Weekly News Roundup – 30 Aug 2021

Weekly News Roundup – 30 Aug 2021
Crypto moves fast and it can be hard to keep up with all the developments. To help you stay on top of what’s going on across the industry, we’ve created this overview of the key news from last week.

Emergency response drills

Emergency response drills
Hardening your infrastructure, applications, writing up procedures and most of all educating your employees on how to handle tough situations is priceless. ER drills are part of that process and prove to be an invaluable tool in the chaos that is the world of engineering.

Top 10 tips to securely handle your crypto

Top 10 tips to securely handle your crypto
Read about the basic safe practices of handling your funds and managing your account and shed some light on what you can (and can’t) expect from our representatives, so you’ll always be able to tell them apart from any impostors trying to scam you.

What are blockchain nodes?

What are blockchain nodes?
A blockchain node is one of numerous devices that run the blockchain protocol software and usually store the history of transactions. Nodes connect to each other in a decentralized peer-to-peer network, and they're essential for maintaining the honesty of the entire network.

What is block size?

What is block size?
As you know by now, blocks are containers holding a record of transactions on the blockchain. And just like any other container, a block can only hold so much information.

What is block time?

What is block time?
In blockchain technology, a transaction is never instant. It can only take place once a block containing the transaction data has been generated. The time needed to create this new block is called block time.

What is blockchain mining?

What is blockchain mining?
In the cryptocurrency industry, mining means adding new blocks of data to a blockchain. Cryptocurrency miners have to find a solution to a complex mathematical problem before they can create a new block. They are then rewarded with newly-created coins of cryptocurrency.