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Stablecoins
Stablecoins such as Tether are cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to physical real world currencies. Their value should fluctuate in the same way as their …
NFTs in Football
Football (Soccer) has a history of collectables and trading fan merchandise. Rarer match programmes fetch significant sums. Trading cards and stickers offer an ‘affordable’ introduction ...
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PayPal and Crypto
PayPal have quietly launched the ability to buy and hold crypto currencies. Currently [December 2022] Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash are available to buy ...
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Flash Loan Fraud
The Blockchain environment together with Smart Contracts are making flash loans relatively easy to set up and run. A flash loan is not illegal. A ...
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Exit Scams
The Web 3 Cryptocurrency or Decentralised Finance (DeFi) distributed environment was reported as losing over $2,500,000,000 in the year up to September 2022 by CertiK. ...
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Cryptocurrency and Computer Games
The virtual worlds of computer gaming are a burgeoning market for the Blockchain. The game system is monetised through the sale of in-game items, which ...
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Bundling NFTs
Long ago almost every breakfast cereal came with a free toy. The choice of which brand to buy was as much a case of which ...
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Gas Fees
Gas Fees are transaction fees that crop up in many Blockchain events including minting NFTs. The official explanation is that the people running all the ...
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Discord Server Dangers
Discord is a chat server, running as an app or through its own web interface. It grew in popularity as a virtual meeting place for ...
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Smart Contracts Explained
Smart Contract may be a snappy name but is not the best explanation of what is going on. The Smart Contract itself is a piece ...
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NFTs As Collectibles
At the time of writing (October 2022) CoinMarketCap lists over 2,800 collections of related NFT art. The total assets contained within most collections are in ...
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Proof of Work vs Proof of State
A significant financial element of trading in NFTs is the gas fee charged on minting and transactions. The fees work their way through the cryptocurrency ...
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