What is Escrow?

Escrow accounts come into play when there is uncertainty over whether one party or another will be able to meet the terms of a transaction.

These types of accounts have been used for many years in property transactions. Funds are held by a third party until the legal paperwork on a house has been completed, which then releases cash to the seller and the house to the buyer.

Escrow accounts are also used in banking, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and, increasingly over the last decade, cryptocurrency transactions.
According to CipherTrace, $4.5 billion of cryptocurrency was lost through hacks and other scams — up from $1.7 billion in 2018.
Escrow can be useful when individuals want to trade assets from their digital wallets for cash, but are unsure whether the other party will back out once funds are sent.

Many escrow accounts can be automated using smart contracts on the blockchain, but they are often overseen by service companies.
One of the blockchain's key benefits is the security of its distributed ledger. However, like any security system, it can be prone to hackers, human error and greedy investors who take on orders they cannot fulfil.
Escrow service companies are third parties who temporarily hold and regulate payment in a transaction, ensuring that the buyer and seller stick to the terms of their arrangement.

These firms charge a commission that ranges from 1% to 2%, which may be levied on the buyer, or seller, or both sides of the deal.

Some of these firms are governed by national regulators, and cash lodged with them may be covered by consumer compensation schemes, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the U.S.

Try to use a regulated firm when possible, because using an escrow service still means that, at some point, you will need to trust a third party with your funds. This means you may want a watchdog with teeth if things go wrong.

Here's the Analysis of #COTI :

#COTI is been moving inside the uptrend channel pattern and flipped above the zone of $0.064 - $0.0667, which is now acting as the strong support area. Well, a potential bounce is expected from the zone, where it could lead to the next resistance at $0.083 - $0.086.

#Bitcoin got a rejection from the structural resistance and major support zone, in which price formed a new tiny little range. Well, price is been forming a triangle pattern and where it could take some more time to break it. So, have an eye on the pattern and the zones as well. Also, market is driving through the less volume these days, so not expecting much any sooner.

#TOTAL MARKETCAP UPDATE :

#TOTAL MARKETCAP, hodling above the support area as #BTC able to held above $40K. Index, also formed a range type, where need to see a breakout. On Daily TF, price is kinda choppy, and Index need to sustain above the $1.46T - $1.48T. You tighter stops in trade and eyes on Breakout.

#ORDI nearly came to the support zone as anticipated and entry was missed by 1.5% only. Well, still having a candle to dipping down towards the zone of $44.6 and below. So, set the limit with stops below the previous swings lows.

What Is an Enterprise Blockchain?

Enterprise blockchain is the use of distributed ledger technology for non-speculative business purposes. Tailored for the needs of enterprises, these chains may be private or public. While virtually any business can use blockchain, specific industries are more likely to benefit than others, for example, industries that deal with issues of identity or IP security, such as insurance or legal firms, or companies that work with supply chains.

Most businesses prefer to use a private blockchain environment for their needs. There are several advantages to this, including privacy, reliable transaction speeds and low transaction costs - things that public blockchains cannot guarantee. In fact, many public chains may even be cost-prohibitive for businesses that require high transaction volumes. On the other hand, public blockchains, like Ethereum, give businesses the chance to use widely available dApps and token protocols.

Blockchain technology has a lot to offer modern businesses, especially in consortiums or collaborative industries. Distributed ledgers reduce the vulnerabilities and costs from data silos, and are inherently secure, offering a level of protection that other digital systems can’t match. At the same time, blockchains are easily auditable, keeping companies compliant and transparent. This transparency and record-keeping also help management monitor data flow.

Finally, enterprises can also make use of all the other benefits that come with blockchains, such as access to digitalization/tokenization tools, digital asset management, and programmatic barter systems. As business becomes increasingly global and digital, blockchain can help companies safely and efficiently scale and cross the physical/digital divide.

Here's the Analysis of #MBOX :

#MBOX is been rejected off from the strong resistance area (Grey Box) Around $0.34 and currently, price is reacting off from the support zone around $0.31. Buys looks good but not enough range to go for it, so better wait for a breakout either side and enter on retest.

#Bitcoin broke out of the triangle pattern and flipped the resistance too. Price nearly tested the major resistance and support though, and looks like again a slowdown. Well, need a strong breakout to see where market want to drive as it still a big range to go.

