How do I mine bitcoin?

Mining is of course a vital piece of the jigsaw when it comes to cryptocurrency, and one of the questions we get asked a lot is how do I mine bitcoin? The first question we must answer of course is what is bitcoin mining, and you can find the full answer to this question here […]

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ICOs in 2018

Whilst it might only feel like a short time ago we were toasting the end of 2017, and most importantly bitcoin at its highest ever price, we are now approaching the end of 2018, so just how has this year been for ICOs? For those of you not yet familiar with ICOs then first of […]

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10 Years of Bitcoin

1 November will mark the 10th anniversary of the birth of bitcoin, for it was on this day that the white paper was published which first mentioned an ‘electronic cash system’, which would of course go on to become bitcoin. So just what has happened over the past 10 years? And more importantly what does […]

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What is a bitcoin ATM?

Now we all know what an ATM is in the traditional sense, but what is a Bitcoin ATM? These machines have started to pop up all over the world in places such as shopping centres, airports, and train stations amongst other places. But what exactly are they, are how do they work? The use of […]

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What does ‘HODL’ mean?

If you’re a regular reader of bitcoin blogs, or you follow a lot of bitcoin related social media then chances are you will have seen the phrase ‘bitcoin hodl’ used. So just what exactly does this term mean? The phrase itself is quite simple, and certainly won’t require any long winded technical explanation. It means […]

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What is a bitcoin whale?

Did you know that it is now estimated a whopping 55% of all bitcoin is held by just 1% of wallets? The people who make up this 1% are known as bitcoin whales, so just who are these people and how do they affect bitcoin? Diar, which is a blockchain research unit, has recently put […]

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