Cypherpunks and the crypto fad
Take a little trip down memory lane, to a time when the idea of crypto was just a vision to improve the internet by making it more user-centric.
This is an index of posts that cover topics related to crypto. The articles explore cover a range of topics such as environmental impacts of crypto, AI-driven research methods, the future of web3, layer 3 blockchains, NFTs, and onchain assets. It also discusses decentralized social media, prediction markets, and the importance of permissionless money and modular blockchain design.
Take a little trip down memory lane, to a time when the idea of crypto was just a vision to improve the internet by making it more user-centric.
APY in crypto or DeFi is short for annual percentage yield. APY is a somewhat standard metric for measuring the potential return on investment (ROI) of a crypto asset or DeFi project during one year.
The result is that decentralized networks are tools that will weaken the grip of this generation’s internet giants by providing alternative products and services allowing network participants more control over their data and financial resources.
Market cap is a basic financial metric used across all markets and describes the value of a particular cryptocurrency. Part of the reasons why market cap is useful is that it also provides a uniform ranking system.
The good news is that the ability to perform really solid crypto asset research is becoming easier — or at least more straightforward.
To dismiss massively valuable permissionless networks, like Ethereum, as trash because they are not backed by anything, is, well, a mistake.