Just as Bitcoin is probably the most popular cryptocurrency around, the most popular wrapped token is also based around Bitcoin. Wrapped bitcoin (wBTC), as of July 2022, is the biggest wrapped token in terms of market capitalization (over $5.6 billion according to CoinMarketCap). It commands roughly 80% of the maret share of wrapped tokens. The… Continue reading What wrapped tokens can I find out there?
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Why people wrap crypto and how this is critical to digital asset markets
But why go through all the hassle of wrapping up a crypto? Why not just use the crypto directly? To understand how wrapped tokens work and why people go through the process of creating wrapped crypto, we have to understand that blockchain applications and cryptocurrency systems like Bitcoin and Ethereum are actually completely separate communication… Continue reading Why people wrap crypto and how this is critical to digital asset markets
Wrapped crypto tokens are
If you’re an avid trader, or trade on decentralised exchanges (DEXs) a lot, then you might have come across certain types of tokens or cryptocurrency that look familiar, and yet are very different from the crypto it appears to be named as. For example, you might find tokens with the “w” prefix like wBTC or… Continue reading Wrapped crypto tokens are
What Are Wrapped Crypto Tokens?
Wrapped cryptocurrencies refer to a type of cryptocurrency or token that represents another existing crypto, just on a different blockchain or network from where they originated. In this way, it is possible to use Bitcoin on the Ethereum network, for example, by “wrapping” up the original Bitcoin, and then using the resulting “wrapped Bitcoin” on… Continue reading What Are Wrapped Crypto Tokens?
In this Learn Crypto article, we’ll discuss and learn
We’ll discuss and learn: What wrapped crypto tokens are Why people wrap crypto and how this is critical to digital asset markets What wrapped tokens can I find out there? Risks to consider when using wrapped crypto tokens
Blockchains and the Future
You should now have a basic understanding of how blockchain technology does work in the wild and why they are such a revolutionary idea. Blockchains are a radical new way of producing trust in the digital age without the need for a central authority. To understand the impact blockchains could one day have, it may… Continue reading Blockchains and the Future
The weakest link
As we have already seen in our discussions around ‘sound money,’ the Bitcoin blockchain sacrifices scalability for security and decentralisation. In contrast, centralised and secure systems such as Visa can process tens of thousands of transactions per second, but suffer from the double-spend and trust issue; proof of work functions enable trust without authority but… Continue reading The weakest link
Blockchain use cases
Now that we’ve got how blockchains work nailed down, let us look at some different blockchain technology applications. The most famous application, and what the technology was initially invented for, is a new form of money free of central control, which we now know as cryptocurrency, the first and most famous example being Bitcoin. By… Continue reading Blockchain use cases
How is consensus achieved?
So we have our cryptographic hash functions that link blocks of data in a chain. We have our proof-of-work mechanism that incentivises new blocks to be added to a chain and helps ensure against bad actors by requiring a computational proof for each block. The final way that blockchain’s ensure security is by being distributed. Blockchain’s… Continue reading How is consensus achieved?
Enter Proof-of-Work
Proof-of-Work is the second half of blockchain technology that, combined with cryptographic hash functions, ensured that the Bitcoin blockchains is secure. Essentially, proof-of-work is a mechanism that slows down the creation of new blocks by requiring work/effort be exerted before a block is produced. Proof of Work require a mathematical puzzle to be solved or… Continue reading Enter Proof-of-Work