Ross Peili, Publisher at CoinCodex

Today, it is relatively easy to invest in, exchange and utilize cryptocurrencies even if you're not familiar with blockchain technology and technical details of how and why it works. Cryptocurrencies backed by physical/traditional market assets such as gold, oil, and even real estate are making the scene even more accessible to old-school investors and institutions who are seeking that extra assurance of integrity when it comes to investing large amounts of capital.

The German Ministry of Finance has releases a report which, among other things, says that Monero, Zcash and other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, might overtake Bitcoin in terms of use in illegal activities.

Ethereum has been subject to many difficulties early blockchain technologies struggled with, and to a certain extent, it managed to find solutions to these problems, and contribute to the global DLT scene with countless ideas and protocols we are familiar with nowadays.

Learn about Ethereum Classic (ETC) and its differences compared to the more popular Ethereum (ETH). While most readers might believe that Ethereum Classic, which uses the ticker ETC, is a spin-off of the Ethereum we all know and refer to every day, the truth surprisingly suggests exactly the opposite.

Ethereum is the blockchain platform of choice for most developers that require smart contract capabilities or are developing decentralized applications (dApps).

Last week, a research paper was leaked from Google, announcing a historical advancement in computer science.

For some, the real question would go like "Can gold be as good as Bitcoin?", and for good reason. Gold is definitely still playing a major role in the physical realm, but for how long will it survive in this increasingly digital era?

It's still hard to present blockchain, Bitcoin, and other investing opportunities behind arising from innovative technology to future pensioners, as they are focused on steady, guaranteed paybacks of their hard-earned fiat money.

You've probably heard the term "Bitcoin mining" or simply "mining" many times while digging the web for intel regarding the distributed ledger 'playground'.

In this article, we'll have a brief look at some of the most popular supply-chain focused blockchain solutions that are also offering their own digital asset management network, under the form of a cryptocurrency or another token system.