Crypto 101

Bitcoin, the first digital asset, was invented in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.

Ether (ETH), commonly referred to as “Ethereum,” is the cryptocurrency that powers the Ethereum blockchain.

A blockchain is a database that stores data in groups known as blocks connected in chronological order.

On the Bitcoin blockchain, the storage of blocks occurs in chronological order across the decentralized ledger.

Comparing two methods of digital asset mining.

To achieve stability stablecoins can be backed by any asset (or combination of assets) in reserve.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) aim to share the same attributes––security, scalability, and stability.

Gas is paid for exclusively in ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum.

Blockchain technology is rapidly digitizing the global economy.

NFTs create an entirely new genre of assets, pushing the decentralized finance (DeFi) revolution forward.

Investors in digital assets choose between storing their digital assets in “hot” or “cold” wallets.

As Web3 surfaces, we’re seeing a new version of the internet emerge.

The emerging area of decentralized finance has the potential to upend the entire financial ecosystem.

Staking is central to Proof of Stake (PoS), the newer consensus mechanism that powers blockchains.

Also referred to as "liquidity mining,” yield farmers seek high yield opportunities in exchange for loaning out digital assets.

The digital asset class has continued to develop in response to recurring problems.

Asset correlation remains a reliable hedging strategy for balancing non-digital assets within a traditional portfolio.

The rapid adoption of Ethereum 1.0 inspired a number of network upgrades.

A Layer 1 scaling solution is an innovation or change to an underlying parent network protocol.

A Layer 2 scaling solution is built “on top” of the parent network protocol.

DAOs present individuals with unprecedented opportunities to connect to like-minded communities across the globe.

Anatoly Yakovenko conceived Solana as an open-source blockchain solution to resolve scalability issues.

Users interacting within the metaverse experience an enhanced virtual presence.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are revolutionizing the art world.

Open-source protocols and permissionless composability enable the build of DeFi 2.0.