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Understanding open-source protocols Open-source protocols have become a mainstay in the tech world and are gaining traction due to the myriad benefits that they offer over their proprietary counterparts. The protocols are typically…
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Introduction Defining Fiat Money Fiat money is tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The currencies…
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The Graph (GRT) is a decentralized cryptocurrency with multiple use cases and a community-driven, open ecosystem that provides indexing and query options to developers building DApps. The Graph utilizes blockchain technology and a…
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Introduction Bitcoin miners collect and broadcast transactions in a block and verify their validity. Then they apply a cryptographic hash function of the previous block’s header to the new block. Finally, they try…