Category: Cryptocurrency

  • The advantages of Bitcoin

    The advantages of Bitcoin

    Bitcoin – What you should know about the digital currency Online payment methods have long since established themselves as an alternative to bank transfers, direct debits and credit card billing in online retail. PayPal, Amazon Payments, Skrill and Co. outperform the classic payment methods – especially in terms of the speed of transaction processing and the simplicity of transnational payments. In…

  • How to initialize Blockstream Green Wallet?

    How to initialize Blockstream Green Wallet?

    How to export a private key Exporting a private key makes it possible to transfer a Bitcoin address to another software. It can also be used to back up Bitcoin addresses that can be re-imported as needed. Attention, the private keys can allow to use the funds associated with these addresses. It is therefore advisable to protect…

  • How to install and initialize a Bitcoin wallet?

    How to install and initialize a Bitcoin wallet?

      In order to be able to trade with Bitcoin, investors first need a so-called Bitcoin wallet, a digital purse. You can find out how to get them here. The Bitcoin hype is spreading and capturing more and more investors with a kind of gold fever. After all, the price is already scratching the 14,000 euro mark…

  • How do I get an address?

    How do I get an address?

    In order to receive Bitcoin, you need a Bitcoin address. This is basically the account number to which coins can be sent. The bitcoin address is a long string of numbers and letters. Typing in 34 digits is of course very impractical, so there are also QR codes for the addresses that are automatically created by the…

  • What is bitcoin?

    What is bitcoin?

    Bitcoin is an experimental ownership transfer and verification system based on a peer-to-peer network without any central authority. The initial application and main innovation of the Bitcoin network is a decentralized digital currency whose unit of account is bitcoin. Bitcoin works with  software  and a  protocol  that allows participants to issue bitcoins and manage transactions collectively and automatically. As a…

  • Four future topics for more profitability of the banks

    According to a study, German credit institutions were able to stop the decline in their returns. However, there are still major structural challenges that need to be tackled quickly. Four future issues deserve special attention. Numerous trends and developments are of overriding strategic importance for banks and savings banks. In the Bank Blog you will find studies on…

  • The ten largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization in 2022

    ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies with a mostly decentralized structure. They are based on networks in which all information is exchanged with one another. Transactions are stored and processed publicly. Digital currencies enable cashless payment. In contrast to the conventional markets such as shares, foreign exchange or bonds, they are traded continuously. The most well-known cryptic currencies include Bitcoin, Ethereum , Bitcoin Cash and Ripple. The…