Aaron Watts, Publisher at CoinCodex
Aaron is passionate about technology and finance. Aaron first discovered blockchain technology in 2016. After learning about the transformative power of crypto, which he primarily credits to Alex Tapscott's Blockchain Revolution, he sought to expand his knowledge by becoming more intimately involved with the blockchain space. He joined CoinCodex in 2018 and has since been covering a variety of topics, ranging from Bitcoin and Ethereum to NFTs and the metaverse.
Aaron Watts Latest Articles
2020 will see more corporations and government organizations show interest in blockchain technology. New crypto projects will see the light of the day, some of the existing enterprises will grow from strength to strength, and some will fade out gradually.
Why would anyone want to sell Bitcoin when all the exciting events and projects are coming up? Facebook is fighting to get permission for its own blockchain-based digital currency, the 3rd Bitcoin halving is much anticipated and the crypto world is more mature than ever before.
The $4,1bn-worth CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey made an open call to anyone who could deliver a base-layer for decentralizing social media platforms such as Twitter, saying that he would fund a team of blockchain engineers and architects who would take on the task, adding up that Twitter would be their first guaranteed customer.
Most of us who were drawn to the cryptosphere received no formal training in blockchain technology. Instead, we were forced to figure it out through a process of trial and error, punctuated by embarrassing faux pas along the way if we were lucky, and loss of coins due to scammers and unwise investments if we weren’t. Just imagine how different things could have been if we had access to the resources today’s blockchain beginners have at their disposal.
Cryptocurrency exchanges are essentially the lungs of crypto commerce. This is because, without the exchanges, trading would be impossible.
Bitcoin has been around for more than a decade, but its popularity continues to grow. It is the first digital currency to become available in the market; there are so many things about Bitcoin that amazes and confuses people. Here are quick facts about Bitcoin that you need to know before trading it.
Cryptocurrency trading is simply the buying, selling, and exchange of crypto assets in the hopes of profiting from the price volatility and arbitrage opportunities in the market.
A cryptocurrency is a digital asset that is used to exchange value and/or information in a peer-to-peer manner. Unlike traditional payment systems, users can transact with cryptocurrencies on a 24/7 basis without any restrictions. The word was initially used to describe Bitcoin, which was designed to be a peer-to-peer digital currency. The “crypto” part comes from the cryptographic processes that are used to secure cryptocurrency networks and the transactions happening on them.
Finally, there is Ore ID, which provides dApp developers with secure, delegated access services for users to log into their dApps via one-click sign-up with a phone number, email address, or social logins such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and many more.
While there exist services that can, to a certain extent, obfuscate someone’s activity on the Bitcoin network, it has become apparent that Bitcoin is not very suitable for users who highly value privacy and anonymity. For this reason, several privacy-focused cryptocurrencies have emerged over the years, leveraging innovative technologies.
