While you may have heard all the news about Elon Musk and Bitcoin, then you think, where can I use Bitcoin in Malaysia? While the understanding and public awareness about Bitcoin (or even other types of cryptocurrencies) are still at an infant stage locally, we cannot deny the fact that Malaysians are getting more interested … Read more
Blockchain can be described as the base idea that helps us to understand how cryptocurrency works, essentially a set of connected blocks or an online, decentralized ledger. It is a shared public ledger that facilitates cryptocurrency transaction recording. Blockchain is a network of computers called nodes which all have on them the same history of … Read more
A cryptocurrency is a digital form of money used as a medium of exchange over the internet secured by cryptography. There are more than 20,000 different cryptocurrencies in circulation, with Bitcoin widely accepted as the first and the most popular token, followed by Ethereum and other tokens which are collectively known as altcoins. The word … Read more
With the rapid rise in the popularity of cryptocurrencies in recent years, many are turning to these digital assets as a path to wealth and financial freedom. However, scammers are taking advantage of the influx of new people coming into the space, with $14 billion in cryptocurrency lost or affected by scams in 2021 alone. … Read more
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government has introduced the MySejahtera application in order to track where a person has gone as well as to keep digital vaccination records. Have you ever wondered how our vaccination records could not be tampered with or duplicated? That is because the use of blockchain technology guarantees the … Read more
Cryptocurrencies and their underlying blockchain technology have come a long way since Bitcoin was launched in 2009 and now are establishing their roles in the global economy. While they are poised to revolutionize finance, there are challenges still to be overcome, namely scalability, security, and decentralisation of blockchain, which are conceptualized as the “blockchain trilemma” … Read more
The development of blockchain leads to the appearance of the terms such as DeFi and GameFi and they are gaining more attention than ever before. Businesses and industries are finding ways to have a share in this new realm by investing cryptocurrencies into the protocols. How are these 2 concepts differ from the finance and … Read more
Web 1 This is the earliest version of the internet. Akin to a collection of book pages, this means that if you load a webpage, it shows some texts and basic images and that is all. In the Web 1 internet version, users do not interact with the page like ‘Post a status’, ‘like’, ‘comment’, … Read more
Since the beginning of the year, crypto markets have been surrounded by speculation over the potential impact of Ethereum’s coming Merge — a major milestone for the second-largest blockchain. And now the date is confirmed, the long-awaited merge upgrade will be fully completed in mid-September. What is the Merge? This is the upgrade event where Ethereum will … Read more
The bear market is upon us, and we are now feeling the pinch… Malaysians feel the effects every day, with the Ringgit falling and the inflation rate increases. In mid-May, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) also announced the overnight policy rate (OPR) increase to 2.5% to better curb inflation and ease Malaysians’ burden. For us crypto … Read more