#COTI made a bounce from the bottom of the support zone, and going as per call. Price moved around 6.2% in favor and potential scale-in at the retest, so take the setup accordingly and hodl it towards the resistance zone.

One notable characteristic of the 2023 market is the remarkably limited depth of price pullbacks and corrections. In historical terms, during bear market recoveries and bullish trends for BTC, it's common to observe pullbacks of at least -25% from the local high, with many instances exceeding -50%.

Yet, the most substantial correction in 2023 amounted to just -20% below the local high. This implies that the buy-side support and the overall supply and demand balance have been favorable throughout the year.

What Is Ethash?

Ethereum is an open technology platform on which developers create and deploy decentralized apps based on smart contract technology. Ethereum's native asset, Ether, is used to pay for transactions performed on the network. This cost is computed in gas but paid in Ether. It has a system in place to incentivize cryptocurrency miners to help safeguard the network. The Ethereum method for proof of work (PoW) mining, known as Ethash, serves as the foundation for the whole protocol.

When proof of work mining occurs, data from a block header is used as an input and is hashed repeatedly with a cryptographic hashing method. This yields a fixed-length output that reflects the hash value. Miners will hash variants of the input data by using a new sequence number each time the data is submitted into the process.

How Does It Work?

Ethash is a modified version that eliminates the computational cost that existed in its previous version, Dagger-Hashimoto. The program makes use of a vast dataset that is produced regularly and gradually expands over time. It is small enough to fit in the VRAM of a contemporary GPU.

With Ethash, the hash value produced by the process must be less than a given threshold. This is known as difficulty, and it entails the Ethereum network raising and lowering the threshold to manage the pace at which blocks are mined. If the rate at which blocks are found rises, the network automatically increases the difficulty level, lowering the network threshold so that the number of valid hashes capable of being found lowers as well.

If the pace of discovered blocks falls, the network threshold rises, resulting in a greater number of accurate hash values that can be found.

Ethash defines approximately how much computing resources should be expended by a miner to locate the sequence number (nonce) that permits them to propose a new block to add to the blockchain. The network generates one block every 12 seconds on average.

Miners frequently raise the memory clock frequency on their GPUs to obtain huge gains in Ethash hash rates. To counterbalance the related heat production, power or temperature constraints, as well as manually-set high fan speeds, are occasionally found.

To achieve the most cost-effective mining farms, it's usual to see custom-built PCs specified with six or more high-end GPUs for mining Ethereum, with little attention on the other components.

A miner that successfully discovers a block that may be added to the blockchain earns the following:

—> A static block reward of three ether.
—> As part of the proof of work mining procedure, the gas cost is assigned to the miner's account which is consumed by the execution of all the transactions within a block.
—> An additional 2.625 ether is awarded for adding uncles in the block.

#Bitcoin Hash-rate Continue to Move Up irrespective of Market Fluctuations 🚀🚀

Here's the Analysis of #FET :

#FET is been made a easy flip above the major Resistance Area of $0.57 - $0.59 and made a rejection from the Strong Resistance zone of $0.71 - $0.75. Currently, price is again testing zone, and expecting a breakout now. In case price breaks below the $0.69 level the we can go for shorting opportunities which decent lots.

#BTC already attempt multiple times and again testing the Major Resistance zone and kinda rejecting too. Price made a very tiny consolidation, which needs to be break. Well, Buyers looks more aggressive towards the level, so a breakout might happen within this week. Daily and Weekly closing will give more clear view to the market.

#TOTAL MARKETCAP UPDATE :

MarketCap is been increased and gave a breakout of the Resistance area. Daily Candle gave a closing and doing a retest of the zone. The most interesting thing is, majority money flowed in the altcoins, as per chart. #BTC weekly closing will decide the next altcoins rally direction.

Range in #HOOK, working pretty well from the both side, Buys played out 15% in favor and sells gone pretty good too. Well, make sure to book profit with the movement and we can now expect a breakout either side of the zone. You can take swing entries after a breakout.

Ethereum has also seen relatively shallow corrections, with the deepest reaching -40% in early January. Despite the more sluggish performance relative to BTC, this also paints a constructive backdrop where reduced supply issuance from the Merge, is meeting relatively resilient demand flows.