The 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, has once again seized the global spotlight, but this time, it’s not for politics.

On January 19, 2025, Melania Trump introduced her own cryptocurrency, the MELANIA meme coin, just hours before her husband, President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. It was also reshared by Donald Trump on X.

Off-ramping crypto has always been complex—multiple steps, long wait times, and unnecessary hassle. Transak Stream changes that. Converting your crypto to fiat now takes less than two minutes (the fastest solution in the market), streamlining the process as smoothly as sending crypto to a friend.

Blockchain nodes are foundational parts of a blockchain network that verify transactions, maintain consensus, and store the blockchain's history.

GameFi promises to revolutionize the way people play games by combining blockchain technology with traditional gaming models. Today, more than half of all blockchain activity is through GameFi.

When you set up a cryptocurrency wallet, you’re often presented with a list of 12, 18, or 24 random words, commonly referred to as a “seed phrase” or “mnemonic phrase”. The wallet interface strongly advises you to note down these words and keep them safe, as they are crucial for securing your funds.

Decentralized finance has many similarities to traditional finance. Both share a similar value exchange medium, i.e., a “currency”, and both share a similar currency storage mechanism, i.e., a “wallet”.

The adage "not your keys, not your coins" has long served as a guiding principle for self-custody and financial sovereignty. However, the traditional method of achieving this, through the use of seed phrases, has become increasingly fraught with risk.

A dApp, or decentralized application, is a software application that operates on a decentralized system, utilizing a large number of nodes rather than a single centralized server.

In traditional finance, verifying transactions is straightforward. When a person makes a transaction, it is immediately reflected in the account statements of both the sender and receiver, allowing for easy verification. But, in blockchain systems and cryptocurrencies, this process isn't as intuitive due to the decentralized and pseudonymous nature of these technologies.