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Rollups — Panacea?
By Stephen Golzari — Completed on 28th of March, 2022 In this article I am going to talk about rollups on Ethereum, why they were initially introduced as a solution to Ethereum scalability problems, what their potential issues are, and what their future beholdsWhy do we need L2 on Ethereum?The blockchain trilemma is a problem where out of scalability, security, and decentralization only two can be maximized simultaneously. Ethereum is a blockchain that maximizes both security and decentraliza...
Rollups — Panacea?
By Stephen Golzari — Completed on 28th of March, 2022 In this article I am going to talk about rollups on Ethereum, why they were initially introduced as a solution to Ethereum scalability problems, what their potential issues are, and what their future beholdsWhy do we need L2 on Ethereum?The blockchain trilemma is a problem where out of scalability, security, and decentralization only two can be maximized simultaneously. Ethereum is a blockchain that maximizes both security and decentraliza...
The Roadblocks to Adoption of DeFi Options Trading
By Sammer Alomair and Nan Jiang — Completed on 10th of March, 2022 Target is broad audience. Feel free to skip everything before DeFi Options vs TradFi Options if you’re already familiar with basic DeFi and Options concepts.Intro to Options ContractsBefore we dive into options trading in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), we first need to understand what options are. In short, an option is a derivative contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying a...
The Roadblocks to Adoption of DeFi Options Trading
By Sammer Alomair and Nan Jiang — Completed on 10th of March, 2022 Target is broad audience. Feel free to skip everything before DeFi Options vs TradFi Options if you’re already familiar with basic DeFi and Options concepts.Intro to Options ContractsBefore we dive into options trading in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), we first need to understand what options are. In short, an option is a derivative contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying a...
