Published in CryptoStars·Sep 20Member-onlyDeFi ExplainedDecentralized finance, or DeFi, is a new field that has the potential to completely transform the conventional finance business. …Ethereum5 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Aug 12Member-onlyEthereum Merge ExplainedThe Ethereum mainnet is scheduled to combine with the Beacon Chain’s proof-of-stake system in late 2022, which is likely to be the most eagerly anticipated event in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. “The Merge” will officially usher in Ethereum 2.0, the version that will be based on a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm, and…Web 35 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jul 31Member-onlyIs Web5 a Web3 killer?In a tweet on Friday, June 10, 2022, Jack Dorsey, the former CEO and co-founder of Twitter, disclosed that TBD, a Block subsidiary that focuses on Bitcoin, is creating a new decentralized network called Web5. …Web 34 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jun 29Member-onlyDAOs ExplainedThis month I wanted to take a look into Decentralized Autonomous Organizations or DAOs and understand how they work. Definition A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a blockchain-based system that lets people coordinate and govern themselves while being mediated by a series of self-executing rules deployed on a public blockchain…Dao3 min read
Published in CoinsBench·May 29Member-onlyEthereum Gas Fees ExplainedGas fees have started to become the bane of many crypto-enthusiasts existences. With transaction rates ranging from a few dollars to the upper double digits, people may be hesitant to use the Ethereum Network. Despite being one of Ethereum’s most essential ideas, Gas appears to be one of the most…Ethereum6 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Apr 14Facebook’s Cryptocurrency L̶̶̶i̶̶̶b̶̶̶r̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ExplainedBack in June 2019, Facebook announced a blueprint for a brand new digital currency that would transform the way money would move around the world. Libra, now known as Diem(more on that late), was Facebook’s vision of a global digital currency that would be accessible to billions of people, stable…Cryptocurrency9 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Mar 15Member-onlyLayer 2 Scaling Solutions ExplainedEthereum scaling has been a popular topic ever since the launch of the network. It seems that the scaling debate always heats up after a period of major network congestion where the gas fees and transaction process time become astronomical. One of the first instances like this was the 2017…Blockchain7 min read
Feb 9Top Web3 Predictions for 20222021 proved to be a breakout year for web3 where we saw large adoption of crypto, the NFT market growing to an ungodly size, and communities banding together to bid on one of the 13 last surviving copies of the original United States Constitution. It seems like this year will…Ethereum2 min read
Published in CryptoStars·Jan 26The Beginner’s Guide to NFTs — Part1Lately, you can’t go online without hearing about NFTs. Maybe it’s a casual conversation from a colleague who’s showing off their collection, an influencer/celebrity pushing a new project on their social media account, or a Youtuber dissecting the latest dip trying to convince you that now is a bullish time…Nft8 min read
Oct 16, 2020Digital Minimalism: Choosing A Focused Life in a Noisy World — ReviewThis story was originally published on my personal website. After watching the Social Dilemma last weekend, I felt that I would share some of my notes collected from Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism: Choosing A Focused Life in a Noisy World book. This book is about how we use technology in…Technology4 min read
