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CoinMarketCap takes a deep dive into an emerging project for crypto derivatives trading.

By Daniel Phillips

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Oracles in DeFi 101: A Deep Dive by Tellor

Opinion: With the rising popularity of the DeFi space, oracles are becoming more relevant. What are the different types of oracles and why are they useful?

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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