Sam Cooling
Sam is a technology journalist with a focus on cryptocurrency and AI market news, based in London – his work has been published in Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Coin Rivet, CryptoNews.com, Business2Community, and Techopedia.
With a Master’s Degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics, Sam has previously worked as a Data Technology Consultant for The Fairtrade Foundation and as a Junior Research Fellow for the Defence Academy of the UK. He has traded cryptocurrency actively since 2020, actively contributing to Fetch.ai and Landshare.io.
Sam’s passion for the crypto space is fuelled by the potential of decentralisation technology to empower marginalised communities across the world, with a special interest in blockchain-powered agricultural supply chains, financial transparency, and banking the unbanked.
Outside of crypto, Sam’s main interest is supporting the development of small NGOs focused on poverty reduction in Zambia through The Euroza Foundation.
Definitions from Sam Cooling
StakeDAO (STD)
What is StakeDAO? StakeDAO is an all-encompassing asset management protocol crafted atop the Ethereum blockchain. Launched in January 2020, the...
Selfish Mining Attack (Bitcoin)
What is a Selfish Mining Attack? In Bitcoin, a selfish mining attack is a sophisticated maneuver by which crypto miners...
Mt. Gox
What Does Mt. Gox Mean? Mt. Gox, shorthand for “Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange,” was a notable name in the...
Latest Q&As from Sam Cooling
Q:How Do Bitcoin Transactions Work?
A: At its core, a bitcoin (BTC) transaction is the process of transferring a specific amount of bitcoin from one digital...