Tech Deep Dives

The crypto industry is rapidly changing — that’s what makes it so much fun, but it can become easy to get lost in the whirl of new technologies. CMC’s tech deep dives are here to help.
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What Is Tether? The Company Behind USDT
A deep dive into Tether, the company that issues leading stablecoin USDT, and recently announced it will be buying Bitcoin every month.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
11mo ago
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What Is Maverick Protocol? Novel AMM Introducing Directional Liquidity Providing
A deep dive into Maverick Protocol, a new AMM model which claims to unlock greater capital efficiency for all market conditions.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
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What Is Tenet? The First Diversified Proof of Stake Blockchain
CoinMarketCap Academy dives into Tenet, a diversified proof-of-stake (DPOS) blockchain building using Cosmos SDK.
By Daniel Phillips
1yr ago
9m
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What Are CashTokens? Bitcoin Cash Gets New Capabilities
On May 15, 2023, the Bitcoin Cash network underwent its latest upgrade, after exactly one year with no changes to the mainnet.
By Daniel Phillips
1yr ago
5m
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Are These the Next Blockchain Titans?
We peek into the crystal ball of blockchain innovation to look at some crypto projects that are gaining attention as the potential next big thing.
By Daniel Phillips
1yr ago
8m
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What Is Worldcoin? Iris-Scanning Crypto Project Founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
An ambitious project that aims to build the "world’s largest identity and financial network" as a public good and bring "proof of personhood" to users globally.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
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Centralization Risk in Crypto: How Decentralized Is Crypto?
Explore the complexities of centralization in the crypto industry and its risks in assets like Ethereum, Bitcoin, popular layer-ones and DeFi.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
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What Are Smart Contract Wallets?
Smart contract wallets, based on contract accounts instead of externally-owned accounts (EOA), offers enhanced security, usability and interoperability for Ethereum users.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
6m
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What Is De.Fi?
CoinMarketCap takes a deep dive into De.Fi (DeDotFi), a comprehensive web3 security toolkit that offers insight into different DeFi protocols.
By Daniel Phillips
1yr ago
5m
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What Is Open Campus (EDU)? Features And Tokenomics
CoinMarketCap Academy takes a deep dive into Open Campus, a decentralized education protocol and the latest project to be featured on Binance launchpad.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
5m
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What Are xNFTs (Executable NFTs)?
A new, programmable non-fungible token (NFT) standard that act as Web3 applications, built on Solana by the developers at Coral.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
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What Is De-Dollarization And What Does It Mean For Crypto?
With the recent talk about de-dollarization, let's explore its potential implications on the global economy, and how it may affect Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
6m
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Sui To Launch Token and Mainnet: What You Need To Know
Sui, a layer-1 delegated Proof-of-Stake (dPoS) blockchain built on Move, will launch its token on April 23, and mainnet on May 3, 2023.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
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What Is LayerZero? Omnichain Protocol
A deep dive into LayerZero, a protocol supporting and providing the infrastructure for an interoperable and omnichain crypto ecosystem.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
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What Is Trader Joe (JOE)? Liquidity Book DEX
A deep dive into Trader Joe — a decentralized exchange (DEX) that recently launched their V2.1 upgrade, enhancing their liquidity book model, introducing auto-pools and more.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
8m
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ZkSync Era vs Polygon ZkEVM
A look under the hood of ZkSync Era and Polygon ZkEVM.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
6m
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What Is Mantle Network? Ethereum Layer-2 Chain
A look at Mantle network — the first Ethereum layer-2 chain incubated and governed by a DAO.
By 0xKira
1yr ago
6m
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What Is Binance Bicasso? The AI NFT Generator
CoinMarketCap takes a deep dive into Binance Bicasso - an AI NFT generator that offers a low-barrier entry point to the world of NFT.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
1yr ago
4m