Stablecoins: A Beautiful Simplicity
BARELY one per cent of people in America use cryptocurrencies to settle transactions. Stablecoins, on the other hand, have already overtaken PayPal’s $1.7 trillion annual settlements. In fact they are fast catching up on Mastercard which settles some $9 trillion. People are embracing the simplicity of stablecoins as a medium of exchange, and this very […]
Bitcoin: The Future Is Orange?
PRESIDENT-elect Trump’s victory has ignited the crypto markets generally and Bitcoin in particular. From the most recent peak at the end of July of about £54,000 it fell back to a low of £41,000 on September 7 – roughly a 25% drop. September 28 saw £49,500 followed by a drop in early October to about […]
Bitcoin: Is A 15-20% Drop Normal?
As I frequently say, Bitcoin does nothing if it does not surprise you, and present price action is doing exactly that. Yes 15% movement up or down is not at all unusual, but things feel a bit different this time round. Despite everyone yelling to have Bitcoin spot ETFs, in the last ten days or […]
The Bitcoin ‘Orse ‘As Run Nowhere
SO here we are a couple of months down the road in the post-Bitcoin Halving world and the price has gone nowhere. The headline refers to the words of an ancient retainer of an old aunt of mine – long since deceased – and was his invariable response when asked how his Saturday afternoon pick […]
Bitcoin: Where Next For Crypto’s Darling?
THE soaring price of Bitcoin has been the crypto story of the last few weeks. What are we to make of the crash that wiped 12% off its price between Wednesday and Saturday? Was it just traders banking some profit? Or was it something more sinister? There is no doubt there was a lot of […]
Altcoin Season: The Good And The Bad
THE huge rise in the price of Bitcoin has rightly attracted attention over the last few weeks. The world’s dominant cryptocurrency more than trebling in 18 months to briefly reach new all-time highs north of $73,000. It has been a remarkable turnaround after the winter that stretched from 2022 into much of 2023. A lot […]
14,000 Casualties: Long Live Crypto
MOST of the attention directed towards cryptocurrency is given to Bitcoin and Ethereum – which is understandable to a point, given Bitcoin is the OG and represents around 50% of the crypto world’s entire market cap and Ethereum is the second biggest at around 17%. But what of the long list of other projects that have […]
What Is ScotCoin? The Crypto Standard Podcast with Temple Melville
Listen to the Crypto Standard Podcast with Temple Melville, CEO of ScotCoin Project, discuss what the project is, how it all works and the crypto industry:
DICTIONARY OF CRYPTO TERMS
If you’re new to cryptocurrencies then this is a dictionary of terms designed to help you navigate the terminology out there. All the way from ‘Altcoin’ through to ‘Wallet’. Altcoin Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin, literally alternative coin. Bitcoin The original and most prominent example of a cryptocurrency. Blockchain The underlying technology that are the foundation for cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency A […]
Paper wallets – why they are a good idea for those who wish to hold on to their cryptocurrency for a longer period and not trade on exchanges
Without doubt, a paper wallet is the safest way to store any of your cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. By following my guide in the next few paragraphs below, you can set one up if you feel that is the best solution for you and it costs nothing to set up. A paper wallet […]
