“Web3” may be one of the biggest buzzwords of 2022, but the idea of creating an entirely decentralized platform to host decentralized applications has long been a vision of the crypto community. While it’s notable that some blockchain companies began building out Web3 applications four or five years ago, the Web3 space has only started gaining traction recently. The recent … [Read more...] about Web3 developer growth hits an all-time high as ecosystem matures
Ecosystem
The life cycle of smart contracts in the blockchain ecosystem
The formation of a smart contract, freezing of the smart contract, execution of the smart contract and finalization of the smart contract are the four significant steps of a smart contract's life cycle. It is different from the blockchain development life cycle, which begins with defining the issue you want to resolve with your blockchain product and ends with a minimum viable … [Read more...] about The life cycle of smart contracts in the blockchain ecosystem
Ethereum Is No Longer a One-Chain Ecosystem
As a technology, Ethereum and other smart contract chains have proved to be an exciting and profitable platform for creators and developers to build and share their work. DeFi developers have created billions of dollars in value by building financial products open and accessible to the world, and artists have found amazing success with creating digital, liquid art in the form … [Read more...] about Ethereum Is No Longer a One-Chain Ecosystem
Stacks ecosystem becomes #1 Web3 project on Bitcoin
On the first anniversary of the launch of Stacks blockchain (STX), which seeks to make Bitcoin (BTC) programmable, the network achieved over 350 million monthly API requests, 40,000 Hiro (development tool for Stacks to build applications on Bitcoin) wallet downloads, and 2,500 Clarity smart contracts. According to a report by Electric Capital, a venture capital firm focused on … [Read more...] about Stacks ecosystem becomes #1 Web3 project on Bitcoin
Solana DeFi Major Serum’s ‘Incentive Ecosystem Foundation’ Is Raising $100M
The team behind one of Solana’s largest projects is midway through a $100 million raise to expand operations. According to a press release provided to CoinDesk, the Incentive Ecosystem Foundation, the legal entity staffing the team behind the orderbook-based decentralized exchange, is raising the funds to hire and move into new product verticals, including “NFTs, gaming, … [Read more...] about Solana DeFi Major Serum’s ‘Incentive Ecosystem Foundation’ Is Raising $100M