Cryptocurrency

click to enlarge Bitcoin stock prices are currently skyrocketing thanks to growing support from huge companies like Tesla and AMC. But the recent hack of Cryptopia and the subsequent loss of investor's funds have led to people asking who they should trust with their crypto investments. Which online platform is the best crypto exchange is a matter of debate, but we have compiled a list of candidates to give you a reasonably clear answer to this question. Top 5 Best Bitcoin Exchanges [Reviewed] eToro : Best Overal

A cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange, such as the rupee or the US dollar, but is digital in format and uses encryption techniques to both control the creation of monetary units and to verify the exchange of money. Bitcoin is considered to be the world's best known cryptocurrency and is the largest in the world according to market capitalisation, followed by Ethereum. In traditional financial deals, where two parties are using fiat money, a third-party organisation — usually a central bank — assures that the money is genuine and the transaction is recorded. With cryptocurrencies, a chain of private computers — a network — is constantly working towards authenticating the transactions by solving complex cryptographic puzzles. For solving the puzzles, these systems are rewarded with cryptocurrencies. This process is called mining. At the backend of these transactions is a technology called 'blockchain'. What is blockchain? Satoshi Nakamoto — the person (or a grou

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Coming every Saturday, Hodler's Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Axie Infinity virtual land slot sells out for 550 ETH A plot of virtual land in the widely popular monster-battling NFT game Axie Infinity sold for 550 Ether ( ETH ) this week, with the sum worth more than $2.2 million at the time of writing.&nbsp; The piece of virtual land was purchased on Thursday and is classified as Genesis, the rarest form of virtual real estate available in the Axie Infinity ecosystem. The game enables players to use Pokémon-like Axie monster NFTs to battle other players or complete challenges to earn blockchain rewards. Users can also buy, sell or rent land to other players. The game's developers said on Thursday that they believed it was "the largest sum ever paid