try and explain how...

Different consensus methods

In the previous example, we saw that there were...

Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (dBFT)

The delegated part of this consensus method refers to...

Use Cases of Blockchain

Now that we have looked at what cryptos are,...

Most Popular Cryptocurrency

In this section, I’ve taken the largest cryptos in...

How to buy and sell cryptos

Exchanges Once you have done your due diligence and understand...

Things to know before Getting Scammed

The crypto space is often referred to as ‘The...

How to Identify Good Investments

I am by no means a professional so please...

Currencies VS. Platforms VS. Assets VS. Tokens

I think it is important to distinguish between the...

A Brief History of Cryptocurrency

Understanding the story which has led to the current...

List Of Top dApps On Ethereum To Try in 2020

What are Dapps you might ask? Imagine having your car...