Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in ...

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. With every week that passes there is a new use for ...

Monolithic blockchains are considered the first generation of blockchain systems. Emerging at the genesis of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries, they paved the way for the revolutionary ...

Smart contracts’ value proposition is well-founded, as we discussed in our previous blog post Exploring the Disruptive Potential of Smart Contracts. They bring programmability to a value transfer ...

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At the core of blockchain networks lies a fundamental architectural principle called layering. Layering in blockchain refers to organizing different functionalities and protocols into separate layers, ...

Two blockchain networks had previously announced integration with the Fed’s instant payment service, but they were not found on a new list of certified providers. The Federal Reserve’s upcoming ...

A blockchain is a mathematical structure that stores data securely over time. The idea has risen to fame on the back of the Bitcoin boom. Bitcoin relies on blockchains to securely store its related ...

Records are bundled together into blocks and added to the chain one after another. The basic parts: Hash codes keep records safe. A hash code is created by a math function that takes digital ...