While Bitcoin’s massive fees (topping out at $65 per transaction) were the main headlines at the end of 2017, the new year has already brought with it a massive turnaround, taking them down to around $1 of the time of writing. It is still a great deal more than most...
In today’s informative interview, Jameson Lopp joins us to give us his expertise insights into the cryptocurrency markets and the most important challenge for Blockchain to overcome: Scaling. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are facing hurdles regarding scaling and...
In the world of cryptocurrencies, transaction fees are one of the most talked about aspects. Being able to send funds from one place to another almost instantly and for a low cost has drawn in a great deal of users. But as time has gone on and Bitcoin has grown, so...
There has been a lot of talk about Bitcoin’s future when it comes to scaling up transaction throughput. One of the big additions that is often brought up is the Lightning Network, though this comes with both pros and cons. Let’s take a look at what it brings to the...
Bitcoin has been hitting an all-time high lately that it isn’t proud of: the backlog of transactions. While this would normally be seen as a strong suit for the cryptocurrency, in that it proves there is much more adoption going on, when you dig a bit deeper, that...