When new people enter crypto, one of the very first cultural bugs (or features depending who you ask) they notice is maximalism: “Why do the Bitcoin people ban us from their Clubhouse rooms when we start discussing altcoins? Why do the Ethereum people call newer blockchains ghost chains? Why isn’t there more collaboration between the various core development teams of different blockchains?”Many have asked me these questions on platforms like Clubhouse. Heck, even Urban Dictionary defines Bitcoin… … More

Connect Users to Layer 2 Networks with the MetaMask Custom Networks APIToday the fundamentals of Ethereum are stronger than ever. 1.3 million transactions settle more than $12 billion daily. 74% of all stablecoins are issued on Ethereum, worth $30 billion. More than 5 million unique NFTs have been bought and sold for over $300 million. Amidst the burgeoning demand to access liquidity and activity on Ethereum, the network is straining under the weight of its own success. Moving more computation t… … More

NFTs are changing the way we understand ownership on the internet. Yet for music, NFTs need to start implementing a universal royalties standard.Music is part of my monthly budget. Pre-pandemic this included live music, some vinyls on the side, not to mention subscriptions to the streaming platforms. During the pandemic it’s been Bandcamp Fridays, NFTs, and monthly donations through Patreon to support the venues and communities that are the soul of New York City — that comprise my own soul. Musi… … More

More than a wallet. Learn how to use MetaMask Mobile’s built-in browser, buy ETH, and send and receive tokens anywhere in the world.Now that you’ve securely set up your MetaMask wallet, it’s time to dive right in and explore Web3. By the end of this article, you will know how to use MetaMask Mobile’s built-in browser, buy ETH, and send and receive tokens anywhere in the world.This article will:📱Help you get comfortable with interacting with Web3 on Mobile💰Show you how to buy and receive ETH and … … More

The first step to using MetaMask is to secure your secret seed phrase. Never share your secret seed phrase, and become a security ninja.Keep your secret seed phrase …. secretSo, you are a complete beginner and have been hearing about DeFi and Crypto. You’d also love to get started. Well, it begins with password management. By the end of this article, you will:Learn the best practices for keeping your assets safe of MetaMaskSet up a password managerBe able to explain MetaMask to a friendSetup Met… … More

Three months ago, our team published a whitepaper for “Compound Chain”, a distributed ledger capable of transferring value & liquidity between peer ledgers. While many bridge solutions rely on wrapping (porting) assets, a cross-chain interest rate market would allow you to borrow assets native to one chain (e.g. ETH), with collateral from another chain (e.g. DOT).Today, we’re proud to announce a prototype based on that paper, named Gateway.Gateway is a Substrate blockchain, governed by COMP … … More

How MetaMask’s Latest Security Tool Can Protect Developers From TheftIntroductionOn Saturday February 20th 2021, as many as 50 smart contract developers let hackers into their computers. These were sophisticated computer users who were using their skills to build secure smart contracts for others. These weren’t the first victims of this type of attack. By becoming more informed and with a new tool from MetaMask called @lavamoat/allow-scripts, this attack may soon be the last of its kind.This att… … More

Sorare — $50m Series A for Football NFTsFabric Ventures is thrilled to back the Sorare team again in their latest $50M Series A alongside Benchmark, Accel, Antoine Griezmann, Gary Vaynerchuk and a host of existing investors!I just finished watching the Bayern Munich vs Lazio Champions League game — I haven’t been so excited for football games in over 10 years.Having skin in the game changes your perspective in all matters.Owning Sorare cards radically changes the experience of a football game.In… … More

Acknowledge and spotlight NFT artists who are changing the world today.Serwah Attafuah for Felt Zine 62Black History Month is a time to reflect and acknowledge Black leaders who have significantly shifted and influenced the world’s history. While it’s essential to honor figures who came before us, it’s also just as important to acknowledge and spotlight artists who are changing the world today. Explore this blog written by Dev Moore of FeltZine to find new NFT artists across the African Diaspora… … More

It is our great pleasure to announce that we are partnering with Arweave once again to host the Open Web Foundry, a six week incubator program for founders who are launching a profit sharing startup on the Arweave platform.
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This is part of a series of articles from ConsenSys Codefi’s Q4 2020 Ethereum DeFi Report. Download the full report to learn more about token standards for assets and payments, NFT marketplaces, social and community tokens, flash loans, wrapped Bitcoin and Filecoin, lending projects and more.Even as Ethereum 2.0 steadily progresses, the cost to interact with DeFi protocols on Ethereum is becoming prohibitively expensive. The race is now on for developers and users to start using Layer 2 protocol… … More

We are pleased to announce that Cartesi is partnering with Gitcoin to launch a matching grant round with $20k in prizes!
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Random Observation/Comment #700: If you want to feel like a part of the ecosystem, then you’ll need to learn the lingo.Why this List?I wrote 30 blockchain buzzwords used by enterprises back in 2016 (and also 30 Smart Cities buzzwords). Now that mainnet is the new buzz, here’s the buzzwords and their definitions of the 2021 trends.DeFi — decentralized finance (or Democratized Finance, if you’re cool) — It’s a whole set of financial applications built on blockchain (mainly on Ethereum).Hodling (Ho… … More

MetaMask provides the most simple and secure way to connect to blockchain-based applications. Now, with MetaMask Mobile’s browser feature, you can surf web 3.0 and discover thousands of decentralized apps, products and services!Explore the burgeoning universe of decentralized finance protocols, discover next generation social media apps, buy and sell crypto, collect digital art, compare decentralized exchanges, or find the best blockchain development tools.Navigate to the hamburger icon, tap ‘Br… … More

MetaMask provides the most simple and secure way to connect to blockchain-based sites. Now, with MetaMask Mobile’s browser feature, you can surf web 3.0 and discover thousands of decentralized sites, products and services!Explore the burgeoning universe of decentralized finance protocols, discover next generation social media sites, buy and sell crypto, collect digital art, compare decentralized exchanges, or find the best blockchain development tools.Navigate to the hamburger icon, tap ‘Browser… … More