# Blockchain: concepts and applications > Research and writings on blockchain concepts including bitcoin, ethereum and EVM-based L1s and L2s ## Recent Posts - [The EVM: from basics to its evolution](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/the-evm-from-basics-to-its-evolution): The entire EVM ecosystem - [Evolution of Ethereum: Monolithic vs Modular stack](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/evolution-of-ethereum-monolithic-vs-modular-stack): Evolution of Ethereum - [Why ethereum gas is needed?](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/why-ethereum-gas-is-needed): Gas is a vital component of Ethereum: it regulates transaction executions - [Bitcoin and ethereum the pioneer cryptocurrencies](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/bitcoin-and-ethereum-the-pioneer-cryptocurrencies): More than a decade of innovation and decentralization - [Blockchain concepts and applications](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/blockchain-concepts-and-applications): A series of articles on ethereum, bitcoin and other blockchain applications ## Blog Information - [Homepage](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/): Main blog page - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@publication-1766899012545): Subscribe to updates ## Optional - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/): Complete post archive - [Sitemap](https://paragraph.com/@publication-1766899012545/sitemap-index.xml): XML sitemap for crawlers