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The Zero Knowledge Frontier: On SNARKs, STARKs, and Future Applications
Jump to: Why ZK Proofs Matter ZK Protocols Current Applications Future Applications “I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing” – Socrates There has been a lot…
Private Airdrops – A Framework for Zero-Knowledge Privacy
Jump to: Airdrops Explained The Problem The Solution Crucial to the development of early projects, airdrops grant a promise that’s as old as civilization itself: start early and invest in…
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…
Replicated Market Makers: Oracle-Free DeFi
TL;DR: Easy, efficient, secure, and oracle-free covered calls in DeFi. Brought to you by Replicated Market Makers. If there’s one thing that is of tantamount importance to the survival of…
LayerZero: Omnichain Interoperability
Let’s be honest, bridging sucks. More than twice in the past week I have accidentally bridged a stablecoin onto a blockchain where it isn’t tradable, or stranded funds on a…
Danksharding: Ethereum’s Scalability Killer
Following up my last piece (where I discussed the role sharding is playing in solving decentralized scaling), it’s time to discuss a novel model that could be the savior of…
Solving the Blockchain Trilemma: On Scaling Challenges and their Solutions
Jump To: On-Chain Solutions, Off-Chain Solutions Evaluations of L2s Highlighted Projects Build Bigger. Build Better. Build Faster. These three tenets challenged humanity to pioneer forward, and have dictated the pace of…