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What is an Optimistic Rollup?

Scaling has long been a challenge for Ethereum, causing bottlenecks and high fees. The average transaction fee on the network is expensive for the average user and at times, has reached as high as $200 and this is not a good sign for web3 in general.  Ethereum’s aim to

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Web3 Game Development: The Ultimate Guide

The gaming world has been slow to adopt web3 and blockchain.  First, developers are doubtful of blockchains’ current ability to handle massive gameplay and gamers’ base. Second, the whole idea of decentralized systems with new wallets, seedphrases, gas fees, etc., is new and can be confusing.  Apart from that, web3

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What is Farcaster?

Farcaster is a decentralized protocol for building web3 social media apps. Learn more about what it is, how it works, and how to build on it.

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What are Embedded Wallets?

Embedded wallets are digital wallets that are integrated into an application and allow users to take action without leaving a website. Unlike traditional web3 wallets, which require users to go through a learning curve, embedded wallets are designed to onboard users effortlessly, even if they have little to no prior

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Powering Consumer Crypto with thirdweb Engine

TLDR: thirdweb Engine is an open-source HTTP server that makes it easy for developers to launch scalable web3 apps, reliably and securely. Engine provides a blockchain server with a simple API interface that lets developers create backend wallets and make unlimited blockchain transactions using familiar HTTP calls to any EVM

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What Digital Collectibles Are and How to Create Them

Online businesses and brands are going back to the drawing board to understand and find ways to use non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. These unique digital assets, anchored in blockchain technology, have opened up vast opportunities for every business online, especially those working with brands' intellectual property (IP).  They represent

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What is Polygon zkEVM?

Polygon is already a giant in web3 and shows no sign of slowing down. Their suite of rollups, protocols, and infrastructure is expanding and numbers-wise, they have processed over 2 billion transactions since inception. Their aim — make Ethereum transactions quicker and cheaper.  In this pursuit, zero-knowledge (ZK) tech plays an

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What is Web3 Gaming? The Ultimate Guide

Gaming has seen explosive growth over the last decade — becoming a behemoth of an industry that’s worth over $200 billion. But the gaming industry continues to face two age-old problems: 1. For developers: To create a game on traditional infrastructure, developers need to build complicated backend systems that take

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What is the Polygon CDK? The 5-Minute Explainer

Polygon CDK is a framework to build a network of modular, ZK-powered blockchains. Learn more.

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What is the Superchain? The Complete Guide

The Superchain is a vision to create a unified framework for Ethereum Layer 2 networks, all built on the same open-source tech stack.

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thirdweb to Discontinue Solana Support on October 9th

Refocusing resources to enhance web3 development

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What is an Appchain? A 5-Minute Explainer

An appchain, as the name suggests, is an app-specific blockchain network — built to increase throughput & scalability.

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The Developer's Guide to the Web3 Stack

Everything you need to know about building the ultimate web3 stack, with examples of tools for every layer. Learn more.

What is Web3 eCommerce?

eCommerce is growing at a rapid pace. It’s forecasted to grow by 56% in the next few years and reach about $8.1 trillion by 2026. We can attribute this growth to consumers increasingly favoring the convenience of shopping online. Similarly, businesses recognize the potential of a borderless marketplace.

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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.

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.

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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Types of Smart Contracts: Their Kinds and How they Differ

Smart contracts are the backbone of blockchain games, NFT collections, and web3 apps; but what are their types and how do they differ?

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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