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Analyzing Token Sale Models

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Time Stamp: February 20, 2024 1:29 PM - Modified On: February 20, 2024 - Published By:
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Note: I mention the names of various projects below only to compare and contrast their token sale mechanisms; this should NOT be taken as an endorsement or criticism of any specific project as a whole. It's entirely possible for any given project to be total trash as a whole and yet still have an awesome token sale model. The last few months have seen an increasing amount of innovation in token sale models. Two years ago, the space was simple: there were capped sales, which sold a fixed number of

Hard Forks, Soft Forks, Defaults and Coercion

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Time Stamp: February 20, 2024 1:15 PM - Modified On: February 20, 2024 - Published By:
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One of the important arguments in the blockchain space is that of whether hard forks or soft forks are the preferred protocol upgrade mechanism. The basic difference between the two is that soft forks change the rules of a protocol by strictly reducing the set of transactions that is valid, so nodes following the old rules will still get on the new chain (provided that the majority of miners/validators implements the fork), whereas hard forks allow previously invalid transactions and blocks to become valid, so clients must upgrade their clients

Beyond the Dollar

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Time Stamp: April 27, 2023 6:36 AM - Modified On: April 27, 2023 - Published By:
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The global economy is at a crossroads with the US dollar’s future as the world reserve currency facing fresh challenges. For decades, the stability and dominance of the dollar have given the United States significant advantages in global trade, investment, and geopolitical influence. However, as emerging economies like China and India rise in prominence, their currencies are gaining traction in international transactions, challenging the dollar’s hegemony. China, in particular, has been busy over the past few months, actively promoting the Yuan and seeking to challenge US dominance in the global

Budgets and Black Holes

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2022 3:21 AM - Modified On: October 4, 2022 - Published By:
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During our most recent Twitter Space Town Hall we were asked about our marketing plan. It’s a question that comes up regularly so we thought we’d cover it in a bit more detail, explaining what we’re doing and why we’ve chosen our current approach. Most of the time people are interested in our marketing plan for the same reason they’re interested in our exchange listing plan, speculation. It’s generally assumed that spending money on marketing will attract new users and this will increase the value of a project’s tokens. In

El Salvador’s Ambassador to the United States to represent the El Salvador people at GBA’s Blockchain & Sustainable Economic Growth Conference

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Time Stamp: May 15, 2022 12:20 PM - Modified On: May 15, 2022 - Published By:
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Milena Mayorga, El Salvador's ambassador to the United States, will represent her nation and government at this year's Blockchain & Sustainable Economic Growth Conference organized by the Government Blockchain Association. The conference will focus on blockchain technology in business and government. It will include presentations from experts in the field and a Pitch Competition, Job Fair, and Art Show. H.E. Ambassador Mayorga is a former deputy to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and a former model who represented El Salvador in the Miss Universe 1996 pageant. On September 24,

Web3 and online entertainment – how will it change?

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2022 2:32 PM - Modified On: February 26, 2024 - Published By:
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The technology industry is buzzing with many new innovations. Metaverse, augmented and virtual reality and Web3 are just a few things that will change our everyday life and of course our perception of digital and technology. Web3 is a new version of the current internet network, which has been in use for decades. It is a network of shared source file based on blockchain technology that will revolutionize everything. Through it, you can enjoy an increasingly virtual and safer internet, where the sharing of your data is not decided by