3 days agoThoughts on writing in the age of AI, hustle culture and meaningRecently, I’ve hit new lows (or would you call them highs) in terms of crypto cynicism. Of course, this is partly driven by the bear market and seeing too much short-termism when there is a bigger game to play. Add to that a heightened sense of uncertainty. At the back…Crypto8 min readCrypto8 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoWailoaloa’s NFT Journey: Going from Degen to Full-time GalAt Astar, we are deeply rooted in the Japanese market. Yet, it can be hard at times to gain insights into what’s happening in it from the outside. …Nfts10 min readNfts10 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoCross-Chain vs MultichainWhile the initial development of dApps focused on the Ethereum blockchain, that quickly changed as alternative ecosystems were launched, offering different approaches to solving the blockchain trilemma. Nowadays, when building an application, one of the questions developers will have to ask themselves is how to face the plethora of existing…Cross Chain5 min readCross Chain5 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoYuya’s NFT journey: Building NFT Infrastructure for the Japanese MarketFor this post looking at NFTs from a human perspective, we had a chat with Yuya Yoshida, the CEO of HARTi, a Japanese NFT infrastructure startup, who shared how he got involved in crypto and what he thinks will further propel this space. First things first… Who is Yuya anyway? Yuya is the CEO…Nfts7 min readNfts7 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoWhat is blockchain interoperability?More than ten years since the launch of Bitcoin, new layer-1 chains continue launching with their unique ways of addressing the Blockchain trilemma. …Web36 min readWeb36 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoAstar’s Tech Stack celebrates key milestone & enterprise adoption as they near Supernova’s completionAs the Astar Foundation, we are proud to unveil another milestone in our roadmap toward Supernova: the Astar Tech Stack. This marks a major stepping stone to fully deliver Astar 1.0. The Astar Tech Stack will offer enterprises and other organizations seamless ways to create their own blockchains and blockchain-based…Astar Network6 min readAstar Network6 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoImpressions from Token 2049Last week, our team was at Token 2049, a leading crypto conference bringing the crypto industry together in Singapore. Among other things, we finally revealed what Astar Supernova was about. Thanks to everyone who joined us, the organizers, for a tremendously well-executed conference with gripping talks and many insights. We…Token20493 min readToken20493 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoJapan Web3 Roundup: Let the investing beginJapanese startups can soon raise with tokens Japanese startups who issued a token often incorporated their companies in Singapore because this would allow them to fundraise using native tokens instead of equity. …Japan Web33 min readJapan Web33 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoAstar zkEVM: Supernova is Here!Breaking new ground in collaboration with Polygon by launching Astar zkEVM — We’re excited to finally be able to share what we’ve been quietly working on in the past few weeks. Get ready for the launch of Astar Supernova! Astar Supernova marks a major milestone in our roadmap. We’re joining the efforts to scale Ethereum while at the same time progressing on…Polygon6 min readPolygon6 min read
Published inAstar Network·4 days agoIntroduction to Zero Knowledge ProofsIn cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs solve a seemingly impossible task: verifying that someone owns a piece of information without revealing it. Recently, zero-knowledge proofs have found more widespread use in the blockchain industry to help scale networks using layer 2s. What are zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP)? Zero-knowledge proofs, short ZKPs, are cutting-edge technology that allows the verification…Zkp7 min readZkp7 min read
