In 2020, Solana burst onto the blockchain scene with a claim to change the Layer 1 game forever. Its mission was to address the scalability problems that were affecting earlier blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Given Solana’s unique take on consensus via Proof of History to achieve 50,000+ transactions...
Did Solana sacrifice its soul at the proverbial altar of speed? That’s the question that’s been eating at me since its 2020 Mainnet Beta launch. We all recall the fanfare, the guarantees of super-fast transactions and the audacious claims of killing ETH. In hindsight, I can’t help but think that...
The crypto space eats that sort of redemption arc up. We need them. It’s remarkable proof of the resilience of the technology, but more importantly, the inspiring people behind it. Wormhole, fresh off its $320 million exploit, is trying to do just that. Is this truly a phoenix rising from...
Wormhole has become an important piece of infrastructure in the blockchain space, with the goal of connecting otherwise separate ecosystems. While its potential to act as an interoperability solution has led to waves of investment and interest, the project has experienced significant stumbling blocks. This article explores Wormhole’s opportunities for...
Wormhole. The name conjures up the most colorful and exciting images of imaginary sci-fi adventures across the cosmos! It represents the promise of what seamless cross-chain interoperability can be. The prospect of a 10x pump, driven partially by collaborations such as the one with Ripple, is very appealing. Don’t get...
March 16th, 2020. Mark the date. This wasn’t your average new blockchain launch. That was the day that the spark flew, inspired by a community hungry for change. Something faster. Something bolder. We're talking about Solana.If we’re being honest, the early days were terrible. Mainnet Beta sounded fancy, but it...
What started with the internet’s great promise of democratization ended with Web2 as a walled garden for the massive. Now, though, at long last, the metaverse and blockchain are giving creatives a legitimate chance to reclaim it. That’s only if we actually begin to drive it in that direction.Forgotten Voices...
Who doesn’t remember the Wild West days of the early internet? A digital frontier full of possibilities, but full of fraud, copyright stealing, and everything without any adult supervision? Yet here we are again, poised on the cusp of another promise yet to materialize with the metaverse. This time, the...
The metaverse and blockchain technology are colliding. This convergence is fundamentally transforming how audiences interact with their digital environments. As more people seek out and participate in these immersive digital experiences, the foundational infrastructure that enables all of these environments will become even more essential. Blockchain technology provides the decentralized,...
Imagine a single mother in Argentina, struggling to make ends meet, suddenly able to rent out her unused computer's GPU power to a Hollywood studio for rendering special effects. Read about how a small-scale Colombian coffee farmer is getting direct access to global markets. They have employed a blockchain-based powered...