Pudgy Penguins. Cute, right? But beneath the adorable facade lies a question that's been bugging me, and probably you too: is this PENGU surge for real, or just another flash in the pan fueled by hype? We've seen this movie before. Remember Beanie Babies? Tickle Me Elmo? The graveyard of...
Arbitrum, a Layer-2 platform, has witnessed $1.9 billion worth of cross-chain bridge inflows, indicating deepening adoption of its infrastructure. The platform’s relevance has absolutely skyrocketed. More recently, it has become a critical infrastructure for decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces.Arbitrum’s architecture, backed by the GHOSTDAG protocol underpinning the...
So, Kaspa popped 10%, huh? Big deal, right? Wrong. It's not just a pump. Second, it provides a principled and provocative message back to the crypto status quo. This is a bad-ass applause towards the goody-two-shoes, political correctness in our net space. It’s the anti-woke, crypto revolution that we…umm…really didn’t...
Particularly in the fast-moving world of decentralized finance (DeFi), this is a rapidly developing space. One of the other challenges we have right now is to scale Ethereum. Anjali Mehra, a DeFi opinion columnist known for demystifying complex topics, explores Arbitrum's recent surge in popularity and its potential to reshape...
$1.9 billion pouring into Arbitrum? That’s incredible! Think again. Just while everyone’s concerned about Ethereum’s L2 shiny object, a crisis pretty much is brewing on the ground, and the real innovation is happening in these other places. It’s the equivalent of loving a beautiful paint scheme on a car whose...
Starknet, Sui, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot. Sounds like a law firm, right? Or perhaps the opening act on their international tour. According to some, these five are winning the developer commit game. We’re glad to see some analysis confirming their jaw-dropping performance. Good for them. Let’s face it, developer commits makes...
Developers Are Still Building In July, Starknet, Sui, Cardano, Polkadot and Avalanche all experienced robust growth in developer commits. Their increases were from 20% to 45% m-o-m! This explosion is a clear sign of rapid development and innovation happening within these blockchain ecosystems. The price increases for these five cryptocurrencies...
Developer activity is one of the most reliable leading indicators of a crypto project’s health and ability to grow in the future. A large number of developer commits indicates that the project is being regularly maintained, improved, or expanded. This constant innovation can drive more widespread use amongst the users,...
So, everybody is talking about commit growth in crypto, aren’t they? Starknet, Sui, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot – apparently they’re all crushing it on developer activity. Month-over-month increases of 20%, 30%, even 45! Sounds amazing, doesn't it? Like a sure sign of future success. Slow down before you sell the farm...
Modular blockchains are increasingly riding this wave within Web3, advocating decentralization, specialization and open innovation. It’s a very different approach from monolithic blockchains, where every function happens on one chain.Ethereum's "The Merge" upgrade in September 2022 was a pivotal moment, transitioning the network from a Proof-of-Work to a Proof-of-Stake system....
