Blockchain, a simple concept yet so complex and diverse in its use-cases is still in a nascent stage. Numerous countries have come to realize the immense potential of blockchain and are tapping into the unexplored areas of this disruptive technology. …
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Driving Cryptocurrency Adoption on the Ground: Lessons Learned from Dash in Thailand
Real life payments have been the number one use-case of cryptocurrencies. Yet, a decade after Bitcoin’s genesis, it’s still a long way to mass adoption on both sides of the scenario, for the customers and merchants. With local teams around …
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CoinMarketCap’s enigmatic founder to make his first public appearance
We are hosting our first-ever large-scale conference! NEW YORK, JULY 18, 2019 – For the first time, our enigmatic founder will take the stage at our first large-scale conference happening on November 12-13 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands. …
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Learn to Read Crypto and Blockchain Data With Our Simple Guide
CoinMarketCap’s block explorer guide will have you navigating blockchain data like the coolest kid on the block. At CoinMarketCap, we have made it a mission to clearly communicate blockchain and crypto concepts in conjunction with providing data in abundance. Education …
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A Day in the Life with the CoinMarketCap Team
(Featuring our small but mighty app) Morning in East Asia, 7:00 am The alarm clock rings to signal a new day. Still half asleep from staying up late, as the schedule of a global community manager dictates, Eric slowly brings …
Happy 6th Birthday! DATA Alliance, Block Explorers and more
Today we are celebrating our sixth anniversary at CoinMarketCap. To commemorate this momentous occasion, we are announcing several major initiatives that we’ve been working on for months: CoinMarketCap Data Accountability & Transparency Alliance CoinMarketCap Block Explorers CoinMarketCap Shop CoinMarketCap API …
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Bitcoin 2019 Is Coming
By Bitcoin 2019 As crypto winter begins to thaw and the frost starts to melt from the leaves of the token forest, a renewed sense of excitement is beginning to build in the Bitcoin community. Bitcoin has survived another down …
Challenging Veteran Chinese Cryptocurrency Exchanges at Utomarket
Offering competitive trading conditions and a wide range of services to satisfy the needs of demanding clients as they evolve The Chinese cryptocurrency exchange industry experienced a hard blow in 2017 when the government introduced a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies …
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2019: Year of the DEX
Is the winter of cryptocurrency prices the golden age of blockchain technology? Welcome 2019, the year of Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) From the CMC editorial team: We’ve heard lots of hype around DEXes billing 2019 as the year that they might …
DeFi: Seamless Payments with Totle
Decentralized finance (DeFi): The industry of financial services built on the blockchain for the purpose of removing consumers’ dependency on the banking system, enhancing financial security, and expanding consumers’ financial capabilities. DeFi services offer users complete control over their finances. …
The Biggest Barrier to Building in DeFi
DeFi services have the potential to make managing finances easier than ever before: We’ve entered the era of programmable financial instruments. DeFi promises us complete control over our funds, stronger security infrastructure, seamless payment functionality, and investment options previously only …
CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency benchmark indices to launch on NASDAQ, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters today
CoinMarketCap will launch two comprehensive headline indices calculated and administered by Solactive, the German index provider Today, we will be launching two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on NASDAQ GIDS, Bloomberg Terminals, Thomson Reuters Eikon (Refinitiv), and Börse Stuttgart. These indices will …
Life After Trading: Cryptocurrencies In Everyday Life
Part 3 of 3 in the Digital Gold on the Blockchain series From the CMC editorial desk: Continuing where we left off in the second post, we explore the potential of cryptocurrencies in day-to-day life. Cryptocurrencies were launched into the …
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A DEX Like No Other
Liquidity, Speed, and Privacy at the Click of a Button The first generation of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) promised to revolutionize cryptocurrency trading. Finally, users would be able to buy and sell peer-to-peer, without a middleman or any centralized entity threatening …
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of a Crypto Event
The young blockchain industry is facing rapid growth through research, blockchain summits, conferences, and networking events. These conferences come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. The crypto world is changing at a faster rate and it is important to keep …
ERC20 & ERC721: How do they work?
Learn more about the technical details of how ERC20 and ERC721 tokens work in a simplified explanation. From the CMC Editorial Desk: You’ve heard about ERC20 and ERC721 “token standards” – but what do they look like under the hood? …
Crypto Tax Season: What you need to know
The basics to keep in mind when filing your tax returns involving cryptocurrencies this year. From the CMC Editorial Desk: It’s… taaaax season. Before you panic, what do you need to know as you’re filing returns on your crypto? Find …
A Crypto Derivatives Primer
Learn about crypto derivatives, risk management and the solutions they offer. From the CMC editorial desk: With increasing interest in crypto derivatives and the function they serve in managing risk, what must you know about them? We asked LXDX, and …