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What is the Point of Cryptocurrency? (4 Reasons Why You Should Care)

Apr 3, 2021
4 min

What is the Point of Cryptocurrency? (4 Reasons Why You Should Care)

You may have heard of Bitcoin and Ethereum. You’ve also probably heard how people make thousands, if not millions of dollars, by “investing” in cryptocurrency. But what is it? Or a better question…what is the point of cryptocurrency? Why You Should Care About Cryptocurrency A cryptocurrency is a digital form of money that is a more secure medium of exchange. The big idea is that because transactions are public, irreversible, mostly unhackable, and controlled by the people, us

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AFRICA TO MARS

Apr 3, 2021
4 min

Non-Fungible Token (NFT)

What Is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)? Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are cryptographic assets on blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other. Unlike cryptocurrencies, they cannot be traded or exchanged at equivalency. This differs from fungible tokens like cryptocurrencies, which are identical to each other and, therefore, can be used as a medium for commercial transactions. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NFTs are unique cryptographic toke

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AFRICA TO MARS

Apr 3, 2021
2 min

What Do I Need To Mine Bitcoins?

Although early on in Bitcoin's history individuals may have been able to compete for blocks with a regular at-home computer, this is no longer the case. The reason for this is that the difficulty of mining Bitcoin changes over time. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the blockchain and its ability to process and verify transactions, the Bitcoin network aims to have one block produced every 10 minutes or so. However, if there are one million mining rigs competing to

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"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela

In any nation or continent that is actively growing and expanding, education is found to be a key element of this growth. When we look at Africa and its youth population, it becomes obvious that education cannot be sidelined.

At AFRICA TO MARS we are committed to empowering Africa by providing content in our learning centre that is informative, beneficial and trustworthy.

Our learning centre aims at assisting the crypto community in Africa with content that can improve the communities knowledge and understanding of crypto and the blockchain world.