PinnedIn1kxnetworkbyDmitriy Berenzon·Oct 4, 2022Application-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…A response icon10A response icon10
In1kxnetworkbyDmitriy Berenzon·Sep 8, 2021Blockchain BridgesBuilding Networks of CryptonetworksA response icon24A response icon24
In1kxnetworkbyDmitriy Berenzon·Apr 27, 2021Fungible 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…A response icon5A response icon5
InBollinger Investment GroupbyDmitriy Berenzon·Oct 1, 2020Liquidity 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…A response icon6A response icon6
InBollinger Investment GroupbyDmitriy Berenzon·Apr 23, 2020Constant 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…A response icon10A response icon10
InBollinger Investment GroupbyDmitriy Berenzon·Nov 6, 2019Network Effects in Blockchain Games: Content Remains KingThe past two years have been filled with much hype but little traction around blockchain games.A response icon1A response icon1
InBollinger Investment GroupbyDmitriy Berenzon·Sep 7, 2019Synthetic 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.A response icon10A response icon10
InBollinger Investment GroupbyDmitriy Berenzon·Jul 16, 2019Libra: 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…A response icon1A response icon1
InCoinFund InsightsbyDmitriy Berenzon·May 14, 2019P2P Networks and Cryptoassets: A Perfect Match, Decades in the Making“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” — Mark Twain
InCoinFund InsightsbyDmitriy Berenzon·Dec 23, 2018The 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…A response icon3A response icon3
