Coinhouse Blog: Archives of Past Articles

Introduction to Ethereum

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GDPR & Blockchain

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Paris Ethereum conference EthCC: the good, the great, and the fantastic

The EthCC 2019 Paris conference just closed its doors. From the 5th to the 7th of march, it attracted hundreds of Ethereum developers from all over the world who came to discuss the current status and future progress of the Ethereum ecosystem as a whole. Coinhouse was quite proud to be a sponsor of this […]

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Mining cryptoassets can still be profitable, but not for you

While Bitcoin is still in a downtrend since its all-time-high of december 2017 (-68%), the hashrate, which is the indicator of the amount of computing power securing the network, kept increasing consistently to reach 50 EH/s today (that’s 50 billion billions hashes per second). A 212 points growth compared to the beginning of the year. […]

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What if my wallet generated an existing Bitcoin address?

In order to use the Bitcoin network, a wallet is needed. It can take the form of an application on a computer or phone, or that of a hardware wallet such as the Ledger Wallet Nano S. By the decentralized nature of the Bitcoin network, or most cryptocurrencies, the addresses that control the funds are […]

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The European Parliament gives a first definition of “virtual currencies”

The member states of the European Union will start applying directive 2018/843 by the end of the month. For the first time, it gives a definition of what cryptoassets are. They refer to them as “virtual currencies”. This is a major milestone as it provides a legal definition for cryptoassets at a European level, distinguishing […]

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New model for fundraising projects, without ICOs

Prelude from the author Marc Zeller: This article draws upon my experience at VariabL.io (VCT); the Binance Coin model, and, to a lesser extent, the Stellar (XLM) projet. 2017 was a lively and hectic year for the Blockchain ecosystem as a whole, but even more so in the ICO sector. By December 2017, approximately 215 […]

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Bitcoin studied through the monetarism prism

Foreword of the author Marc Zeller: This article is about cryptocurrencies through the focus of the Quantity Theory of Money and potential mid-term and long-term effects in this environment only. The purpose is not financial advice. Doing your own research about investment risks are strongly recommended. Reminder on the Quantity Theory of Money We will look at […]

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Lightning Network: A Technical Introduction

This article is dedicated to those who are particularly interested in understanding the operation of the lightning network on Bitcoin.For those who are looking for a « less technical » introduction to the Lightning Network, click on this link. We seek to understand the mechanisms allowing the Lightning Network to exist on bitcoin while guaranteeing […]

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