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Wendy Clack

Wendy Clack

Wendy is a copywriter with more than 10 years experience working as a writer, journalist, and ghostwriter.

Stories by Wendy Clack

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    What Is Dogecoin? The Original Meme Coin Explained

    What happens when a joke gets taken seriously? In 2013, Dogecoin (DOGE) was created as a way to poke fun at the crypto industry; now it's one of the world's biggest cryptocurrencies. How did it get to this point? What is Dogecoin? Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that takes its name from the "doge" internet meme. It started as a way to mock the crypto industry, but quickly built up a lively community of enthusiasts. It has come a long way since 2013; during the 2021 crypto bull run, it briefly hit a...

    ExplainersThe Coins
    9 min read
    Wendy Clack, Stephen Graves, Andrew Hayward
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    What is Dogecoin?

    What happens when a joke gets taken seriously? In 2013, Dogecoin (DOGE) was created as a way to poke fun at the crypto industry; now it's one of the world's biggest cryptocurrencies. How did it get to this point? What is Dogecoin? Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that takes its name from the "doge" Internet meme. It started as a way to mock the industry, but quickly built up a lively community of enthusiasts. It has come a long way since 2013, briefly hitting a market cap of $88 billion during its...

    Courses
    7 min read
    Wendy Clack, Stephen Graves, Andrew Hayward

  • How to build a remote team

    The global crisis prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in governments taking unprecedented measures to curb the spread of the virus. Individuals have been encouraged to self-isolate, and entire countries have been placed in lockdown. The coronavirus has acted as a catalyst, accelerating trends that are changing the way we live and work; from streaming entertainment to food deliveries, to remote working. Bitcoin and coronavirus: The good, the bad and the ugly In many ways, the crypto...

    Deep DivesBuild
    6 min read
    Wendy Clack

  • What is OKEx?

    OKEx is a popular–if controversial–cryptocurrency exchange with a major emphasis on derivative products like futures trading. It also has its own token, OKB. Below we explore more about how OKEx got started. Investor Star Xu created the cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin in 2013, aimed at the Chinese market. In 2014, he created OKEx, which is for more advanced traders. With China’s hard-line stance against cryptocurrency exchanges–which has softened somewhat more recently–OKEx relocated to a nation...

  • The search for Satoshi Nakamoto has waged for years. PHOTO CREDIT: Unsplash.

    The hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto: a brief history

    Is Bitcoin’s mysterious inventor just one person, or a whole team of programming experts? These questions plague journalists and crypto enthusiasts alike. And the suspect list has grown to more than a dozen people – including Elon Musk. Bitcoin is a decade old, and the hunt continues. Here’s what we know about the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin beginnings  Way back in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” A few months later, the Bitc...

    Deep DivesLong Reads
    5 min read
    Wendy Clack

  • What is BitPay Payment Processor?

    More customers want to settle their bills using bitcoin. Businesses are open to it, but they don’t want the volatility risk of taking bitcoin directly. Enter BitPay: the middleman between customer and business. Can it be the bridge between bitcoin and the rest of the world? We find out.  What is BitPay? BitPay is the world’s largest bitcoin payment processor. It was created as an easy way for businesses to accept bitcoin as payment. Customers make payments in Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. Then BitPa...

  • What is Lisk (LSK)?

    Most blockchain projects are chasing the same goal: mass adoption. This is particularly true when it comes to decentralized apps. But adoption has been low, both among consumers, and developers. For developers, the tricky problem is many blockchain networks each have their own programming languages, forcing a developer to learn a brand new language to create a dApp. Is there a simpler way? That's what Lisk is promising. Find out how it plans to do that below. What is Lisk? Lisk is a blockchain p...