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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What Is WalletConnect Token (WCT) and the WCT Airdrop?
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What Is WalletConnect Token (WCT) and the WCT Airdrop?

Since its launch in 2018, WalletConnect has offered the crypto community an easy way to connect any supported wallets to decentralized applications across any blockchain. According to data from the project, WalletConnect has powered 150 million connections for over 23 million users, across 600 wallets, 40K app projects, and all chains.
10/22/2024, 12:25:51 PM
Cross-chain Bridges: Blockchain's Economic Routers?
Intermediate

Cross-chain Bridges: Blockchain's Economic Routers?

This article explores the economic value and role of cross-chain bridges in blockchain ecosystems. Likened to internet routers, these bridges efficiently route capital between different blockchain networks, optimizing transaction efficiency. They generate economic value through transaction fees, relay fees, and liquidity provider returns. Unlike traditional routers, cross-chain bridges have a unique profit model reflecting blockchain technology's nature. As the market matures, these bridges increasingly influence cross-chain capital transfers.
10/22/2024, 11:22:21 AM
Organic Growth or Manipulative Tactics? Pros and Cons of Points-Based Incentives
Intermediate

Organic Growth or Manipulative Tactics? Pros and Cons of Points-Based Incentives

Recently, the TGE (Token Generation Event) allocations of projects like Blast have sparked a wave of public outrage, reflecting dissatisfaction with the extended incentive periods that offer low returns. This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of points-based models from multiple perspectives and seeks to identify potential solutions.
10/22/2024, 11:07:12 AM
What is Ethereum?
Beginner

What is Ethereum?

The ICOs of 2017, the DeFi that heralded the bull market of 2020, the mainstreaming of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, and the scaling solutions such as EVM-compatible chains and Layer2 Rollups driven by a surge in user demand, all these notable blockchain innovations are inseparable from a blockchain named Ethereum. This article will guide you through what Ethereum is, how it operates, the important trajectories of its development, and some of its well-known applications.
10/22/2024, 8:10:45 AM
Will MEME Lead Over Mainstream Coins?
Intermediate

Will MEME Lead Over Mainstream Coins?

This article explores the rise of meme coins in the cryptocurrency market, examining why they attract significant attention from users and capital. It analyzes the wealth creation effects, narrative logic, and market performance of meme coins while highlighting potential risks and challenges in the market.
10/22/2024, 6:41:54 AM
Four Mainstream Bitcoin Scaling Solutions: Which Will Unlock BTCFi's Trillion-Dollar Potential?
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Four Mainstream Bitcoin Scaling Solutions: Which Will Unlock BTCFi's Trillion-Dollar Potential?

This article dives into the innovative narratives and scalability solutions within the Bitcoin ecosystem, focusing on how UTXO + client validation (RGB++ Layer) enhances Bitcoin's scalability, interoperability, and programmability. It analyses various expansion protocols in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including state channels, sidechains, and rollups. It explores how they contribute to innovative narratives and significant growth for the Bitcoin network.
10/22/2024, 6:16:35 AM
What is Infinite Mint Attack?
Intermediate

What is Infinite Mint Attack?

Learn all about infinite mint attacks, how attackers execute them, examples of attacks, and how projects can be protected from them.
10/22/2024, 3:42:44 AM
zkTLS: Shaping the Future of Secure Data Transmission
Intermediate

zkTLS: Shaping the Future of Secure Data Transmission

As DeFi continues to grow, traditional data transmission protocols struggle to keep up. zkTLS combines Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) with the familiar TLS to offer a more secure and private data transmission solution. This article provides an in-depth look at zkTLS.
10/21/2024, 11:48:16 AM
A Comprehensive Guide to Subsquid Network (SQD)
Intermediate

A Comprehensive Guide to Subsquid Network (SQD)

Subsquid Network is dedicated to creating a decentralized query engine that optimizes large data sets while ensuring data security through zero-knowledge proof technology.
10/21/2024, 11:30:08 AM
Battle of Public Chains: Analyzing the On-Chain Data and Investment Logic of ETH, SOL, SUI, APT, BNB, and TON
Intermediate

Battle of Public Chains: Analyzing the On-Chain Data and Investment Logic of ETH, SOL, SUI, APT, BNB, and TON

A deep dive into the on-chain data of six major public chains, providing an in-depth analysis of the investment logic and future potential of ETH, SOL, SUI, and more.
10/21/2024, 11:14:54 AM
ON–278: Derivatives
Intermediate

ON–278: Derivatives

This article delves into the impressive performance of Jupiter Perps on the Solana network, which serves as a deep liquidity source for perpetual contract trading, reaching a trading volume of $100 billion. It also analyzes the operational mechanisms, revenue model, and impact of Jupiter Perps on the DeFi space.
10/21/2024, 11:10:02 AM
Unichain Was Inevitable
Intermediate

Unichain Was Inevitable

Uniswap, the most widely used DEX protocol in crypto, announced its own Layer 2 called Unichain. This OP Stack-based rollup is designed to address key challenges in the DeFi ecosystem, focusing on improving transaction execution environments for DeFi, enhancing user experience, and solving liquidity fragmentation.
10/21/2024, 10:58:22 AM
In-Depth Study of Cross-Chain Bridges: From On-Chain Capital "Routers" to New Engines of Value Capture in the Digital Economy
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In-Depth Study of Cross-Chain Bridges: From On-Chain Capital "Routers" to New Engines of Value Capture in the Digital Economy

Bridges play that role for on-chain capital today. They determine how money should be routed to get the user the most value or speed for their capital when a user wants to go from one chain to another.
10/21/2024, 9:09:49 AM
What is Spores Network? All You Need to Know About SPO
Intermediate

What is Spores Network? All You Need to Know About SPO

Spores Network (SPO) is an NFT and DeFi platform with a focus on cross-chain transactions and a launchpad to empower creators in the digital economy.
10/21/2024, 6:03:35 AM
Understanding KRC-20 Tokens: The Token Standard of Kaspa Ecosystem
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Understanding KRC-20 Tokens: The Token Standard of Kaspa Ecosystem

Explore KRC-20 tokens in the Kaspa ecosystem. Understand their significance, learn how to mint and trade them, and discover top projects and tools that drive innovations for the token standard of Kaspa Ecosystem.
10/21/2024, 5:50:29 AM

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