What is Crypto?

This is the third article of our Digital Assets Decoded series which aims to give you a fundamental understanding of the cryptocurrency space.

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Ethereum, has had the most significant update in its 5-year history. A major milestone has been achieved on the path to ‘Ethereum 2.0’, also known as ‘Eth2’, which represents a pivotal development in the evolution of the Ethereum blockchain.

This is the second article of our Digital Assets Decoded series which aims to give you a fundamental understanding of the cryptocurrency space. In our previous article, “What is Blockchain?”, we discussed what a blockchain is and how it stores data as a series of events.

You have probably heard a lot about Ethereum (ETH) lately, given it has been one of the best performing cryptocurrencies this year… but what is it?

What is Bitcoin? Launched in 2009 by the mysterious developer Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin (BTC) became the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency. An alternative to central bank-governed fiat money, the decentralized digital currency functions on a peer-to-peer controlled network using revolutionary blockchain technology.

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