What Is GroestlCoin? GroestlCoin is a privacy based, ASIC resistant, POW blockchain created with the GRS algorithm in 2014. It was surprisingly the very first blockchain to have announced segwit and Lightning network support. There’s a few ASIC resistant blockchains around, but what makes this one special? Development The dev team Read more…
Securing your cryptocurrency wallet is harder and more important than you’d think. There are many different methods of storage available, but which one is best for you? Which one is the safest? Listed below are all the current methods of storage, in order from most secure to least secure. 1. Read more…
After seeing the +47% price spike on Bittrex, I had to figure out what this thing was about. What is Nexium(NXC)? Kinda sounds like Nexus, same thing right? Not quite. Nexium is a fully functional backend blockchain economy running as an Ethereum fork, for a video game in development called Read more…
After my “Initial Thoughts On Nexus” post blew up on Reddit, had been circulated on Discord servers, and even shared on Facebook… I realized I had left something out. It’s been great to see how many people enjoy my writing! Along with this exposure, came some new knowledge upon how Read more…
This week, Bitcoin has been headlining all over the news, and social media outlets. The cost of the coin has been driven up past $5,500 USD, anticipating the soon-to-come non-2x Bitcoin Gold fork. What the hell is Bitcoin Gold, and why is it causing Bitcoin prices to sky rocket? What Read more…
What Is Nexus? After a recent request, I’ve decided to check out Nexus, and figure out what’s so special about it. Nexus is a SHA3 algorithm based blockchain, that focuses on creating and maintaining the fastest and most secure blockchain imaginable, with support of DAPPS, and database storage. A lot Read more…
After seeing, “”Does anyone know if it would be possible to run a local p2pool node on a raspberry pi 2? I can’t run my pc 24/7 so anytime i have to restart the p2pool it loses my shares.” on Reddit, I knew it was my time to do some Read more…
What Is P2Pool? Think of P2Pool as a mining pool, for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Vertcoin, and other crypto-currencies… Just, with a twist. People can create nodes, which are pretty much sub-pools. This allows people with small hashing power, to run their own “pool” like environment, and get paid out per share(like Read more…
After the release of Bitcoins “Segwit” fork, a new technology has been introduced to the crypto game, and it’s called atomic swapping. Here’s what you need to know about it. What Is An Atomic Swap? An atomic swap, is a crypto coin trade from one blockchain, to the other. Before Read more…
Recently, ThePirateBay(a known torrent site) had gotten called out, for making their traffic mine bitcoin or other currency via JavaScript. This had sparked my interest with the idea of browser based mining, and how it can be done. The Non-Shady Concept You visit your favorite blog(damnit, this means it’s not Read more…