Blockchain

Blockchain is the underlying technology for almost all cryptocurrencies. It is a distributed ledger jointly maintained by decentralized nodes around the world. Blockchain is hailed as "the trust machine", enabling trustless peer-to-peer payments. Blockchain will become the infrastructure for the next generation of the Internet - Web 3.

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Bonsol: Verifiable Compute for Solana
Intermediate

Bonsol: Verifiable Compute for Solana

Verifiable Computation (VC) is running a specific workload in a way that generates a proof of its workings that can be publicly verified without re-running the calculation. In addition to Bonsol, the Anagram build team has delved into many places in the VC space, projects like Jolt, zkllvm, spartan 2, Binius are the ones we are tracking, as well as companies working in the fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) space.
May 08, 2024
Gitcoin Grants Round 20: A Simplified Guide
Intermediate

Gitcoin Grants Round 20: A Simplified Guide

Gitcoin, often referred to as the "Arsenal of Ethereum," is a donation platform for open-source software, where users can support a variety of decentralized open-source projects. Early-stage projects can also receive donations through Gitcoin to sustain their operations. This article provides an analysis of the Gitcoin donation FAQ and tutorials, helping readers to gain a deeper understanding of its working principles and project applications.
May 08, 2024
Unraveling a New Scam: Maliciously Modifying RPC Node Links to Steal Assets
Intermediate

Unraveling a New Scam: Maliciously Modifying RPC Node Links to Steal Assets

Users often focus solely on whether funds have been credited to their wallets, overlooking potential underlying risks. Through a series of seemingly genuine operations like transferring small amounts, scammers deceive users into falling for their schemes. This article analyses the malicious process, reminding users to exercise caution and vigilance during transactions.
May 08, 2024
What is Bitcoin’s UTXO model, and how to manage UTCXs?
Beginner

What is Bitcoin’s UTXO model, and how to manage UTCXs?

The unspent transaction output (UTXO) model explained here is a method used by the Bitcoin network to manage transactions. In Bitcoin, coins are not stored in a wallet in the conventional sense; instead, they are tracked through transaction records on the blockchain. When a transaction is made, the network searches for appropriate UTXOs to use as inputs, and any remaining bitcoins are potentially returned to the wallet as change.
May 08, 2024
Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS): An overview
Intermediate

Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS): An overview

Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) is a cloud service that allows organizations to build and run blockchain applications and smart contracts without the need to establish their own blockchain infrastructure. BaaS providers offer flexibility and accessibility of blockchain technology, aiming to democratize blockchain technology so that companies can develop blockchain applications at a reasonable cost.
May 08, 2024
Account Abstraction: A Paradigm Shift in Web3 UX?
Intermediate

Account Abstraction: A Paradigm Shift in Web3 UX?

Embracing the tenets of progress and innovation within the crypto domain, Account Abstraction offers an alternative for seamless Ethereum engagement.
May 08, 2024
What Opportunities Does Cryptocurrency Offer for Small Businesses in 2024?
Beginner

What Opportunities Does Cryptocurrency Offer for Small Businesses in 2024?

Cryptocurrency in 2024 represents not only a means of conducting transactions but also a gateway to unlocking new levels of growth, innovation, and financial inclusivity for small businesses worldwide.
May 08, 2024
Reth’s path to 1 gigagas per second, and beyond
Advanced

Reth’s path to 1 gigagas per second, and beyond

Today we’re excited to share Reth’s path towards 1 gigagas per second in L2 in 2024, and our longer-term roadmap for going beyond that.
May 07, 2024
Detailed Explanation of Zeus Network: Creating a Native Communication Layer for Solana and Bitcoin
Intermediate

Detailed Explanation of Zeus Network: Creating a Native Communication Layer for Solana and Bitcoin

Zeus originated from Solana, but in the future, it will interconnect with numerous public chains, providing users with the choice between self-organization and centralized organization. In terms of specific mechanism implementation, Zeus also draws inspiration from the experimental mechanisms of BTC L2, such as using fraud proofs to verify transaction validity. With regard to solutions like EVM and Move VM, Zeus maintains an open-minded approach, ultimately aiming to facilitate communication across all chains, making interoperability a foundational feature.
May 07, 2024
EVM+ and Artela: Advancing Blockchain with Native Extensions
Advanced

EVM+ and Artela: Advancing Blockchain with Native Extensions

EVM+ offers a novel solution that facilitates the development of large-scale applications and accelerates the integration of cryptocurrencies with mainstream applications by seamlessly integrating EVM assets, protocols, and infrastructure. In Vitalik’s vision for Ethereum, the layer addressing non-scalability needs clearly plays a crucial role. Artela meets the demand for 'custom functionalities' in blockchain networks by adding 'native extensions' on top of the foundational layer.
May 07, 2024
The "Land Finance" and "Salinization Dilemma" of the Public Chain Ecosystem.
Intermediate

The "Land Finance" and "Salinization Dilemma" of the Public Chain Ecosystem.

This article draws on industrial development ideas to explore the potential bottlenecks in the current construction process of L1 and L2 ecosystems, as well as future directions.
May 07, 2024
EIP-3074: Risks/Opportunities for Smart Account Adoption
Intermediate

EIP-3074: Risks/Opportunities for Smart Account Adoption

EIP-3074 allows externally owned accounts (EOAs) to delegate their transaction capabilities to smart contracts, enhancing features like transaction sponsorship and batch processing. As a short-term fix, it aims to improve the user experience of EOAs to achieve a complete transition to smart accounts. This ensures that legacy users are not left behind, while also making sure they do not hinder AA's efforts.
May 07, 2024
10 Things to Consider When Preparing for your Token Generation Event (TGE)
Advanced

10 Things to Consider When Preparing for your Token Generation Event (TGE)

This article discusses the key factors for successfully launching web3 protocol tokens, including establishing relationships with liquidity providers, devising TVL strategies, and implementing robust marketing strategies. It is recommended to collaborate with liquidity providers to create token liquidity and pre-negotiate TVL to enhance social acceptance. A long-term solution is to allow the protocol to operate for a sufficient period, but records can be established by incentivizing early TVL.
May 07, 2024
ERC7683: The Cross-Chain Intents Standard
Advanced

ERC7683: The Cross-Chain Intents Standard

ERC7683 aims to optimize the user experience for solution users, lower the barriers to entry for a universal solution network, and the design goal of this standard is to enhance the solver user experience, making it easier for them to support multiple settlement networks, and to deterministically calculate their rewards.
May 07, 2024
Principle and Architecture of zkRollup
Advanced

Principle and Architecture of zkRollup

With the development and maturation of zk virtual machines, supporting Turing-complete execution of arbitrary smart contracts has become possible. The potential of zkRollup will be truly unleashed, realizing its vision of breaking the blockchain trilemma.
May 07, 2024
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