Yes, the original blockchain concept was only created to solve the accounting issue of “the double- spend conundrum” of digital currencies, which, along with sounding boring, also comes across as very, let’s say, niche. How is such a specific “conundrum” supposed to apply to anyone without an accounting degree? …

When creating the technology behind Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned an efficient, peer-to-peer payment system that required no institutional involvement. …

If you keep up with cryptocurrency news, you have certainly heard about the cyber theft running rampant in the industry. According to CNBC, the total amount of stolen cryptocurrencies in just the first half of 2018 was $1.1 billion. …

Cryptocurrencies are not all the same. There are several different types of coin and tokens, and by that I mean there is a variety of different behaviors that different cryptocurrencies resemble. This is because the people making these currencies are literally writing the rules for how they work. Sound confusing…

Blockchains were originally conceived for the purpose of circumventing centralization. The inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, wanted to cut intermediaries out of payment systems and make a pure peer-to-peer system that would be validated by participants across the world. …

Often times, working in the blockchain industry, I am asked to explain what Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies actually are. What is their value? How are they created? What is the point of it all? …