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What happened to FTX?
If you are scratching your head wondering what happened with FTX, the objective of this post is to try and explain with different levels...

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Nov 23, 20225 min read


Cryptocurrencies versus Central Bank Digital Currencies
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and cryptocurrencies both share the same roots in the 1990s when the concept of digital...

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Nov 23, 20226 min read


3 Reasons Not to Ignore Ethereum
Although there are thousands of cryptocurrencies out there, Bitcoin tends to monopolize our attention. This sometimes leaves Ethereum in...

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Nov 15, 20223 min read


NFTs are Changing the World and this is how
In order to understand NFTs, we need to understand three important concepts. 1) Subjective versus Objective Value Certain things are...

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Nov 15, 20226 min read


Crypto for Beginners
When you try and explain cryptocurrencies to most people, it tends to go over their heads. In reality, they are not far removed from...

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Nov 15, 20227 min read


How to Keep Your Crypto Safe
November 2022 has been a rough month in the crypto markets. The collapse of FTX has thrust the storage of crypto assets into the...

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Nov 14, 20225 min read


What is Web 3.0?
The evolution of the internet can currently be divided into three stages. We started off with Web 1.0 which was the earliest version of...

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Nov 13, 20223 min read


Understanding the Different Types of Cryptocurrencies
There are four major types of cryptocurrencies. They are utility, payment, security and stablecoins. There are also DeFi tokens, NFTs,...

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Nov 11, 20222 min read


What happened to Bitcoin this week??
It has been a crazy week in the crypto space with the news of the FTX meltdown forcing major crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether down...

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Nov 11, 20223 min read


The FIVE Most Common Bitcoin Mistakes
Bitcoin is a beast of a financial asset. Although it promises the potential of massive returns, the risks are high and therefore require...

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Nov 11, 20224 min read


What the Lightning Network is, and Why You Should Care
This month, Pick n Pay - which is one of the largest grocery chains in sub-Saharan Africa, announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments...

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Nov 9, 20224 min read


How to set up a Cold Storage Bitcoin Wallet
Cold storage refers to keeping your crypto assets completely offline. With the near collapse of one of the world's biggest crypto...

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Nov 9, 20222 min read


All You Need to Know about Digital Wallets
If you want to invest in crypto, you need to understand wallets. The first thing you need to know is that crypto wallets do not actually...

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Nov 8, 20224 min read


Bitcoin versus Gold
The first Roman coin was the denarius - it was a silver coin weighing 4.5 grams. Over time, the coin was debased adding non precious...

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Nov 7, 20227 min read


What is Bitcoin Worth?
We all know about social networks. Bitcoin is the money network. It is the internet of money. You can now send value through the internet...

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Nov 4, 20223 min read


Everything You Need to Know About Stablecoins
If you go through the list of the largest cryptocurrencies you will notice that two in the top 5 don't move around that much. In other...

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Nov 3, 20223 min read


10 Compelling Reasons to Invest in Crypto
Now is the time to make a long-term investment in crypto, and by long-term, I am talking about a time horizon of at least one decade (aka...

RALPH COPE
Nov 2, 202214 min read


If You Don't Own Crypto, WTF are You Waiting for??
Bitcoin is down almost 70 percent over the past 12 months. It is trading at the same level as it was two years ago. Ethereum is down 65...

RALPH COPE
Nov 2, 202213 min read


Are You Financially Educated?
According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, it is the ability to understand the basic principles of business and finance. This is a...

RALPH COPE
Oct 11, 202212 min read


Why the Financial Industry wants to Keep You Stupid, and What You Must do About It
Maximilien Robespierre, before his head was separated from his body by the guillotine in the French Revolution, said: "The secret of...

RALPH COPE
Oct 1, 20224 min read
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