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Gala Games: A Contender in the Blockchain Gaming Industry?

Gala Games: A Contender in the Blockchain Gaming Industry?

Token Takeaway: GALA; The blockchain gaming industry saw meteoric growth in 2021, with Gala Games as one of the top performers. Gala Games is a decentralised video game distribution service, a blockchain equivalent of Steam. Will it continue to be a contender in this rapidly growing and hugely significant blockchain

Terra: The Rising Star in Crypto?

Terra: The Rising Star in Crypto?

Token Takeaway: LUNA; The crypto market has fallen sharply since November. At their lows, Bitcoin and Ethereum were down over 50% from their highs, and Terra around 40%. However, Terra has surged almost 75% in the last month against a 12.3% and 8.8% rise in Bitcoin and Ethereum,

Osmosis: A Custom Blockchain, Facilitating Trade on the Interchain

Osmosis: A Custom Blockchain, Facilitating Trade on the Interchain

Token Takeaway: OSMO; Osmosis is a custom-built blockchain on top of the Cosmos technology stack. It launched on June 18th 2021, with an Automated market-maker (AMM) exchange. Powered by its native token, OSMO, Osmosis works to bring DeFi to an ecosystem of independent and interconnected blockchains, known as the Cosmos

The Rise of NFTs: How Did We Get Here?

The Rise of NFTs: How Did We Get Here?

Token Takeaway: NFTs It’s nearly a year since the non-fungible token space well and truly exploded. This article examines how the space has evolved and why its popularity has grown over the past year. A brief history of NFTs The potential for NFTs was first realised by Colored Coins

Connecting the DOTs on Polkadot

Connecting the DOTs on Polkadot

Token Takeaway: DOT; The primary issue surrounding blockchains relates to scalability. Blockchains are not like Facebook or Google, which can add a theoretically infinite number of users to their networks without much difficulty. Blockchains lack the literal capability to scale infinitely. It is no wonder that scalability solutions are the

Avalanche - a Force to Be Reckoned With?

Avalanche - a Force to Be Reckoned With?

Token Takeaway: AVAX; Last week, I considered Avalanche’s underlying technological architecture and how it differentiates itself from other Layer-1 protocols. This week, I will focus more on the development, ecosystem and funding backing this promising protocol. 2021 has been, among other things, the year of Ethereum alternatives. Ethereum has,

Surviving the Smart Contract Avalanche

Surviving the Smart Contract Avalanche

Token Takeaway: AVAX; Digital asset investors probably have a love-hate relationship with the intense level of competition in the smart contracts sector. On the one hand, the competition has fostered a blinding rate of innovation, almost as if the rate of innovation is to match the promised throughputs of blockchains.