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General answers about xPortal, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain space.
25 articles in this collection
Written by
Lucian Todea,
Sever Moldovean,
and
Alex
What is an ESDT?
Written by
Alex
Updated over a week ago
What is MEX?
Short description about the MEX token and its usecases.
Written by
Alex
Updated over a week ago
What is eGold?
eGold is the native currency of the MultiversX blockchain and is designed for simplicity and global adoption.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is BTC?
Short description of BTC - Bitcoin.
Written by
Sever Moldovean
Updated over a week ago
What is BNB?
Short description about the Binance BNB token and its usecases.
Written by
Sever Moldovean
Updated over a week ago
What is ETH?
Short description about the Ethereum ETH token and its use cases.
Written by
Sever Moldovean
Updated over a week ago
What is a blockchain explorer?
Blockchain explorers are websites that allow everyone to see all the details of every transaction that took place on the blockchain.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is MultiversX, why is it different from other blockchains?
MultiversX is an internet-scale blockchain for fast, secure digital payments. eGLD is the native currency of the MultiversX blockchain
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is DeFi?
DeFi is short for “decentralized finance” and represents equivalents to financial instruments that are running exclusively on the blockchain
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is an Exchange?
Cryptocurrency exchanges are platforms that allow traders to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
A Beginner Guide to Blockchain and Crypto
This guide is here to gently introduce you to some of the key concepts you need to kick-start your journey into the world of blockchain tech
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
An Intermediate Guide to Blockchain and Crypto
This guide is here to gently introduce you to some of the key concepts you need to kick-start your journey into the world of blockchain tech
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
An Advanced Guide to Blockchain and Crypto
This guide is here to gently introduce you to some of the key concepts you need to kick-start your journey into the world of blockchain tech
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is Trading?
It basically means exchanging one coin for another, for example exchanging Bitcoin for USDT or Ethereum for eGold.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a stablecoin?
They are tokens whose value is pegged to the value of another asset, usually a fiat currency.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a Smart Contract?
A smart contract is a piece of software running on blockchain.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is issuance?
Issuance represents the process of adding new coins to the existing circulating supply.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is token supply?
Each blockchain project has its own economy that is based on the blockchain’s underlying token.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is the market cap?
Market capitalization - market cap for short - measures the total market value of a cryptocurrency.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a protocol?
A blockchain protocol is the set of rules that govern a decentralized network and the tasks performed by its Validators.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a private key?
Blockchain cryptography uses pairs of private and public keys.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a wallet or account?
Accounts on a blockchain are characterized by a unique address, a balance in the native token and a nonce.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a blockchain?
A cryptocurrency blockchain is similar to a bank’s balance sheet or ledger.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
Why is cryptocurrency and blockchain the future of finance?
Blockchains allow transactions to happen without a middleman, and without the added costs and complexity that come with them.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago
What is a cryptocurrency?
A cryptocurrency is just like a digital form of money.
Written by
Lucian Todea
Updated over a week ago