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Blockchain · Explainer
Oasis has shifted its pitch toward confidential smart contracts and AI agents that run in trusted hardware. This guide explains what changed, how the pieces fit together, and what to check before you build on or use anything in that stack.
Blockchain · Explainer
A plain guide to the Oasis Network ecosystem announcement that welcomed YuzuSwap, the DeFi exchange built on Oasis Emerald, and its airdrop. It covers what the project was, its current status, and how to handle any claims safely.
Blockchain · Explainer
Oasis Sapphire is an EVM-compatible chain that runs smart contracts inside trusted execution environments so that contract state and inputs can stay confidential. This guide explains how it works, what it protects, where it falls short, and how to evaluate it in 2026.
Blockchain · Explainer
Oasis invited developers to build confidential EVM dApps on its Sapphire ParaTime through a hackathon. This guide explains what that event asked for, how Sapphire keeps contract state private, and how developers can start building confidential applications now.
Blockchain · Explainer
On Cosmos, one seed phrase can control addresses on many chains, and interchain accounts can let one chain act for a user on another. This guide explains how IBC, interchain accounts and address prefixes work, and what to check before moving funds.
Blockchain · Explainer
Optimism's Bedrock upgrade rebuilt the core of its Layer 2 network to lower costs, speed up deposits and align more closely with Ethereum. This guide explains what changed, what it did and did not create for users, and how to check the network's current state yourself.
Blockchain · Chain guide
Orbs is a decentralized Layer-3 blockchain built mainly for on-chain trading, with its Liquidity Hub feeding routed liquidity to decentralized exchanges. This guide explains how it works, what its ORBS token does, and what to check before you trade through it.
Blockchain · Explainer
Pyth Network is a pull-based oracle that publishes first-party market prices, and Hedera apps can read those prices on-chain once they confirm the feed is available on the network they use. This guide explains how the model works, what to check before relying on a feed, and how to verify current coverage.
Blockchain · Explainer
A token vote on which blockchain a project should launch on is a governance decision with real costs for holders, users and developers. This guide explains what such a vote asks, how to read the proposal, and what to check before you take part.
Blockchain · Explainer
Yield derivatives pay out based on the yield of an underlying asset, and Radix with its Scrypto language offers a resource-oriented way to model them. This guide explains the instruments, the design challenges, and what to verify before building.
Blockchain · Explainer
Radix's Babylon mainnet upgrade is the milestone behind the claim that the network paves the way for DeFi mass adoption. This guide explains what changed, what the design is meant to do, and how to judge the claim with public data.
Blockchain · Explainer
Radix Booster Grants are funding awards from the XRD ecosystem fund for developers and founders building on the Radix network. This guide explains what the grants cover, who tends to qualify, how to prepare a strong application, and where to confirm the current amounts and terms.
Blockchain · Explainer
The Radix ecosystem growth fund is not a single named pool. It refers to several funding tools the network has used, including XRD incentive campaigns, Radix Rewards and Foundation grants, and this guide explains what is confirmed, what has changed, and where to check current status.
Blockchain · Explainer
Radix argues that moving common DeFi functions like authorization and royalties into the engine itself is a better way to enshrine them than rebuilding them in every smart contract. This guide explains what enshrinement means, how the Radix Engine approaches it, and what trade-offs readers should weigh.
Blockchain · Explainer
Radix has described programs meant to draw liquidity to its ecosystem, but the figure of more than 10 million in incentives is not confirmed by the sources used here. This guide explains how liquidity incentives work, how to verify a program's size and status, and what liquidity providers should weigh before committing funds.
Blockchain · Explainer
Ronin, the gaming chain behind Axie Infinity, is reported to be moving to Ethereum, a change meant to address the security weaknesses exposed by its 2022 bridge hack. This guide explains the history, what the migration is reported to involve, and what players and holders should check before acting.
Blockchain · Explainer
Ronin's free transactions are a limited allowance that game players can run out of when demand spikes, and paying gas in RON is the usual fallback. This guide explains why the network sometimes feels slow or restricted, what the past pauses mean for users today, and what to check before you act.
Blockchain · Explainer
Ronin raised the signing threshold on its bridge after the 2022 hack, and it has since announced plans for more validators and a move back to Ethereum. This guide explains what changed, what the numbers mean, and how to check the current status yourself.
Blockchain · Explainer
The scalability trilemma describes the trade-off between decentralization, security and scalability that blockchain designers face. This guide explains each corner, how Horizen positions itself, and how to judge any chain's trade-offs.
Blockchain · Explainer
SKALE Network runs separate, application-focused chains that are anchored to Ethereum. This guide explains how that multichain design works, what a gas-free model means in practice, and what to verify before relying on any cross-chain route.
Blockchain · Explainer
SKALE is an Ethereum-connected network of elastic blockchains that aims to scale by letting each app run on its own chain with shared validators. This guide explains how that design works, where it sits among scaling options, and what to check before relying on it.
Blockchain · Explainer
SKALE has announced a 100 million incentive program to grow its ecosystem. This guide explains what programs like this usually offer, what the public sources we could check do and do not confirm, and how to verify the current terms before you build, apply or take part.
Blockchain · Comparison
Solana has a busy NFT scene with several marketplaces competing on fees, royalties, listing tools and liquidity. This guide compares them by what matters to buyers, sellers and creators, and explains how to check current terms before you trade.
Blockchain · Chain guide
Starknet is a validity rollup on Ethereum with its own programming language and account model, so its dApps differ from those on Ethereum mainnet. This guide explains what makes a Starknet app stand out and how to check whether it is live, audited and worth your time.