Mark Hooson
Forbes Staff
Advisor
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What Is Bitcoin (BTC) And How Does It Work?
We’re hearing lots in the news about Bitcoin. But what exactly is it, how does it work, and what impact will it have in the wider world? Here’s everything you need to know Invented in 2009, Bitcoin is the world’s... -
How To Buy Bitcoin (BTC) With A Credit Card
Bitcoin has fluctuated dramatically in recent years, hitting a high of $US68,000 in November 2021 before plummeting in a widespread crypto decline to below $US20,000 in May. By the end of the year, it was still hovering around the $US20,000... -
How To Buy XRP (Ripple)
XRP is a cryptocurrency that runs on the XRP Ledger, a blockchain created in 2012 by Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto and David Schwartz. XRP can be bought as an investment, as a coin to exchange for other cryptocurrencies such as... -
How To Buy Shiba Inu (SHIB) In Australia
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is a memecoin—a distinction it shares with Dogecoin (DOGE), which also has a Japanese dog breed as a mascot. A memecoin is an ‘altcoin’—a cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin—which is based on an internet meme. This in turn... -
Top 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cryptocurrencies
Imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, two of the most significant technologies of our time, converge. This isn’t just a hypothetical; it’s actually a reality in the form of AI cryptocurrencies. We’ve looked at some of the... -
How To Buy Terra (LUNA) In Australia
Update 20 September 2022: Terra Luna Flounders One Week After Crash Nearly a week after plummeting by more than 40%, Terra Luna is trading at £2.44 – down from a high of more than £6 earlier in the month. The coin... -
How To Buy Cardano (ADA)
The Cardano blockchain platform and its internal cryptocurrency, ADA, were launched in 2017 by one of the co-founders of Ethereum blockchain. Like most cryptocurrencies, the price of Cardano ADA has fluctuated significantly since it was created and is currently ranked... -
Our Pick Of The Best Website Builders For SEO (2024)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can make or break a small business. Word-of-mouth recommendations and local leaflet dropping might be useful up to a point, but you risk missing out on a lot of custom if your company website doesn’t rank... -
How To Buy Monero (XMR) in Australia
Monero (XMR) is a crypto project that claims to offer transactions that are more anonymous than those on other blockchains such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. Monero’s creators say that, because Bitcoin and Ethereum transactions are recorded on transparent blockchains, they... -
What Is Incognito Mode? Private Browsing Explained
Incognito mode is a setting for your web browser which doesn’t keep a record of the web pages you visit, but that doesn’t mean it's a 100% private way to search the web. Here’s what you need to know about... -
Meet Claude 2, Touted As The ‘Ethical’ Rival To ChatGPT
A ChatGPT rival that claims to be able to police itself according to the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights has launched in the UK and US. Australian users, or anyone outside the UK and US, where Claude 2... -
Crypto Market Crash: Is It The Right Time To Buy The Dip?
With the value of cryptocurrencies plummeting spectacularly in recent months, from all-time highs to mind-boggling lows, many investors are wondering whether now is the time to buy the dip. Bitcoin, which once traded for almost $US69,000 per coin, fell dramatically... -
Ethereum 2.0: The ‘Ethereum Merge’ Explained
The way Ethereum—the world’s second largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin—fundamentally works has changed over the past few months, sending ripples across the wider cryptocurrency market. The first stage of Ethereum’s two-stage merge, codenamed Bellatrix, happened on 6 September 2022. On September 15, the... -
How To Buy Bitcoin With PayPal
Bitcoin remains in the headlines as prices continue to drop and rally almost weekly, piquing the interest of those looking to invest for the first time. But Bitcoin isn’t a guaranteed investment. There’s nothing to say you’ll make a profit... -
Bitcoin 2008–2022: From Bouncing Baby To Troubled Teenager
Conceived in 2008 and launched in 2009, bitcoin is the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency. Back in 2010, a single bitcoin could be purchased for roughly $0.0011 Australian dollars. Today, its value is more than 24,000,000% higher—but it hasn’t all been gains. In... -
Cryptocurrency Glossary Of Terms & Acronyms
From mainstream media to the most niche corners of the internet, crypto and the entire language of related terms that have sprung up alongside the investing phenomenon are everywhere. No matter how much you know or don’t know about cryptocurrencies... -
Bitcoin vs Ethereum
Bitcoin and Ethereum are the Coca-Cola and Pepsi of the cryptocurrency space. As the number one and two biggest names in the market, they’re often compared with one another and on the surface they share many similarities. However, from their... -
Crypto Crash: Is Now The Time To Buy The Dip?
In recent months, cryptocurrency appears to have undergone a protracted crash—or a correction at the very least—with the market capitalisation of all crypto assets falling from roughly $US3 trillion in November 2021 to around $US986 billion in September 2022. Aside...