Blockchain
Lamina1 CEO on Mainstream Adoption of the Metaverse
Lamina1 is a layer one blockchain ecosystem that’s set on providing the infrastructure for Web3 developers to build the “Open Metaverse.” During CoinDesk's "Projects To Watch" week, Lamina1 CEO Rebecca Barkin discusses mainstream adoption of the metaverse, noting it will rely on a "cultural movement."

Ethereum Unstaking Request Pile Up After Shanghai Upgrade: Rated
So many Ethereum validators have put in requests to unstake ether (ETH) from the blockchain following Wednesday’s Shanghai upgrade that the queue to get the cryptocurrency out has backed up over two weeks, according to the network explorer Rated. Galaxy Digital Vice President of Research Christine Kim breaks down the data.

Lamina1 CEO on Building an Open Metaverse
Lamina1 is a metaverse-focused, layer 1 blockchain, the brainchild of science-fiction author Neal Stephenson and blockchain expert Peter Vessenes. Lamina1 CEO Rebecca Barkin weighs in on the state of mainstream metaverse adoption and how augmented reality could be incorporated.

Bitcoin Ordinals Explained: How To Make Your First Bitcoin NFT
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are widely known as Ethereum-based tokens. But now, there’s a new way to create NFTs on the Bitcoin mainnet. Metagood CEO Danny Yang, who inscribed one of the first collections of 10,000 NFTs on Bitcoin, explains how Ordinal NFTs work and what’s next for this innovation.

What to Know About Ethereum’s 'Shapella' Upgrade
Runa Digital Assets Chief Operating Officer Max Williams breaks down Ethereum's upcoming hard fork and key upgrade "Shapella," which will allow investors to withdraw their ether staked on the Ethereum blockchain.

How Decentralization Cultivates Community
Culture & Entertainment has some of the most exciting and popular applications in the realms of art, media, and gaming whereby digital assets are becoming an integral component of the rapidly expanding Metaverse.

Opening the World of Transactions
Currency sector refers to any digital asset acting primarily as a medium of exchange and unit of account running on a blockchain network with the ability to complete cross-border transactions without restriction. Digital assets in the Currency sector do not necessarily act as a store of value.

Diving Into DeFi to Navigate the New Wave of Finance
Decentralized Finance, also known as DeFi, effectively lets people be their own bank by replacing traditional institutions with trustless, transparent, and immutable code in the form of smart contracts.

Adding Value to Real World Documents with Authentication
Digitization is the sector that enables real world documents to be digitized as the blockchain technology makes proof of ownership, identity and authenticity possible.

What is So Smart About the Smart Contract Platform Sector?
The Digital Assets ecosystem continues its march toward greater adoption and institutionalization. Today, the Smart Contract Platform (SCP) sector represents over a third of the digital asset market capitalization. The SCP sector has captured industry-wide interest as it has enabled software developers to build a range of applications over Ethereum.
