The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is now 10 years old. Since the appearance of Bitcoin many other cryptocurrencies have emerged and the sector is an extremely lively one with a great deal of innovation and development going on. Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, meanwhile continues to trundle on in much the same old way. Some modifications have been […]
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Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – Ripple (XRP)
XRP or Ripple as it’s also known was created with a different idea in mind to most cryptocurrencies. The aim of Ripple is to provide a service to the traditional banking sector by making global payment transfers much faster, easier and cheaper. XRP Ripple XRP Price: $0.46 Current Market Cap: $18.6bn (Data as at […]
Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a competitor cryptocurrency to Bitcoin which emerged in 2017 from a fork of the original Bitcoin. BCH the fourth largest cryptocurrency by total market cap with a current valuation of around $7.5 billion US Dollars. Bitcoin Cash BCH Current Price: $437 Total Market Cap: $7.6 bn (Data as at […]
Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – Ethereum (ETH)
The blockchain cryptocurrency Ethereum is now three years old. Since it’s inception in 2015, the Ethereum network has now grown to become the second largest blockchain platform after Bitcoin in terms of total market capitalization. Ethererum was the brainchild of Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, and several other developers, who conceived of a new kind of […]
Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – Litecoin (LTC)
Litecoin is currently the world’s seventh biggest cryptocurrency by total market capitalization. Litecoin LTC Market Data Current Price: $54.16 Market Cap: $3.1 bn (Data as at 16 October 2018) Litecoin was created in 2011 and was the first major altcoin to appear after Bitcoin. Litecoin is sometimes referred to as “the silver to […]
Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin (BTC)
Practically everyone has now heard of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency of all and the one that first comes to mind for the vast majority of people. But there now many other digital currencies besides Bitcoin which are gaining in popularity among users, traders and investors. Some of these are currencies for conducting […]
Bitcoin Security Risks
Bitcoin has a number of security risks which will have to be tackled if the currency is to become secure enough for the general public to use. Bitcoin Security Risks I’ve just been watching a short talk given recently by John McAfee on the subject of Bitcoin security risks. That’s the McAfee of the McAfee […]