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A collection of 87 posts

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What is Web3 Social Media?

Web3 social media is a decentralized social space that enables users and developers to own and control their data and build freely. Learn more.

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What are web3 loyalty programs?

Web3 loyalty programs are turning customers into champions for the world's biggest brands including Starbucks, Nike, & Adidas. Learn more.

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Why web3 is ready for mass adoption

The apps-infrastructure cycle, and how breakthroughs in blockchain tech are igniting the next generation of mass-consumer internet apps.

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Which zkEVM is Best? The Ultimate Guide

Comparing Polygon zkEVM, zkSync Era, Linea, Scroll, & Taiko — which is best?

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What is a zk-SNARK?

Transparency and privacy are two desirable qualities for any blockchain. However, the ability to openly track transactions while keeping personal details under wraps is not possible for all blockchains. To keep details private on public systems, you need to implement a proof system. Proof systems use cryptographic proofs to certify

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The Ultimate Guide to dApps (with 9 Examples)

A dApp, or decentralized application, runs on the blockchain and uses smart contracts to enable trustless interactions. Learn more.

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Smart Contracts: The Ultimate Guide (with 5 Examples)

Smart contracts are the backbone of blockchain games, NFT collections, and web3 apps. Learn more about the different types of smart contracts.

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The Ultimate Guide to DAOs (with 10 Examples)

Learn more about what a DAO is, how it works, and what the different types of DAOs are (with examples for each).

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Why we're betting big on blockchain gaming

Launching a new gaming division and announcing Atif Khan as our new VP of Gaming.

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Optimistic Rollups vs Zero-Knowledge Rollups: Which is best?

Ethereum and its community of developers have been racing to solve the blockchain trilemma and make the network more scalable. In that race, layer 2 blockchain networks have emerged as the most effective solutions to address Ethereum’s scalability issues. Among the many types of layer 2 solutions, optimistic and

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What is an Ethereum Node? The Complete Guide

Most of the blockchain’s use cases revolve around its core strength of enabling a peer-to-peer system. Bitcoin employs it to conduct financial transactions without a third party, and Ethereum uses it with programmable contracts where any two parties can enter and execute a contract using only code and no

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What is EIP-4844? Proto-Danksharding Explained

One of the greatest deterrents to the mass adoption of Ethereum is the blockchain’s notoriously high gas fees — which refers to the transaction fees that users must pay to transact on (and interact with) the blockchain. When onchain activity increases, these fees can also increase dramatically — making it expensive

ZK Rollup Comparison: What is a ZK Rollup & Which is Best?

A zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) is a scaling solution for blockchains, using ZK proofs to verify transactions privately.

What is ERC-6551? Token Bound Accounts Explained

ERC-6551 is the Ethereum standard for token bound accounts, creating a smart contract wallet for every NFT to make it more composable, dynamic, & interactive.

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What is a Smart Contract Wallet? ERC-4337 Explained

As the name implies, a smart contract wallet uses smart contract code to automate transactions, manage assets, and enable more powerful features. Learn more.

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What are Layer 2 (L2) Blockchains?

Things to know: Layer 2 blockchains can handle more transactions than layer 1 blockchains and they can also settle them much quicker. However, they don’t all achieve this speed in the same way. Let’s dive into what layer 2 blockchains are and how they work. Blockchain networks are

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What is Account Abstraction? ERC-4337 Explained

Web3 wallets are a user's key to the blockchain — but the user experience for most wallets today isn't great, and it poses one of the greatest obstacles to mass adoption. For a new user to interact with the blockchain, they must: create a wallet, store their

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What is zkEVM? The Ultimate Ethereum Scaling Solution

A zkEVM is a type of EVM-compatible scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain that aims to enable scalability, security, and decentralization. Learn more.

What is an RPC node?

One of the core components of all decentralized applications is that they execute various kinds of user transactions over a blockchain. To do this, dApps must always be able to communicate with the blockchain, verify the details of the transactions, and process them. But dApps aren’t meant to directly

What is the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade? EIP-4895 Explained

Scalability has been Ethereum’s goal for a very long time now. From the launch of Ethereum’s Beacon Chain in 2020 to the successful implementation of The Merge in Q3 2022, it was all geared toward that one goal — scalability. While all of these Ethereum upgrades were extremely important

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What is ERC-1155? The Ethereum Semi-Fungible Token Standard

ERC-1155 is a multi-token standard on the Ethereum blockchain that allows for the creation of both fungible and non-fungible tokens. Learn more.

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Mainnet vs. Testnet: What's the Difference?

If you've recently started building in web3, you may have come across the terms 'mainnet' and 'testnet' a lot. But what's the difference between developing on a mainnet vs. a testnet? Which one should you choose depending on your use case? And

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What is a blockchain oracle?

Imagine a world where your insurance payout for a delayed flight is immediate, where your online games are influenced by real-world events, or where your digital artwork evolves based on the day's weather. Sounds futuristic, right? Well, this is no longer the stuff of science fiction, but the

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What is a Zero-Knowledge Proof? ZKPs Explained

Privacy is a lost concept on web2 platforms. There’s virtually no piece of a user’s information that’s not out there somewhere on the internet, without much of a safeguard. In that regard, blockchain-based decentralized applications (dApps) are often touted by web3 proponents as a means to offer

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What is a Multisig Wallet?

Things to know: Multisig wallets offer an extra layer of security for valuable assets, communities and more. Essentially it’s a wallet that requires two or more wallets to confirm every transaction. Let’s dive into what a multisig wallet is and how it works. What is a multisig (aka