StarkWare blockchain service improves scalability and privacy in blockchains using STARK technology which involves ZK-Starks, StarkEx, and StarkNet. Their contribution is much needed when it comes to fixing the high gas costs on Ethereum that plagues its users. You may already be familiar with SNARKs and ZK-SNARKs, but this article looks at StarkWare and STARKs, along with ZK-STARKs.
Fantom Foundation offers an all-in-one decentralized finance (DeFi) suite of applications, alongside enterprise-grade development tools for building individual blockchain networks. The Fantom token (FTM) has seen a substantial price rally during the past three months, as the Fantom network and its mainnet Opera Chain begin to gain adoption. This is achieved with the use of the multi-functional Fantom Wallet and the FTM token, offering users a convenient one-stop solution for different DeFi protocols.
TomoChain is a fully decentralized landscape for developers offering a range of software development kits (SDKs), and protocol applications, with a choice of public or private transaction storage. Powered by a Proof-of-Stake Voting consensus through the TomoChain Masternode network, TomoChain has partnered with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education, to secure, record, and validate graduation certificates and diplomas. Moreover, the TomoChain roadmap shows continuous development and progress for the TomoChain ecosystem. But, how does TomoChain work under the hood, and how does the TOMO coin ensure the network is decentralized?
As the weeks roll by, we are getting closer to Ethereum’s major 2021 network upgrades. You may already have heard about either the Ethereum Berlin Hard Fork, scheduled for April, or the Ethereum London Hard Fork slated for July. In this article, we go through both of these Ethereum Network upgrades, along with the Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) that will be packaged with them. Read on for the ultimate guide to the Ethereum Berlin Hard Fork and the Ethereum London Hard Fork!
If you’ve ever come across Acala, you probably know it by the company’s tagline “The DeFi Hub of Polkadot”. Powered by the Acala token (ACA), the Acala network provides a range of cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) services through the Acala Mandala application. Also, Acala’s sister network ‘Karura’ and the native Karura token serves as an open-source and permissionless suite of decentralized finance applications (dApps) on the Kusama blockchain.
The internet is an amazing invention that has become intertwined in billions of people’s everyday lives. Everything between banking, learning, watching movies, and connecting people are done using the internet. It’s impossible to deny how the internet has become one of the most important inventions for society, but yet, it isn’t entirely perfect. Specifically, one of the problems with the current state of the internet is that it is centralized. This means that all the information on the internet is available through large server farms that hold this data. Centralization, in turn, brings troubles such as censorship, and servers that can go offline. To eschew the notion of a centralized web, another solution was created. Specifically, one solution looking to move beyond the centralized web is that of the InterPlanetary File System, or IPFS.
OMG Network, or OmiseGO as it was previously known, is an Ethereum scaling solution created using Plasma technology. Plasma is a series of smart contracts that run over a root chain, in this case, the Ethereum blockchain. The project, underpinned by the OMG token, has created a layer-2 landscape for developers to create scalable applications, without taking the hit of high gas fees on Ethereum. Moreover, the Ethereum scaling solution is popular for enterprise development, thanks to its versatility, privacy options, and cost-efficiency.
Decred (DCR) is an autonomous digital currency that has been on a lot of people’s minds all through 2021. The decentralized cryptocurrency has recently seen an uptick in adoption that has spurred a substantial price rally. The Decred blockchain is a variant of the Bitcoin codebase and is, as such, often compared to this premier cryptocurrency. The variety of ways to interact with the Decred Wallet (DCRWallet) means Decred-based transactions are accessible to almost anyone. Moreover, the driving force of Decred is decentralization. As such, the project uses a unique hybrid consensus algorithm, alongside the Politeia platform introduced by Decred in 2018 to help facilitate this. Politeia allows Decred DCR coin holders to vote on updates and proposals to the Decred platform.
PerlinX utilizes the Perlin token, also sometimes referred to as “PERL Coin”, to facilitate the creation of synthetic assets and crypto derivatives on the blockchain. Furthermore, thanks to UMA Protocol, Balancer Labs, and the Perlin Asset Liquidity Engine, Perlin also provides automated market maker (AMM) functionalities. The project is still in the very early stages of its development, with many features still to be rolled out and completed. That being said, the PerlinX GitHub repository suggests that a great deal of work has been going on behind the scenes in recent months. With a host of new exciting synthetic asset liquidity services in the works, PerlinX and “Perlin Network” are positioned to heavily disrupt the traditional derivatives market. But, what is PerlinX, and how does PERL Coin work?
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