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What are Bitcoin Stamps and SRC-20?
Intermediate

What are Bitcoin Stamps and SRC-20?

Bitcoin Stamps, a protocol for storing text and image data within Bitcoin transaction outputs, offering a more native Bitcoin solution compared to the Ordinals protocol, albeit at a higher transaction cost. Inspired by the BRC-20 token, SRC-20 is a standard for Bitcoin chain tokens created based on the Stamps protocol.
12/18/2023, 3:07:05 PM
Exploring the Design Space for Dynamic NFTs
Intermediate

Exploring the Design Space for Dynamic NFTs

This article explores the evolution of dynamic NFTs, encompassing their diverse applications, operational mechanisms, and the challenges they face, while also revisiting the historical background of dynamic NFTs. Through real-world examples, it reveals the application of dynamic NFTs in various fields, analyzes their infrastructure and mode of operation, and offers a forecast for their future development.
12/18/2023, 5:56:44 AM
The Real Application of ZK: A Look into Tornado Cash's Principles and Business Logic
Intermediate

The Real Application of ZK: A Look into Tornado Cash's Principles and Business Logic

From both a technical and business logic perspective, this article analyzes the operational principles of Tornado Cash. Its aim is to help readers gain a comprehensive understanding of its underlying mechanisms and application value. By delving into Tornado's core concepts, it attempts to systematically grasp the details and practical operation of this privacy solution.
12/18/2023, 5:53:16 AM
While the game is in progress: Designing a modular controversial game for OP Stack's fault proof system
Advanced

While the game is in progress: Designing a modular controversial game for OP Stack's fault proof system

This paper analyzes the role of dispute games in decentralized fault detection in the superchain ecosystem, and discusses the construction and potential of error-proof dispute games. This article also examines the importance of these games in error detection in OP Stack's first error-proofing system.
12/17/2023, 6:15:24 PM
On-chain intellectual property: the way forward
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On-chain intellectual property: the way forward

This article explores the limitations of traditional copyright and the reasons for changes in demand, analyzes how blockchain can solve the problems of the intellectual property (IP) industry, and details the functions of Story Protocol and its innovative applications in on-chain copyright management.
12/17/2023, 6:06:02 PM
From Verifiable AI to Composable AI - Reflections on ZKML Application Scenarios
Intermediate

From Verifiable AI to Composable AI - Reflections on ZKML Application Scenarios

This paper re-examines verifiable AI solutions from an application perspective, and analyzes in which scenarios they are needed immediately, and in which scenarios the demand is relatively weak. Finally, the AI ecosystem model based on the public chain was discussed, and two different development models, horizontal and vertical, were proposed.
12/17/2023, 5:58:42 PM
Reunderstanding Layer 2 and Rollup from L2beat Risk Rating Metrics
Intermediate

Reunderstanding Layer 2 and Rollup from L2beat Risk Rating Metrics

This article explains the importance of objective and comprehensive risk assessment indicators for distinguishing different Layer 2 projects in the field of modular blockchain. Analyze security issues that may be encountered at different stages, explain why L2 projects such as Arbitrum and Optimism can maintain their current state, and discuss how these projects balance flexibility and security.
12/17/2023, 5:51:40 PM
Bitcoin hard fork history: both a split and a growth
Intermediate

Bitcoin hard fork history: both a split and a growth

This article explores the difficulty of upgrading Bitcoin, pointing out that this is mainly due to concerns about reduced rewards after halving, which has led to many hard forks. A review of Bitcoin's past few hard forks and an introduction to the experimental hard fork currently planned by LayerTwolabs. Although Bitcoin has always faced route issues, it is still seeking opportunities on a different path.
12/17/2023, 5:25:08 PM
Blockchain Interoperability (Part 2): Storage Proof — Powering New Cross-Chain Use Cases
Advanced

Blockchain Interoperability (Part 2): Storage Proof — Powering New Cross-Chain Use Cases

This paper explores storage proof and its application in blockchain transaction history verification, and uses the concept of least trust verification to verify historical transactions and user activity, thereby unlocking a large number of cross-chain use cases. The paper also points out that this method based on zero-knowledge proof can effectively solve the data storage problems encountered by some L2 blockchain and centralized node service providers.
12/17/2023, 5:09:23 PM
For whom is proof-of-humanity (proof-of-humanity so important? Why did Rarimo build the world's first POH aggregator?
Beginner

For whom is proof-of-humanity (proof-of-humanity so important? Why did Rarimo build the world's first POH aggregator?

This article highlights the importance of digital identity and explains how Rarimo integrates Civic, Gticoin Passport, Unstoppable Domains, and Worldcoin for authentication, protecting users from bots while maintaining the permissionless nature of blockchain.
12/17/2023, 4:52:35 PM
Starting the Intent-Centric Ecosystem: What are the projects worth paying attention to?
Beginner

Starting the Intent-Centric Ecosystem: What are the projects worth paying attention to?

This article explains that Intent-Centric can improve the user experience, composability, and privacy of Web3, and achieve this goal by analyzing user needs and providing assistance. This technology works side by side with technologies aimed at simplifying the user experience, such as Account Abstraction (Account Abstraction), TGBot, and MPC wallets, to jointly drive large-scale adoption of Web3 and take such technology to a new level.
12/17/2023, 4:42:57 PM
[Incorporating AI into NFT] Humans.AI: Making Artificial Intelligence “Digital Immortal” in the Web3 Gene Bank
Intermediate

[Incorporating AI into NFT] Humans.AI: Making Artificial Intelligence “Digital Immortal” in the Web3 Gene Bank

This report introduces the HEART project in detail. It analyzes various aspects, from principles and incentive mechanisms to tokens, explores how digital AI has become a reality, involves digital AI's memory and cognitive replication technology, and discusses possible ways and means to store the human AI gene pool.
12/17/2023, 4:28:21 PM
Explaining Friend.tech's Economic Model: Game Theory, Expected Value, and Demand Curves
Advanced

Explaining Friend.tech's Economic Model: Game Theory, Expected Value, and Demand Curves

This article explores Friend Tech's economic model through game theory, expected value, and demand curve analysis, and recognizes the excellence of its product design, economic model, and operation strategy, but also points out that the high official rewards and the existence of bots are threatening the survival of the game.
12/17/2023, 4:17:12 PM
YGG Research Report: In-depth understanding of operating methods and investment concepts
Beginner

YGG Research Report: In-depth understanding of operating methods and investment concepts

This report analyzes the performance of YGG, a guild leader in the chain game field, in a bear market, and explores the data reasons behind it and the effectiveness of the business model. Further expansion to YGG's competitors and the entire GameFi Gold Club circuit provides an analysis of YGG's team, tokens, and operating mechanisms.
12/17/2023, 4:01:36 PM
A New Era: ERC-6551 And Token-Bound Accounts (TBAs)
Intermediate

A New Era: ERC-6551 And Token-Bound Accounts (TBAs)

This article begins with a review of the history of NFTs, followed by an analysis of the technical details and complexities behind the ERC-6551 standard. By comparing it with the earlier ERC-721 standard, the article highlights the advantages of ERC-6551 in terms of functionality and flexibility. Finally, it summarizes the practical applications of ERC-6551, issues that need attention, and its limitations in the current stage.
12/17/2023, 2:18:54 PM

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