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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Flipside Crypto

Contributor: Flipside takes a deep dive into Mirror, including what it is, why it matters and how to get involved.

By Brendan Murray

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What Can Zero-Knowledge Technology Do for Scalability?

Zero-knowledge technology may sound a bit complicated at first, but its potential applications can help make a lot of your online activity much more private.

By David Schwartz

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Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi: A Complete Beginners Deep Dive Into RenVM

Opinion: For those that are interested in DeFi but only hold Bitcoin, a protocol like RenVM allows you to use your digital assets in the DeFi space.

By Michael Burgess

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What Are DEX Aggregators? A Deep Dive by 1inch

Contributor: As DEXes are growing in popularity, so are DEX aggregators — what exactly are they?

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A Dive Into Staking

Opinion: It's important to understand the basics of proof-of-stake before you get into staking — and staking is becoming more and more important for many new protocols.

By Sarah Austin

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A Dive Into Avalanche

Opinion: Avalanche is a promising smart contracts platform built on the first breakthrough in decentralized systems since Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008.

By Emin Gün Sirer

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What Is Compound?

Compound is a DApp that allows users to earn interest on their crypto holdings. Find out what it is, how to use it, and more.

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What Is Edgeware?

CoinMarketCap goes into the inner workings of a new Substrate-based platform.

By Daniel Phillips

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What Are Real World Asset (RWA) Backed Tokens?

Contributor: CoreLedger goes into the intricacies of tokens in agribusiness and real estate.

By Johannes Schweifer

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A Deep Dive Into The Graph

Contributor: What does it mean to use an open API? In this deep dive, The Graph explains how (and why) APIs can be global.

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Bridging the Gap Between Bitcoin and the DeFi Space

Contributor: learn more in this Q&A with Alex Zhao, CEO of Standard Hashrate Group, the creator of BTCST.

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Cardano Roadmap and Outlook

Cardano is a cryptocurrency founded by Charles Hoskinson, a co-creator of Ethereum. Find out how it's quickly becoming a leading DApp development platform.

By Anupam Varshney

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Decentralized On-Chain Governance in Blockchain

Content created by Web3 Foundation on behalf of Polkadot.

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Is the Market Overheated Yet? Traffic Comparison Between 2017 and Now

The crypto markets are seeing a huge spike in prices, unseen since 2017. But how do the two rallies compare?

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Scaling Data: Introducing ORAO, a Next Generation Oracle Network

Contributor: ORAO network goes into the specifics of how oracles can give a larger range of data needs.

By Tobias Lönnell

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The Perennial Question: Should I Invest in Bitcoin or Altcoins?

As the markets are starting to rise again, investors are making a choice — Bitcoin, or altcoins?

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What Is Litecoin?

Litecoin is one of the first cryptocurrencies created after Bitcoin and still strives to be the silver to Bitcoin's gold. Learn everything you need to know about the coin here.

By Werner Vermaak

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CoinMarketCap takes a deep dive into a new NFT marketplace that offers fractionalized non-fungible token.

By Daniel Phillips

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