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…10 min read·Oct 4, 2022--10--10
Dmitriy Berenzonin1kxnetworkBlockchain BridgesBuilding Networks of Cryptonetworks12 min read·Sep 8, 2021--24--24
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…11 min read·Apr 27, 2021--5--5
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…12 min read·Oct 1, 2020--7--7
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…12 min read·Apr 23, 2020--10--10
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.9 min read·Nov 6, 2019--1--1
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.12 min read·Sep 7, 2019--10--10
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…14 min read·Jul 16, 2019--1--1
Dmitriy BerenzoninThe CoinFund BlogP2P Networks and Cryptoassets: A Perfect Match, Decades in the Making“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” — Mark Twain10 min read·May 14, 2019----
Dmitriy BerenzoninThe CoinFund BlogThe 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…18 min read·Dec 23, 2018--3--3