Tag: Cryptocurrency

  • Stellar Blockchain – Overview and History

    Stellar Blockchain – Overview and History

    Stellar operates as a distributed ledger that records transfers of digital value. The protocol targets banks, remittance companies along with payment aggregators that need to settle cross border obligations in seconds at a cost of a small fraction of a cent. The native asset, Stellar lumens (XLM), pays transaction fees and acts as a bridge…

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  • What Are Native Tokens?

    What Are Native Tokens?

    A native token is a digital asset minted directly on a blockchain protocol. Early usage limited the label to the first asset that powered a chain. Over time the label expanded to cover every asset issued by the protocol itself, regardless of function. Bitcoin, ether along with the dollar pegged USDC illustrate the range. Bitcoin…

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  • Total Value Locked (TVL) in Cryptocurrency – A Complete Guide

    Total Value Locked (TVL) in Cryptocurrency – A Complete Guide

    Total value locked (TVL) denotes the aggregate United States dollar value of digital assets deposited, pledged, or immobilised on a specific blockchain network through decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols or decentralised applications (dApps). A higher TVL signals that a project commands a larger pool of committed capital, which many observers interpret as a proxy for both…

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  • What Is Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and How Does It Work?

    What Is Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and How Does It Work?

    Decentralized finance, abbreviated DeFi, denotes a peer-to-peer monetary network that relies on distributed ledgers and cryptographic tokens to let individuals, companies, or autonomous programs exchange value without the participation of custodial institutions. The governing objective of DeFi is to displace banks, brokers along with clearinghouses, thereby compressing settlement latency and trimming fee schedules. In the…

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  • Five Points to Watch Before the Opening Bell

    Five Points to Watch Before the Opening Bell

    U.S. equity index futures diverge. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 rise 0.1 percent. Nasdaq futures add 0.6 percent after Nvidia posts a pre market gain. Dow futures slip 0.1 percent following yesterday’s 0.2 percent advance. The ten year Treasury yield holds at 4.21 percent. Gold futures climb 0.3 percent to $2,370 an ounce. Brent…

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