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Fantom Foundation and Mapleblock Capital Partnership Announcement
Fantom Foundation and Mapleblock Capital have partnered to support projects building on the Fantom blockchain. The partnership aims to provide a significant funding boost to the Fantom ecosystem, setting the stage for broader adoption for the Fantom community. “We are excited to be collaborating with Mapleblock Capital, who are very interested in supporting ecosystem projects
Flash loans
The DeFi revolution is a shift of the philosophical view on how financial institutions should be built and run, however it is very much a technology revolution that allows for the philosophy behind DeFi to be expressed in code. One of the most innovative tools that came with DeFi is Flash loans. Flash Loans are
Gaming Guilds: Frontiers of the metaverse
Key-points Introduction to gaming guilds Games as a catalyst for mass adoption of crypto Quantitative Analysis of Gaming Guilds Conceptual Framework of a Guild Comparison between major gaming guilds Catalysts for a Guilds growth Closing Thoughts References Introduction to gaming guilds Blockchain gaming took the market over by a storm in Q4,2021. The rise of
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Particle Network – Unifying All Chains through Universal Accounts
We have invested in Particle Network alongside Binance Labs, Animoca, Haskey Ventures, GSR Ventures and more. Particle Network is a leading L1 powering Chain Abstraction via Universal Accounts, Liquidity and Gas offerings.
ChainGPT – AI solutions for Web3 Ecosystem
We made a strategic investment in ChainGPT alongside Maven Capital, and others. ChainGPT delivers a diverse array of specialized AI solutions tailored explicitly for Blockchain, Crypto, and Web3 applications.
Polyhedra Network – Bringing Advanced Interoperability and Scalability
We made a strategic investment in Polyhedra Network alongside Polychain Capital, HashKey Capital and others. Polyhedra Network is bringing interoperability and scalability to Web3 with cutting-edge zero-knowledge proof systems.
Canza Finance – Africa’s Gateway to Prosperity
We made a strategic investment in Canza Finance alongside Polychain Capital, 99 Capital and others. Canza Finance is a Web3 neobank that facilitates cross-border payments for African startups.
Taiko – Revolutionizing Ethereum Scaling with ZK-Rollups
We made a strategic investment in Taiko alongside Generative Ventures, Kucoin Ventures and others. Taiko is a fully decentralized, Ethereum – equivalent ZK-rollup (Type 1 ZK-EVM) aiming to scale Ethereum while upholding the root principles of security, permissionless, and decentralization.
LiveArt – The Next Gen Art Market
We made a strategic investment in LiveArt along side Binance Labs, Animoca and others. LiveArt is a revolutionary web3 platform that uses AI-powered market analytics and a global art database to connect digital art buyers with utility enhanced by art.
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October 2024 – Chain Abstraction: Providing Web2 experience to Web3 Users
Introduction The experience of using blockchain technology has always been challenging, but the recent explosion of blockchains, sidechains, state channels, and rollups has made it even harder. The user experience (UX) has deteriorated to the point where even cryptocurrency experts frequently struggle to use Web3 applications, especially when they have to work across multiple chains.
September 2024 – Is Sei still the fastest L1 network ?
Introduction Blockchain technology is becoming a fundamental part of the global economy. The underlying decentralized network has to deal with the Blockchain Trilemma. This involves balancing three crucial aspects: decentralization, security, and scalability. Decentralization means spreading computing power and decision-making across a wide network, ensuring no single entity has control. Security involves protecting the network
Modular Chains and Chain Abstraction: The Future of Blockchain Interoperability
Introduction The blockchain world has been blessed with a yet-unsolved problem, often called the Blockchain Scalability Trilemma. It refers to the trade-off between three critical aspects of blockchain technology: security, scalability and decentralization. Every distributed ledger possesses these three fundamental attributes – and the blockchain trilemma posits that enhancing any two of these aspects necessitates
