The crypto landscape is vast and competitive, with many different blockchains, protocols, and applications, all of which are built with their own unique technologies and use cases. With so much new and complex technology comes a significant intimidation factor and learning curve for new users. This brings us to probably the largest hurdle that blockchains […]
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In the world of blockchain and decentralized finance, the need for efficient, low-cost, and fast transactions is ever-growing. Ethereum, a popular blockchain, while secure, faces challenges with transaction fees and latency, especially for micropayments. This has led to the development of payment channels, an innovative solution to address these issues and facilitate off-chain transactions. So,
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MetaMask has unveiled the latest addition to its wallet, ‘Snaps’- a feature that allows developers to build a variety of extensions, adding new features to the app. Think of it like Google Chrome extensions, but for the metamask wallet. The Basics of Snaps Snaps plays a big part in MetaMask’s vision for optimal decentralized functionality. Snaps operates in a
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There’s no denying there are great expectations projected upon the DeFi space in crypto, especially Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – aka DAO’s. Launched in December 2020, Lido DAO is the #2 ranked DAO protocol by market cap falling just behind Maker DAO – token rank #32 and #34 respectively. What it is / What it does
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Since its inception back in December 2020, Umbrel has come a long way with each stride. Umbrel was launched as a software operating system (UmbrelOS) and after releasing their Umbrel App Store as well an 0.5 update to the UmbrelOS in the first half of 2022, Umbrel began to unravel their next big move. Now
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Smart Contract: “An automatically executed transaction protocol capable of controlling, documenting, and performing certain actions in accordance with the contract conditions.” A brief recap of Smart Contracts Unlike a conventional contract drawn up by a company, bank, or lawyer that is backed by some form of legal obligation, a smart contract requires none of these.
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To understand the Bitcoin Lightning Network – commonly referred to as LN (Lightning Network) – you first need to understand what Bitcoin itself is. Everyone knows that Bitcoin is a so-called “cryptocurrency,” which essentially means decentralized digital money that’s cryptographically secured. This “decentralized” quality of Bitcoin is actually one of its finest qualities and why it has
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Metamask is a decentralized wallet that is designed for secure crypto custody and peer-to-peer transactions. It can communicate with any wallet or smart contract so long as the blockchain used is supported. Getting Started Go to metamask or search for it in the App store. Click the “Download” button on the navigation bar as shown above. Follow
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Being around the crypto space, you would likely have heard the term Protocol from time to time. Protocols are a core piece of the internet from Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(SMTP), to HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and many more, but today we’re talking specifically about protocols in the context of crypto. So what is a crypto protocol? “A Crypto Protocol
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What is Aave? Aave is a non-custodial liquidity market protocol. It specializes in decentralized lending and borrowing. Aave allows individuals to lend and borrow money without any middlemen or custodians such as banks or companies like Celsius that take depositors money and do essentially whatever they want with it, simply put the protocol directly connects
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