Cryptocurrency news, stay up to date with the latest breaking news, market analysis, latest prices and historical charts for emerging and major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Litecoin, NEO, EOS, Ripple, Monero, and Dash etc. There are well over 1000 new cryptocurrencies created since Bitcoins inception.
Cryptocurrency is a form of Digital currency which is a decentralized and open source means of transacting digitally. It is transacted in a trustless, peer to peer manner and requires no centralized 3rd party or bank.
The blockchain is a technology breakthrough which is changing the way we transmit value. Cryptocurrencies are getting adopted for a large variety of use cases.
Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency which was released in 2009 works on cryptographic principles using a proof-of-work consensus system in which new cryptocurrency units are created and come into circulation through a process called mining.
After Bitcoin new technologies like POS and DLT do not involve mining for its proof of consensus mechanisms. It is an ever-evolving world of new possibilities and is disrupting an array of industries globally at a really fast pace.
