Crypto has seen a rise in novel uses of liquidity mining and rewards through protocols like Uniswap, Aave and Compound. More recently, a new crop of DeFi 2.0 protocols such as OlympusDAO, Alchemix and Abracadabra are exploring new ways of operating without giving up token rewards. For all the innovations happening with decentralized systems in crypto, they are still failing to … [Read more...] about DeFi’s quest to reimagine finance must come from a community-based design
Quest
Gas tokens gain 300% as the quest for Ethereum network alternatives expands
Network congestion and high transaction costs on the Ethereum (ETH) network have been a persistent issue for investors and developers for the past year and this has shone a spotlight on blockchain projects that offer a solution to these issues. One class of tokens that has received a boost in both trading volume and price over the past two months are gas tokens that help power … [Read more...] about Gas tokens gain 300% as the quest for Ethereum network alternatives expands
The quest for Bitcoin scalability through layer two protocols
As the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin’s (BTC) effectiveness as a medium of exchange is still a matter for debate. Unlike fiat money that is inherently infinite in supply and must be managed by a central bank, Bitcoin is akin to gold in that it is commodity money with a finite supply of 21 million.However, the supply cap is not the major stumbling block … [Read more...] about The quest for Bitcoin scalability through layer two protocols