MakerDAO, a decentralized finance or Defi application. is it for you?

Decentralized finance has immerged as an offshoot from the blockchain. Decentralized finance was probably unknown when bitcoin was first launched. However, it has become prominent with the surge of Ethereum network. What is it all about and is it one of those crypto “circuits” you can explore?

The rise of enterprise blockchain

As Bitcoin and blockchain grew increasingly popular, banks and large corporations noticed the potential applications of this new technology.

Getting Bitcoins the easy way

By Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] To deal with Bitcoins successfully, you need to understand what a wallet is and what wallet mechanisms are in place. There is a lot happening in this sector that may leave many confused. A certain amount of level headedness is required to minimize this especially for those awakening to the demands […]

Dash – an altcoin with a difference

The crypto market is still growing with new crypto assets on a daily basis and catching up on this surge is a challenge. However, there are a good number of older crypto assets that may not be as popular to many as the new ones being offloaded into the market. One such an asset is the Dash.

How blockchain is causing a tech evolution

When the Internet gained ground and experienced exponential growth and adoption, many countries started experiencing immense benefits from innovation. One area though of service delivery though that needed to evolve to survive was the postal system. Will blockchain have the same effect on some services?

A smart contract in simple language

The blockchain technology has introduced many terminologies. Common terminologies associated with this include blockchain itself, micropayments, digital currency, and cryptocurrency, halving bitcoins, trust protocols and smart contracts. If you are new to blockchain technology, surely you have a lot to learn. This article will look at smart contracts in simple terms.

Bitcoin VS Ethereum – The major differences

By Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] Ethereum and Bitcoin are the two most popular blockchain platforms in the world today, but have two different goals. In a way, Bitcoin is referred to as the “gold standard” of blockchain. Although it is a well-known fact the founders of bitcoin are unknown as opposed to the founders of Ethereum, […]

Are smart contracts in their current form the ultimate?

The term “smart” in smart contracts may well excite many readers to think they are the ultimate solutions. Perhaps you may think of smartphones and what they are capable of doing. You use smartphones to surf the net, send emails, watch movies, conduct zoom meetings, transact, take pictures and videos, learn, teach, and many other everyday conveniences. While that is smart indeed, does the same apply to blockchain’s smart contracts in their current form?

Can blockchain manage supply chains?

One critical problem that the world faced sometime back was the use of diamonds to fund rebel groups against governments. Such diamonds were referred to as conflict diamonds, or “blood diamonds.” Africa was full of news related to this in the DRC, Central African Republic and Sierra Leon.

What makes blockchain more robust?

In the previous article entitled “Blockchain technology, a culmination of old technologies” we discussed two old technologies on which blockchain is built. These are cryptography and distributed systems. In this article, we move a step further to discuss additional features that have made blockchain what it is today.