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Introduction to Crypto Staking: Earn Rewards & Understand PoS
As a crypto portfolio manager or crypto investor, it is imperative to understand what is meant by staking. In crypto, staking refers to the act of locking coins into a smart contract to earn a rate of return colloquially referred to as staking rewards.
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Earn Higher Returns with Cryptocurrency Index Funds
“Diversification of risk matters not just defensively, but because it maximizes returns as well, because we expose ourselves to all of the opportunities that there may be out there.”
Peter Bernstein
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Why On-Chain Crypto Investments Are Superior to Traditional Crypto Investments (Part 1 of 4)
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“Blockchain is an evolution of the hundreds-of-years-old ledger system that relies on a trusted, centralized authority to maintain records and balances — which is leveraged by banks and nearly all other accounting-related businesses to this day.”
“Blockchains create a triple-entry [ledger] from the old double-entry [ledger] and the ledger self-audits and writes on-chain. It’s an immutable ledger entry that can never be altered.”
Anonymous
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What is DeFi? Understanding Decentralized Finance
Decentralized Finance (DeFi), is an emerging alternative that is challenging the existing financial system with unique solutions based on crypto technology and distributed ledgers. Layers of third parties are no longer required with DeFi solutions. This reduces cost, provides additional security with increased flexibility for the end user.