The whole reason behind blocmates is to knock down the barrier to entry for newbies getting into cryptocurrency. So we have taken it upon ourselves to go back to basics and think from the mind of a complete stranger to all things crypto. A lot of this article will be...
Ocean Protocol is a data marketplace built on the blockchain. Sounds pretty vague, doesn’t it? If you dig a little deeper, you will uncover a cryptocurrency giant with so much potential it is hard to comprehend. Big data, AI and machine learning aren’t exactly the...
Nothing in this article should be taken as investment advice. Please always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose. We are literally, idiots so don’t listen to us. Timing is a virtue and how we see it you have to be in it to win it - I...
Following on from our Beefy Finance article, this will be a quick walkthrough of how to provide liquidity to their high-interest vaults. If you haven’t read that article yet you can read it HERE. The beauty of Beefy and their vaults is that the daily interest is you...
In the new age of decentralised finance (DeFi), there are new and inventive ways to use the blockchain as opposed to dinosaur/legacy financial instruments that are clunky, slow and yield non-existent returns. Cryptocurrency and in particular the DeFi revolution that...
This post will go hand-in-hand with our How to find a 100X gem post if you haven’t already read that, you can access it HERE. The 2020/2021 bull market is in full swing and a lot of new folks are coming to the crypto arena looking to get in on the digital gold rush. A...
Blogmates. weekly post - 12 February 2021 What a week! Again... There is nothing that surprises me in the crypto world anymore. It really is the wild west of the financial industry. This week saw Ethereum futures being traded on the CME. What that means in basic human...
Why you haven’t missed the boat. If thinking you are late to the party is stopping you from investing in cryptocurrency then you are wrong. You may have not made it to the equivalent of the Wednesday at Glastonbury festival but you still have the rest of the weekend...
How to do your own research (DYOR) and pick a crypto 100x gem. Crypto is a very overwhelming industry. There is an awful lot to wrap your head around and it can often lead to people falling at the first hurdle. The whole idea of blocmates is to completely remove the...
With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies giving you the ability to be your own bank, the old phrase “With great power, comes great responsibility” springs to mind. Storing your cryptocurrency in a secure way is vital, and no, an exchange is not a secure way to store...
DeFi or decentralised finance is, in its purest form, using the blockchain to remove the need for a middleman. Instead of a bank, insurance company or a broker, smart contracts are used to settle financial agreements. Smart contracts, for a quick refresher, are...
Blogmates. weekly post - 05 February 2021 Another crazy week. The richest man in the world (on and off) announced he will be stepping down as CEO. Yes, we are talking about that man Jeffery Bezos. The man who could use his net worth to buy nearly ⅓ of all Bitcoin on...