Developer, writer, dreamer. Author of The Cryptocurrency Revolution. Co-founder of CountMyCrypto
How to test dApps (decentralized applications)
Screenshot of Uniswap new liquidity pool position as seen in Chrome browser If you’re a test engineer and you’re keen to get involved in Web3, it can be hard to know where to start. There are literally thousands of tutorials aimed at blockchain developers but few so far that are focused on testing. A few people have asked me questions about this recently, so I thought it might be useful to write a post. Please add your thoughts/criticisms/ideas in the comments. This is not a tutorial. Instead...
How to test dApps (decentralized applications)
Screenshot of Uniswap new liquidity pool position as seen in Chrome browser If you’re a test engineer and you’re keen to get involved in Web3, it can be hard to know where to start. There are literally thousands of tutorials aimed at blockchain developers but few so far that are focused on testing. A few people have asked me questions about this recently, so I thought it might be useful to write a post. Please add your thoughts/criticisms/ideas in the comments. This is not a tutorial. Instead...
Top 10 DeFi-nitions - Rhian Lewis - Medium
DeFi protocols are pushing the boundaries of financial technology in a high-risk, high-reward game. Here are some of the basic terms, defined in plain EnglishDecentralized finance is the latest evolution of cryptocurrency trading and investing. Protocols that are not tied to a particular country or company and which allow anyone to interact with them have enabled many different kinds of people to make — or in some cases lose — large sums of money. Allowing anyone in the world to permissionles...
Top 10 DeFi-nitions - Rhian Lewis - Medium
DeFi protocols are pushing the boundaries of financial technology in a high-risk, high-reward game. Here are some of the basic terms, defined in plain EnglishDecentralized finance is the latest evolution of cryptocurrency trading and investing. Protocols that are not tied to a particular country or company and which allow anyone to interact with them have enabled many different kinds of people to make — or in some cases lose — large sums of money. Allowing anyone in the world to permissionles...
How DAOs can work for communities - Rhian Lewis - Medium
Many people think of DAOs — decentralized autonomous organizations — in terms of investment funds: BitDAO for financial investments; PleasrDAO for NFT art; RedDAO for fashion collectibles. DAO governance is one of the coming stories for how we organize ourselves as humans, and has many uses other than for investment funds. In 2020, one of my essays won third prize in the Nesta Innovation Challenge. I wanted to consider how DAOs might work in the growing sector of community enterprise. It’s UK...
How DAOs can work for communities - Rhian Lewis - Medium
Many people think of DAOs — decentralized autonomous organizations — in terms of investment funds: BitDAO for financial investments; PleasrDAO for NFT art; RedDAO for fashion collectibles. DAO governance is one of the coming stories for how we organize ourselves as humans, and has many uses other than for investment funds. In 2020, one of my essays won third prize in the Nesta Innovation Challenge. I wanted to consider how DAOs might work in the growing sector of community enterprise. It’s UK...
The problem with governments and programmable currency
Assorted euro notes laid out in an overlapping pilePhoto by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash 2022 looks set to be the year of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Despite their convenience and cost savings, we should be wary of the consequences. Just as China led the way in the issuance of paper money, it is once again taking the lead in the next phase in financial evolution: state-backed digital currency. In the time since the mining of the Bitcoin genesis block thirteen years ago, central bank...
The problem with governments and programmable currency
Assorted euro notes laid out in an overlapping pilePhoto by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash 2022 looks set to be the year of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Despite their convenience and cost savings, we should be wary of the consequences. Just as China led the way in the issuance of paper money, it is once again taking the lead in the next phase in financial evolution: state-backed digital currency. In the time since the mining of the Bitcoin genesis block thirteen years ago, central bank...
