Crypto Basics
Quantum Computing and Cryptocurrency: Preparing for the Next Security Revolution
TL;DR Google’s recent quantum computing breakthrough brings quantum threats closer to reality, but we’re still five to 15 years away…
The Security Risks of Stablecoins: How Hackers Exploit Centralized and Decentralized Issuers
TL;DR Stablecoins are critical to crypto markets, but come with distinct security risks depending on how they are issued and…
The Importance of Blockchain Security and How to Prevent Threats Before They Strike
TL;DR Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received approximately $40.9 billion in 2024, highlighting the urgent need for stronger blockchain security. Key threats…
An Introduction to ERC-3643: The Real-World Asset (RWA) Token Standard
TL;DR ERC-3643 is an Ethereum-based protocol standard for creating and managing permissioned tokens — digital assets that represent real-world value,…
An Introduction to Layer 3 in Blockchain
TL;DR Layer 3 blockchains (L3s) refer to an emerging concept in the blockchain technology stack, building on the foundations of…
Stablecoins 101: Behind crypto’s most popular asset
Stablecoins have quietly become a tour de force in the global cryptocurrency market, representing more than two-thirds of the trillions…
Introduction to Cross-Chain Bridges
Over the years, as the cryptocurrency landscape has grown beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, we’ve seen a thriving ecosystem of numerous…
Zero-Knowledge Rollups and Optimistic Rollups: An Overview
The scalability of blockchains has historically been a significant challenge when designing and building decentralized applications (dApps) to support growing…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Everything You Need To Know
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on January 10, 2024, marked a significant…
Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs
In 1985, the original concept for zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) emerged in a peer-reviewed academic paper titled, “The Knowledge Complexity of…
Crypto Mining Pools Overview: How They Work, Benefits, and Risks
In proof-of-work (PoW) blockchains like Bitcoin, mining is the method by which consensus is achieved. The mining process commits transactions,…
Crypto Staking Overview: How It Works, Benefits, Risks, and Future
In 2012, Sunny King and Scott Nadal shared the Proof of Stake (PoS) concept in a paper as a solution…
Asset Tokenization Explained: Benefits, Risks, and How It Can Work
The growth of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether, and a wide array of stablecoins has proven that investors see unique benefits…
What Is Blockchain Gaming?
While the concept of the blockchain was introduced over a decade ago, it took some time for blockchain gaming to…
All About Yield Farming in DeFi
When the Ethereum blockchain was released in 2015, it pioneered an ecosystem powered by smart contracts on top of which…