Exploring the ‘rabbit hole’ of the Crypto world

“Exploring the ‘rabbit hole’ of the Crypto world” will be a blog of short articles on different crypto-related topics. We will not only introduce different projects we find interesting or are involved with but will also explore different ‘random’ topics. The articles will mostly be quite short and cut to the chase, while still hopefully giving the readers enough information to make them worth reading.

  • Solana – The need for speed

    Solana is a relative newcomer in the crypto world, but while it was launched only in March 2020, Solana has already reached the top 10 cryptocurrencies based on the market capitalization. What is Solana, and how come it has conquered a spot among the crypto giants in such a short period? Let’s dive in and…

  • It’s a scam! Or not? – Red flags for crypto projects

    Every once in a while, you hear about a crypto project that turned out to be a scam. Starting from countless small “shitcoins” that were copy-pasted in the early days of mining and up to such huge scandals as OneCoin and BitConnect. The truth is simple, whenever there will be a chance to scam people…

  • NFTs – What is all the fuss about?

    NFTs or non-fungible tokens have been around already for a decade, dating back to 2012-14, when they were known as “colored coins”. NFT technology gained wider recognition only later when internet denizens started trading seemingly silly images for crazy sums. Turns out, when a simple digital picture is sold for millions, the rest of the…

  • Pure Proof of Stake

    In the previous article, we explore Goracle, a decentralized network that is based on the ‘pure-proof-of-stake’, introduced by the Algorand blockchain. This spiked the curiosity to dig deeper into what exactly is a PPoS. This article assumes that the Reader is familiar with the terms Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS), algorithms…

  • Goracle

    What: Goracle is a decentralized oracle network that links the Algorand blockchain to the physical world, dating from the autumn of 2021. It uses Algorand’s sortition libraries and the same ‘pure-proof-of-stake’ (PPoS) approach to reach consensus. Initially known as “Algoracle”, it was later rebranded to its current name to remove any potential confusion with Algorand.…