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Cosmos (ATOM) — Will the Internet of Blockchains Have Its Broadband Moment?

The Cosmos ecosystem is big and expanding, yet we don’t hear too much about Cosmos these days. That’s probably about to change.

13 min readDec 31, 2021

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The Cosmos ecosystem can theoretically be made up of several constellations similar to the one depicted here, all built with the Cosmos SDK but not necessarily on top of Tendermint or connected to the IBC. Source: v1.cosmos.network

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Polygon (MATIC) — Ethereum’s Internet of Blockchains

As more users rely on Ethereum, gas fees go up, and with it, the demand for low-cost Layer-2 scaling solutions.

12 min readDec 14, 2021

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🕹️ GameFi — DeFi in the Metaverse

More than a game, more than a VR variant of Zoom, more than business politics. And not anywhere near a fully-realized vision. But there…

19 min readNov 30, 2021

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OlympusDAO Ω ($OHM) is Using Community-governed Monetary Policy to Reach a Lofty Goal.

OlympusDAO is tackling one of the greatest challenges of the crypto ecosystem — Unpegging DeFi from fiat currencies — through a…

18 min readJul 22, 2021

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Curve Finance ($CRV) — A Decentralized Exchange Bridging Value Across the DeFi Industry

Curve Finance is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Ethereum. Its original and primary purpose is to allow for efficient…

12 min readJul 1, 2021

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NEAR Protocol — A Climate-Neutral Layer-1 so Fast and Affordable, You’ll Shard Yourself.

Career-ending jokes aside, NEAR’s tech is quite impressive.

11 min readDec 17, 2021

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NEAR Protocol — A Climate-Neutral Layer-1 so Fast and Affordable, You’ll Shard Yourself.

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🌊 Ocean Protocol — Breaking up Big Data with DeFi

Can the core team and DAO unlock an ocean of value in private data? Their 2022 goal is 1→N 💪

12 min readNov 17, 2021

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I’m not sure what the shell represents other than Ocean Protocol in general, but I like spirals. Source: https://oceanprotocol.com/art

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THORChain (RUNE) — Unwrapping the DEX?

The way we swap crypto-assets is becoming more abstracted each day, but for some, wrapped coins and synthetics are not secure enough…

10 min readNov 8, 2021

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🍣 SushiSwap — An Unsung Success of DeFi Summer

A grassroots 🌱 DeFi Blue Chip that values inclusiveness while building in the open. Beyond its controversial origin story, Sushi has…

16 min readSep 10, 2021

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Perpetual Protocol — “Decentralized Perpetual Contracts for Every Asset.”

The perpetual futures market is by far the largest in crypto, and centralized exchanges like FTX, Binance, and BitMEX currently dominate…

13 min readAug 21, 2021

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Perpetual Swaps Trading Volume; Source: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/data/decentralized-finance/derivatives

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