Trading Essentials

Proof of Work

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Most users of Bitcoin or cryptocurrency understand that Proof of Work (PoW) is one of the core fundamentals that allows it to operate in a decentralized manner. But what really…

Proof of Stake

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Ethereum has announced that, provisionally, by the end of 2021, its consensus mechanism will change from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS). This has been the recent…

Decentralized Finance

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  • Post last modified:September 30, 2021

If you have been around the crypto space for a while, you would have heard of the term Decentralised Finance (DeFi). It has been a surging investment trend at the…

Blockchain

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The rise of Bitcoin has brought more attention to the term ‘blockchain.’ There are many types of information that can be stored on these blockchains. However, it is most famous…

Balance of Payments

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  • Post last modified:September 29, 2021

When trades occur, money and goods will be transferred between countries. Different trade scenarios and quantities will result in different impacts on a country’s GDP and currency. The government keeps…

Economies of Scale

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The main appeal of large fast food such as McDonald’s or Subway is their competitive pricing. You may find that the price of one of their items is almost equal…

Inflation

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  • Post last modified:September 16, 2021

“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair” - Sam Ewing. This nice take perfectly sums…

Short Squeeze

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  • Post last modified:September 15, 2021

Traders find themselves in either a long or short position depending on their interpretation of upcoming market conditions. From time to time, traders' predictions of the market will be wrong,…

51% Attack

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  • Post last modified:September 13, 2021

A 51% attack is a scenario where one or several miners illegally control over 50% of the blockchain’s computing power. The hackers are able to reverse a transaction that has…