Building on Bitcoin Layers With the Hiro Platform Bitcoin is the highest-valued token on the planet, but building on the Bitcoin network was a hassle in the past; as the first blockchain, its support for smart contract development and apps was very basic. This changed with the rise of Bitcoin layer-...
Comparing Solidity With Clarity Writing smart contracts for Bitcoin was limited in the past, but with Stacks, this changed. Its Clarity programming language allows you to build Bitcoin smart contacts similar to those on the Ethereum network while being more secure than Solidity at ...
Farcaster Frames Explained Frames excited enough users to make Farcaster worth their time. To be honest, I wouldn’t say I liked Farcaster at first, as it required installing a native app on my phone. In 2024, when it’s called Web3; why would anyone install a native app?! At l...
NEAR Chain Abstraction Explained Web3 gives users more control over their data and payments. Still, we pay for these benefits with increased technical and UX complexity. In recent years, blockchain ecosystems have tried to improve onboarding to get a hold of the UX part, but as many...
How I Became Nomadic and Started My Web3 Career with Developer DAO About one year ago, I sold everything I owned, moved out of my apartment, reduced my whole life to a suitcase, and went to Madeira with no source of income and no idea what my next step would look like. At first, this was intimidating, but soon, I wo...
EIP-4844 and its Impact on Ethereum Scalability All the talk in the Ethereum community these days is about the merge. It's the most anticipated protocol upgrade and will be a critical event in crypto history. Nevertheless, core developers are already planning for the next big thing, and this time ...