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A Short Introduction to Horizen (ZEN)

31 Aug 2021 4 minute read 3 comments NOWNodes

Horizen is an interoperable blockchain system that allows businesses and developers to build customizable sidechains for their needs. The Zendoo technology makes the process fast, quick, and secure. The decentralized applications created with ZEN can...

Best Way to Get Access to Zilliqa Block Explorer

27 Aug 2021 2 minute read 8 comments NOWNodes

If you run a crypto project that works with Zilliqa, you might need a fast and reliable Zilliqa block explorer. This article will explain what Zilliqa explorer is and how you access it with 20,000 requests a day for free with a response time of less...

A Complete Guide to Access a Litecoin Block Explorer

17 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments NOWNodes

Connecting to an LTC explorer can be easier than you initially thought, as there are tools out there available for you to use and interact intuitively. All of the data connected to Litecoin transactions, such as the Hashrate, difficulty, block height...

What is Zilliqa?

14 Jan 2021 4 minute read 13 comments NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. Amrit Kumar, Jia Yaoqi, Max Kantelia, and Prateek Saxena founded Zilliqa in 2016 as the first-ever high-throughput public blockchain able to process thousands of transactions per second. To implement this fe...

How to Become an Eth2.0 Validator Node?

26 Dec 2020 6 minute read 2 comments NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. Ethereum 2.0 is an upgrade on the Ethereum blockchain. This upgrade aims to make the existing Ethereum blockchain more scalable, secure, and sustainable. The entire upgrade is scheduled to happen over two ye...

Komodo: A Detailed Guide

24 Dec 2020 5 minute read 1 comment NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. The Komodo platform, aimed at bringing new standards in cryptocurrency security and anonymity protocols, was founded in September 2016. Headquartered in San Gwann, Malta, the Komodo platform leverages the Zc...

Binance Smart Chain — An Introduction

26 Nov 2020 4 minute read 6 comments NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. Binance smart chain became live on its mainnet on 17th September 2020. It took five months for the smart chain to go live since it was announced in April 2020. Since recently we added support to Binance Smar...

Top Blockchain Programming Languages

18 Nov 2020 5 minute read 4 comments NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. According to market research estimates, blockchain technology will witness astounding growth in its market size in the next five years. Between 2020 and 2025, the global blockchain market size is expect...

Ethereum 2.0: Why This Upgrade Matters

10 Nov 2020 5 minute read 6 comments NOWNodes

After much speculation over the past few years, Ethereum 2.0 is finally on the cusp of getting launched. The final release is expected to happen on the first day of December 2020. On 4th November, the Ethereum foundation made the first version o...

Monero: Recent Fork and Beyond

5 Nov 2020 5 minute read 10 comments NOWNodes

Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. Monero went through its latest fork on October 17th, 2020. Fork, or hard fork as it was in this case, implies a major network upgrade for the privacy coin. In Monero, these hard forks or network upgrades imp...