Protocols (38)

Balancer is a decentralized and permissionless exchange powered by an automated market maker. The goal of this project is to provide a crypto asset exchange service that is devoid of centralized infra

Bitcoin ordinals took the Web3 world by storm following their introduction in January 2023. The adoption of ordinals has been massive, with millions of inscriptions being created in the few months since launch.

A beginner-friendly introduction to Bitcoin’s SegWit, including what SegWit is, why it’s important, and what it achieves When Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin , he stipulated that the capacity of each block should not exceed one million, and the number of transactions that can be recorded in each one million capacity is extremely limited. In the earliest days, the capacity of each block of one million was enough to cope with the transaction volume of the niche market, but when the number of Bitcoin players surged, it became particularly congested.

When Bitcoin was introduced in 2009, it revolutionized decentralized transactions by enabling peer-to-peer exchanges without intermediaries. However, with the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Ethereum’s dominance of the market dominance left Bitcoin enthusiasts seeking ways to incorporate NFTs on Bitcoin. In response, Casey Rodarmor introduced ordinals, allowing NFT creation directly on the Bitcoin network. This innovation expanded the possibilities of the network, but did face some limitations.

Imagine a society where information is siloed, and valuable data is locked away in isolated vaults. This is akin to the current state of blockchains, where different networks operate independently without being able to communicate with each other. While each blockchain offers unique advantages, this fragmentation hinders the potential for a truly interconnected future. Fortunately, with crosschain interoperability solutions like LayerZero, we're on the cusp of a blockchain revolution.

Over the past couple of months,  BRC-20 tokens  and  ordinals  have gained plenty of attention in the Bitcoin community. Some have suggested the developments could raise gas fees and take up unnecessary space on the blockchain. In contrast, others have hailed both as being among the most incredible innovations since Satoshi published Bitcoin's whitepaper in 2008.

Augur is a decentralized protocol where users can launch prediction markets powered by smart contracts. It provides the technology required to bet on the potential outcomes of events. Not only that, the entirety of the process, including betting and settlements, occurs on the blockchain. This means that there is no room for intermediaries and the associated costs. In this article, we’ll look at what is Augur and how it works.

Kadena is an open-source, hybrid blockchain platform that looks to increase blockchain adoption among businesses and the general population. Kadena intends to do this by improving on the issues of sca

Damus caused a stir a few months ago when it arrived as a decentralized alternative to Twitter. Backed by Twitter's own co-founder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, Damus is built on the  Nostr protocol , which allows developers to create decentralized and censorship-resistant social media platforms.

Arbitrum is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to increase transaction speed and reduce gas fees. It accomplishes this by using off-chain computation to process transactions faster and

An overview of token bridges, how they work, why we need them and their risks In the multichain future we’re rapidly moving toward, blockchain bridges play an increasingly important role. Without brid

With the arrival of Nostr in late 2020, the idea of a censorship-resistant social network protocol became a reality. As digital communities increasingly gravitate towards decentralized social networks, protocols like Nostr offer a tangible solution. But what exactly is Nostr?

Sushiswap is a multichain decentralized exchange (DEX) that was originally launched on the Ethereum blockchain. On Sushiswap, users can swap the tokens they hold with other tokens on the DEX. For exam

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) strongly disrupted the crypto industry after they went big in early 2021. They showed crypto users that they could prove ownership of practically anything. Whether digital o