You know you need to do some estate planning to properly protect yourself, your assets, and your loved ones. But is your plan complete, or did you leave a few key assets out of those documents by mistake? Most people are unaware that retirement accounts are an important estate plan component. Fewer still understand the…
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Buying your first home is a big step. It’s probably one of the biggest assets you’ll ever purchase, and one of the largest debts you’ll ever carry. Yes, there is a lot of paperwork. Yes, there are a lot of details to work out during the home-buying process. But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming….
How Oracles Make Smart Contracts Work
“Oracle” has long described a person through whom a deity speaks, or a person known for giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions. In the cryptoverse, oracles are code connecting a blockchain with the real world. They provide the data that smart contracts need in order to execute successfully. Oracles are, ironically, an intermediary in…
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What is Cryptoeconomics?
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What is Ethereum?
If you want to understand what Ethereum is, stop thinking about cryptocurrency for a minute. While the Ethereum blockchain traces its roots to the Bitcoin blockchain, and while it’s associated with a cryptocurrency called Ether, Ethereum is quite different, not because of Ether’s value as a cryptocurrency but because of the Ethereum blockchain’s ability to…
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