Category: Everything Crypto

A market maker is someone who adjusts the price of one asset to meet the supply and demand of the other and vice versa. Automated market makers are smart contracts (self-executing contracts) that do just that, but as the name suggests, automatically, with the help of algorithms and equations. ...

Simply put, crypto forks are upgrades made in a blockchain to either fix a bug or security issue, add new functionalities or change the fundamental nature of how it operates. These upgrades may force the blockchain to split into two, depending on whether it’s a soft or hard fork....

In a series of crypto hacks, the Binance Smart Chain is the newest victim, with $570 million stolen from its blockchain network. Even though you can’t do much to stop these attacks on blockchain networks, there is a lot you can do on your end to protect your crypto...

Crypto arbitrage trading is low-risk compared to other, more popular trading strategies like day trading or swing trading, mainly because, unlike them, arbitrage trading doesn’t require you to rely on predictive analysis and speculations to make a profit.  Whether the prices rise or fall, you’re almost guaranteed to make...

Sometimes, despite good market indicators and trading skills, traders are limited by how much capital they have to invest. Margin trading solves this problem. Margin trading cryptocurrency allows you to long or short bitcoin for more than the capital you have.  Think of it as a loan provided only...

Wrapped tokens solve a fundamental limitation of the current blockchain technology and, by extension, the DeFi sector. The limitation of cross-chain applications between different cryptocurrencies. Think of blockchain technology as the operating system for cryptocurrencies. Just like you can’t play Android games on Windows, you can’t use Bitcoin on...

The idea behind an anonymous crypto debit card is one can use it without disclosing their identity to any third party or the government. While this idea sounds great on paper, it’s not practical. Federal law requires these companies to verify their customers’ identities before providing crypto debit cards,...

As a beginner, looking at a crypto chart and trying to make sense of it can be scary. But whether you wanna day trade or swing trade, reading charts is an essential skill you must learn sooner or later.  The good news is it’s not as complicated as you...

Crypto taxes in the UK are pretty similar to that of the US –  Capital gain taxes on disposal of cryptocurrency and income taxes on crypto received as income or revenue.  There are, however, some key distinctions between the two kinds of transactions. More importantly, it’s critical to understand...

Want to save more taxes? Well, what cost basis accounting method you use determines your gains, which determines how much you pay in taxes. So naturally, you would wanna use a cost basis method that works in your favor.  The following is a small but comprehensive guide on the...