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Introduction to Ethereum and Cardano

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An anonymous group of developers debuted the Bitcoin network in 2009. They used cryptography, proof of work, and decentralized computer networks. The principles that guided them were:

  • How do we ensure a strong control of ownership of value (using cryptographic keys)?
  • How do we remove intermediaries?
  • How do we incentivize random people across the planet to behave in a way that most benefits the collective?

What they created was a way to mint and manage the value of a currency in an equal and distributed manner with no central authority using computer networks. Bitcoin took off, giving birth to what is now commonly referred to as blockchain technology.

Soon after, people all over the world began building…

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Smart Contracts - Speed & Convenience

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Cardano has been known to achieve 250 Transactions Per Second (TPS) with plans to grow this number much higher. The 250 TPS simply means…

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Project Catalyst - An Invention with 1000 Steps

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For curious minds bent on discovery and innovation, few things beat an old fashioned experiment… except, perhaps, 1000 experiments!

Thomas Edison is famous for…

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Introduction to Decentralized Applications

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Blockchain networks are a new technology with the potential to change the way we organize work, manage trust and risk, and guard value. Smart…

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Crypto Wallet: Your Cardano Citizenship Center

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Your Crypto Wallet is the most central component of your personal interactions with a blockchain network. Despite their centrality, the basic choices and details…

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Why does crypto currency price go up and down

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The prices of cryptocurrencies rise and fall for the same reason it takes more genetic information to create a tomato than a human; for…

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