PinnedDmitriy Berenzonin1kxnetworkApplication-Specific Blockchains: The Past, Present, and FutureWhile the initial applications of blockchains were around money and finance, the last several years have seen a proliferation of…Oct 4, 202210Oct 4, 202210
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Dmitriy Berenzonin1kxnetworkFungible Non-fungibles: The Financialization of NFTsWhile non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been around since early 2018, they were initially used for a fringe use-case (collecting digital…Apr 27, 20215Apr 27, 20215
Dmitriy BerenzoninBollinger Investment GroupLiquidity Mining: A User-Centric Token Distribution StrategyPioneered by IDEX in October 2017, refined by Synthetix in July 2019, and implemented at scale by Compound in June 2020, liquidity mining…Oct 1, 20207Oct 1, 20207
Dmitriy BerenzoninBollinger Investment GroupConstant Function Market Makers: DeFi’s “Zero to One” InnovationIn many markets, there may not be enough organic liquidity to support active trade. Market makers are agents that alleviate this problem…Apr 23, 202010Apr 23, 202010
Dmitriy BerenzoninBollinger Investment GroupNetwork Effects in Blockchain Games: Content Remains KingThe past two years have been filled with much hype but little traction around blockchain games.Nov 6, 20191Nov 6, 20191
Dmitriy BerenzoninBollinger Investment GroupSynthetic Assets in DeFi: Use Cases & OpportunitiesSynthetics are a key building block for the maturation of cryptoasset markets and many projects are already building them today.Sep 7, 201910Sep 7, 201910
Dmitriy BerenzoninBollinger Investment GroupLibra: A Governance PerspectiveIf you told a Bitcoiner in 2009 that Facebook would be developing a cryptocurrency, you would have been laughed out of the room. At the…Jul 16, 20191Jul 16, 20191
Dmitriy BerenzoninCoinFund InsightsP2P Networks and Cryptoassets: A Perfect Match, Decades in the Making“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” — Mark TwainMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Dmitriy BerenzoninCoinFund InsightsThe state of state channels: 2018 editionIn July 2018, I published a market map of the various state channel projects in development. In this post, I will provide an overview of…Dec 23, 20183Dec 23, 20183
