At their heart, blockchains are trust machines. Evaluating trust, let alone a chain’s performance, is not a routine task. Amongst the many tools used to quickly evaluate a chain’s performance,…
Blockchain vs Traditional Databases
Chainlink Staking: v0.1 Roadmap
Introduction In our previous paper on oracles, we dove into the intricacies that make up these networks, both old and new. Among the oracles discussed was Chainlink, the decentralized oracle…
Sudoswap: NFT Concentrated Liquidity
State of NFT Liquidity NFTs are, by nature, non-fungible. This has caused issues around provision of deep liquidity and regular trading markets. Historically, this thin liquidity has been a driven…
Oracle Networks: A Deep Dive Into Data Bridging Solutions
Table of Contents What is an Oracle? The Oracle Problem Chainlink Chainlink Network Architecture Chainlink Scalability Chainlink Tokenomics Chainlink Staking API3 API3 Network Architecture API3 Tokenomics Band Protocol Band Network…
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…