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Blockchain Use Cases - Charity

Blockchain Use Cases - Charity
Charitable organizations often encounter barriers to success due to a lack of transparency, accountability issues, and limits to the ways they can accept donations. Crypto-philanthropy (or the use of blockchain technology to facilitate charitable contributions) offers an alternative solution, with decentralized and direct transactions that may help these organizations receive donations and raise funds more efficiently.
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Blockchain Use Cases - Healthcare

Blockchain Use Cases - Healthcare
While it is more often associated with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology has also been explored for data storage and protection in a range of different industries. Along with charity and supply chain, the healthcare sector is among the most discussed use cases. But what aspects of blockchain make it suitable for healthcare?
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What Are Smart Contracts?

What Are Smart Contracts?
Nick Szabo first described smart contracts in the 1990s. Back then, he defined a smart contract as a tool that formalizes and secures computer networks by combining protocols with user interfaces.
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APY vs APR - What’s the Difference?

APY vs APR - What’s the Difference?
You have likely seen these two similar-sounding terms, APY and APR, when looking into decentralized finance (DeFi) products. APY, or annual percentage yield, incorporates interest compounded quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily, while APR, or annual percentage rate, doesn’t. This simple distinction can make a significant difference to the calculations for returns over a period of time. It is therefore important to understand how these two metrics are calculated and what it means for the returns that you can earn on your digital funds.
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The Merge Ethereum Upgrade - All You Need To Know

The Merge Ethereum Upgrade - All You Need To Know
The Ethereum mainnet will soon shift from a Proof of Work to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism in an upgrade called The Merge. The Merge is part of a series of major Ethereum ecosystem upgrades, which also include The Surge, The Verge, The Purge, and The Splurge. The goal of these upgrades is to make Ethereum more scalable and energy efficient. The Merge will combine the Ethereum mainnet with the Proof of Stake Beacon Chain and is expected to happen in September 2022.
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Blockchain Use Cases - Governance

Blockchain Use Cases - Governance
Although blockchain technology was initially designed to function as the architecture of Bitcoin, it's now being used in many different fields. One of these fields is that of governance, where distributed systems have the potential to greatly change the public sector.
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