Introduction After years of seeking regulatory compliance, Diem, a cryptocurrency payment project from Facebook/Meta, ended abruptly in 2022. Its assets were sold off, including the underlying blockchain network. Mo Shaikh…
Avalanche Subnets vs. Polygon Supernets
The Rise of App-Chain Platforms There have been several recent developments in blockchain launchpads with Avalanche’s release of subnets and Polygon’s release of supernets. While supernets and subnets share many…
Centralization Risks for Post-Merge Ethereum
The merge will bring new centralization concerns to Ethereum’s forefront, with three obstacles posing potential problems. While solvable, if left unchecked, runaway centralization in the following areas has the potential…
Subnets: Avalanche’s Scaling Solution
Avalanche’s success and meteoric growth has been no secret. Early, the team distinguished themselves through the introduction of a new consensus protocol – Snow*. This novel architecture combines the best…
A Deep Dive into the Polygon (Matic) Ecosystem
Introduction Ethereum has had an enormous inflow of new users in recent months, with over 3 million unique addresses created over the last 30 days. While growth in the Ethereum…
The Terra Triforce: Rise of the Lunatics
Blockchains and stablecoins share one critical weakness: they are useless without adoption. Most ecosystems take the approach of “build it and they will come.” That is to say; if the…
A Journey Through the Cosmos (ATOM)
The Cosmos Network, otherwise known as “The Internet of Blockchains”, is an ever-expanding ecosystem of interconnected apps and services built for a decentralized future.
A High-Level Overview of the Avalanche (AVAX) Ecosystem
What is Avalanche? Avalanche is a Layer 0 ecosystem made up of three core Blockchains each optimized for specific tasks within the network. AVAX, the native utility token of the…
Exploring the Solana Ecosystem
Solana has proven itself to be a reliable Smart Contract solution for decentralized applications that need high speed and extremely low cost.