Optimism Airdrop #1 unpacked

Recently Optimism, an optimistic rollup on Ethereum, announced its airdrop #1. If you haven’t been included, don’t worry, there will be more airdrops by Optimism. As you can see from the graphic below, 19% of the total token supply is allocated for airdrops. The first airdrop, however, distributes only 5% to early adopters, leaving 14% for later airdrops on the table. In this article I unpack the criteria for airdrop #1 to follow up with an article of how to prepare for airdrop #2 and #3.http...

SNS vs Centralized Domain Name Systems (DNS)

I can tell you that many decentralized name service projects have emerged as a solution for the current centralized domain name system (DNS) in place, which is often controlled by centralized entities such as governments or corporations. These projects aim to provide a decentralized alternative that gives users more control over their domain names and eliminates the need for approval from a central authority. Typically, these projects are built on blockchain technology, which provides a secur...

How do SNS and ENS differ?

SUI Name Service (SUI NS) and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) are both decentralized domain name services (DNS) that aim to provide a decentralized alternative to traditional DNS services. However, there are some key differences between the two:Blockchain Platform: SUI NS is built on the SUI blockchain, while ENS is built on the Ethereum blockchain. This means that SUI NS uses the same secure and transparent methods for data storage and management as the rest of the SUI platform, while ENS uses t...