What Is Tether (USDT)? A Plain-English Guide to the Biggest Stablecoin Last updated: 19 October 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Tether (USDT) is the largest stablecoin in the world, a cryptocurrency designed so that one USDT is always worth about one US dollar. A stablecoin is a crypto token pegged to a stable asset […]
What Is a 51% Attack on a Blockchain? (And How It Is Prevented) Last updated: 6 August 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe A 51% attack happens when a single miner or group gains control of more than 50% of a blockchain’s mining power (its “hash rate”), which lets them mine faster than everyone else […]
Blockchain Forks Explained: Soft Fork vs Hard Fork (and What It Means for Your Crypto) Last updated: 21 September 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe A blockchain fork is when a cryptocurrency’s chain splits into two paths because the network’s software rules changed. A soft fork is backward-compatible: old nodes (computers running the network) still […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 To buy Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency, you pick the coin, pick a platform, open and verify an account, fund it with ordinary money, place your order, and then decide where the coins will live. In Singapore, the step that matters most comes before any […]
Four days in Tajikistan in September 2022: Dushanbe’s monuments and reclining Buddha, Iskanderkul and the Fann Mountains, then Istaravshan and Khujand on the old Silk Road.