Ethereum Scaling Solutions
The debate on scaling is not specific to a single blockchain and has come up on multiple occasions regarding Bitcoin in the past. Right now, however, the debate focuses mostly on Ethereum, its upcoming merge and relatively new layer 2 solutions – which we’ll concentrate on in this article.
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Stablecoins are digital currencies on the blockchain whose price is pegged to a fiat currency, such as the US dollar – but the underlying collateral structures can vary widely.
Read moreLimeWire partners with Universal Music Group
LimeWire strikes deal with Universal Music Group for music NFT licensing
Read moreDecentralized Finance
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a topic that’s gained relevance over 2020 and 2021 – if considered as an industry, its total value would be around $150 billion. Before jumping into DeFi, a quick primer on smart contracts is needed, given nearly all applications run exclusively on them.
Read moreWeb3 stack
Blockchain, Smart Contracts, DeFi, NFTs, and the like, are all information technology (IT) or computer science (CS) based. In previous newsletters, we’ve pointed out that developers at web2 companies, for example Meta and Google, were quitting their traditional careers to become builders of web3. But how different is web3 from web2?
Read moreWhy DAOs are the new firms
Corporate firms have been decentralizing for decades. DAOs are the next evolution.
Read moreWeb3 economy
It’s important to distinguish between the different groups of people to be found within a DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). In the last newsletter, DAOs were described: briefly, they’re social vehicles that can be set up for a wide array of uses. They contrast with traditional organizations where a legal form, such as a company, LLC, non-profit, or government entity has been required to coordinate individuals’ efforts around contractual terms.
Read moreOutlook 2022
The market conditions over the last couple of months have become a valuable test of the real stability of stablecoins. The current market capitalization of stablecoins is $172b. Most of the stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar, meaning they aim to be worth 1.00 USD all the time.
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