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
Bitcoin continues to push forward and change public perceptions towards money and value. Despite experiencing a sharp increase in media attention over the last year, many people are still unsure as to what Bitcoin actually is. Here’s a short article that makes Bitcoin easy to understand.
The increasing regularity of Bitcoin forks has led to new token creation as the Bitfinex exchange has come up with a way to provide trading on forked coins via its Chain Split Tokens (CSTs). These CSTs allow Bitfinex customers to speculate on the value of potentially incompatible ledger units related to the forking events on cryptocurrency blockchains.
When dealing with cryptocurrencies, storing your digital assets safely is just as important as choosing the correct coins to invest in. The first step to storing your coins is to obtain a cryptocurrency wallet, which is a digital wallet used to store and transfer cryptocurrencies. Here’s a quick guide to help you navigate the topic.
Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs are another disruptive aspect of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. ICOs enable blockchain-based projects to raise capital while avoiding the more traditional methods of funding. They also enable enthusiasts to become investors and for keen cryptocurrency investors, there are a number of factors that must combine in order for an ICO to become attractive. These factors include a solid idea, strong team, alongside a reasonable hard cap. Just how the ICO intends to collect its funds also contributes to its attractiveness. Here we take a look at the different auction methods ICOs employ to raise capital.
For everyone involved in the cryptocurrency space it’s become clear that we are currently in the middle of an’ ICO fever’, with new projects popping up on a weekly basis. Even the most passionate observers are struggling to keep up with the frequency of up and coming projects. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand the ICO phenomenon.
Blockchain technology is based on the strict adherence to a predefined set of rules and protocols. When a change in procedure is proposed, sometimes the only way forward is to split or ‘fork’ from the original way of doing things. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have experienced hard versions of forks and with more splits expected, here‘s an explanation of hard forks.
We are currently in the midst of a technological revolution, one that is taking place quite silently when compared to the attention that is placed on disruptive companies like Amazon and Uber and technologies such as Virtual Reality and AI. Blockchain technology is quietly changing key aspects of society and its merger with the principles of economics has created the phenomenon of cryptocurrency.
For those new to cryptocurrencies, things can quickly become daunting as you struggle to stay afloat in a sea of information. By following some key steps, it becomes easier to comfortably enter the area of cryptocurrencies and gain confidence as you develop.
