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How the Lightning Network scales Bitcoin

What is the Bitcoin Lightning Network? Since its formation, Bitcoin has been idealised as the currency of the future. But can it truly become a form of money, like the Rands or Dollars we use today? While there are some institutional investors that don’t believe Bitcoin can truly scale to the point needed to replace these fiat currencies, others do, and they are looking at the Lightning Network to prove it.

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Polygon: Ethereum’s largest and most successful scaling solution

Ethereum is the most widely used smart contract platform for decentralised applications (dApps). While Ethereum has remained the backbone of Decentralised Finance (DeFi), it has faced challenges such as high transaction costs and slow throughput. As an easy-to-use layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, Polygon provides Ethereum users with improved speed and reduced costs by enabling the Ethereum blockchain to process off-chain transactions. Find out more about what led to the creation of the multi-level platform and why it's so unique.

Gold-backed crypto assets, how did we get here?

Throughout history, investors have looked to protect their wealth in times of inflation by buying assets that either keep up with inflation or beat it. Certain assets offer protection against the risk of rising inflation - these assets are known as “inflation hedges”. To this day, gold still holds the crown as the most successful inflation hedge in history. Read more about gold-backed crypto assets and how we got here.

Can Ethereum overtake Bitcoin?

Since its inception, Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a remarkable rise. Throughout each bullish and bearish market cycle, it has remained the crypto asset market leader, with very few other crypto assets rivalling Bitcoin by market capitalisation. Bitcoin's price has dropped approximately 75% since reaching an all-time high in November of 2021, and with it, the rest of the crypto market. It is fair to say that we are in the midst of another crypto bear market. This is where Ethereum has stood out amongst the rest. So, will Bitcoin remain the market leader?

3 Golden Rules of Cybersecurity

The biggest cybersecurity mistake most people make is thinking that they will never fall victim to cybercrime. Knowing some cybersecurity basics and putting them into practice will help you keep your personal information and crypto investments safe. Read more and find out the 3 golden rules of cybersecurity. Discover the 3 golden rules of cybersecurity you need to know.

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