What is Cardano? To understand this, you need to know that Ada (the token) is a cryptocurrency that aims to facilitate digital payments in a secure and regulation-friendly manner. It is a platform too, so other tokens can be built on it (like Ethereum or NEO).
What Is Stellar? Essentially, Stellar is an extremely fast settlement mechanism -- a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency founded and developed in early 2014 by Jed McCaleb, who helped start Ripple. Lumens are the native currency of Stellar, and its cryptocurrency ticker symbol is XLM.
What is NEO? It has been dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum,” and this description goes a long way to illustrate what it does: NEO (and GAS) provide a native Chinese platform for tokens and decentralized applications, similar to Ethereum but with important technical differences.
What is Litecoin, and why can you find it on almost every exchange? LTC is a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. It can do virtually anything Bitcoin can and has 400% faster transactions. In our introduction to Litecoin we explain its relevance to the crypto community, and why it's so heavily traded.
Investing in cryptocurrencies may or may not be your thing, but there’s no denying that it’s one of the hottest conversations in finance today. But how can you profit from crypto without actually owning Bitcoin or altcoins? These six companies are riding the Bitcoin wave right now.
When we speak of tokens in cryptocurrency, we’re talking about assets. But what is a token exactly? It's usually some form of money, but often it can represent something else entirely -- membership in a program, for instance, or proof of ownership. In crypto, tokens have many meanings...
Much attention is given to whether a particular initial coin offering (ICO) may be a good investment prior to crowdfunding or a presale - but what about after the ICO?
