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Rollup 2.0: The Battle for Decentralized Sequencers
Intermediate

Rollup 2.0: The Battle for Decentralized Sequencers

This article will sort out the racetrack of decentralized sequencers and analyze the implementation paths of different decentralized sequencer solutions.
12/24/2023, 1:46:11 PM
DePIN: An Innovative Solution to Enable Traditional Telecom Infrastructures to Participate in the Web3 Market
Beginner

DePIN: An Innovative Solution to Enable Traditional Telecom Infrastructures to Participate in the Web3 Market

This article explores the ecosystem of DePIN and analyzes the problem it solves.
12/24/2023, 1:13:39 PM
Bankless: What Exactly is the Cancun Upgrade EIP-4844 Blob?
Beginner

Bankless: What Exactly is the Cancun Upgrade EIP-4844 Blob?

If you've been following cryptocurrencies throughout the bear market, you've probably heard of Ethereum's "Rollup-based" roadmap. Through EIP-4844, the Ethereum mainnet introduces the new concept of blobs to support these scaling solutions. Yes, blobs. But what exactly does "blob" mean, and how does it assist Ethereum's long-term plans for scaling via rollup? Let's dive in.
12/24/2023, 12:58:21 PM
Pyth Network: The Spotify of the Crypto World
Beginner

Pyth Network: The Spotify of the Crypto World

This article outlines the evolution of the music industry, highlighting Pyth's advantages in decentralized data, and discusses the current challenges faced by oracles.
12/24/2023, 12:46:04 PM
Move Wars
Intermediate

Move Wars

The article compares the Move ecosystem's Aptos and Sui across multiple dimensions, from technical infrastructure to ecological applications.
12/24/2023, 12:27:45 PM
CFTC Enforces Action Against Three DeFi Protocols, Sounding an Alarm for All Derivatives Trading Platforms
Intermediate

CFTC Enforces Action Against Three DeFi Protocols, Sounding an Alarm for All Derivatives Trading Platforms

This article summarizes the background of CFTC's regulatory enforcement cases against DeFi protocols, internal dissent within the CFTC, and analyzes the subsequent impact on the DeFi industry and response strategies.
12/24/2023, 11:56:58 AM
An Overview of the Global Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Assets
Intermediate

An Overview of the Global Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Assets

The ideal state of the Crypto world is one that is decentralized, permissionless, and operates on digital rules. This concept seems somewhat contradictory to traditional regulation. However, the current growth of the crypto industry is rapidly merging with global regulatory entities. While many crypto natives might not be fond of this, legislative actions are frequently emerging, making regulatory developments the focal point of industry progression. Believing in sovereignty, freedom, and mathematical order will undoubtedly remain at the heart of this industry. But for new developments to be broadly integrated into the existing world order and be rapidly promoted and developed on a global scale, a game of negotiation and merging with regulations is an inevitable path. This article, from the perspective of industry observers, will outline the current progress of the most important trends in 2023. (Given the common practice of regulations in various countries, this article often refers to cryptocurrencies and d
12/24/2023, 10:16:32 AM
NFT Mystery Box Mechanism - Finding Certainty in Uncertainty
Intermediate

NFT Mystery Box Mechanism - Finding Certainty in Uncertainty

This article starts with the mystery box craze of the Web2 era, exploring its conferred scarcity value and aspects of social identity, and further extends to the NFT mechanisms, interaction methods, and rights structures of the Web3 era. It also analyzes how to build a community that resonates with people to promote deeper interaction and participation.
12/24/2023, 9:40:22 AM
Exploring RWA: Underlying Assets, Business Structures, and Development Paths
Advanced

Exploring RWA: Underlying Assets, Business Structures, and Development Paths

This article delves into the standardization of underlying assets, collaborations with off-chain institutions, risk management, and other aspects to analyze the challenges and potential future developments in the RWA (Real World Assets) sector.
12/24/2023, 9:18:22 AM
Decentralized Reserve Stablecoins: A Historical Development and Model Analysis
Intermediate

Decentralized Reserve Stablecoins: A Historical Development and Model Analysis

This article explores in detail the stablecoin protocols that strive to realize the impossible trinity. It dissects how future decentralized stablecoins can aim to maximize capital efficiency while still managing to hedge risks.
12/24/2023, 8:57:55 AM
MetaMask Snap Technical Review: Development Experience, Capability Limitations, Security, and Business Potential Analysis
Advanced

MetaMask Snap Technical Review: Development Experience, Capability Limitations, Security, and Business Potential Analysis

This article introduces the advanced features of MetaMask Snap, exploring how this technology allows the MetaMask wallet to achieve more diverse applications through plugins. It emphasizes how it breaks through the constraints of traditional wallets while maintaining security, unleashing greater potential.
12/24/2023, 8:32:16 AM
ZKPayments: Achieving Privacy and Scalability
Intermediate

ZKPayments: Achieving Privacy and Scalability

This article delves into the role of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZK) in enhancing blockchain scalability and protecting privacy, illustrating their application scope and implementation in transaction processes through practical case analyses. Ultimately, the text also addresses the necessary trade-offs and decisions to be made between compliance with regulations and the protection of individual privacy.
12/24/2023, 6:49:01 AM
Exploring The Design Space Of DePIN Networks
Intermediate

Exploring The Design Space Of DePIN Networks

This article explores the trade-offs most commonly considered by the founders and community of DePIN, and presents three factors that need to be considered in constructing DePIN. It takes an optimistic view of DePIN and anticipates the launch of many new and definitive category networks in the coming years.
12/24/2023, 6:29:15 AM
Flatcoins: Inflation-Adjusted Stablecoins
Intermediate

Flatcoins: Inflation-Adjusted Stablecoins

This article provides a detailed explanation of the Flatcoin proposed by Coinbase, and analyzes the current technical challenges and application cases. This piece is an exploration of ‘flatcoins’, which are posed by Coinbase as algorithmic semi-stablecoins that adjust for the rate of inflation. This specific use case poses an interesting control-theoretic design challenge that BlockScience has addressed in several past projects, which we’ll explore further in this article.
12/24/2023, 6:11:00 AM
SWOT analysis of LSD-supported stablecoins: Which one will stand out?
Intermediate

SWOT analysis of LSD-supported stablecoins: Which one will stand out?

This article explains what LSD and LSDfi are, and provides a comprehensive comparison and analysis of stablecoins based on LSD.
12/24/2023, 5:53:08 AM

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