Briefing Document for the following podcast on Flashblocks. Enjoy! Executive Summary: Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 (L2) network, is introducing Flashblocks, a technology developed in collaboration with Flashbots, aimed at drastically improving transaction speed and scalability. Flashblocks reduces the effective block time from 2 seconds to 200 milliseconds (0.2 seconds), potentially making Base the fastest Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chain. This innovation aims to enhance user ...

Briefing Document for the following podcast on Flashblocks. Enjoy! Executive Summary: Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 (L2) network, is introducing Flashblocks, a technology developed in collaboration with Flashbots, aimed at drastically improving transaction speed and scalability. Flashblocks reduces the effective block time from 2 seconds to 200 milliseconds (0.2 seconds), potentially making Base the fastest Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chain. This innovation aims to enhance user ...

IntroductionIndex Coop originally spun up an index product in 2022 to reflect the NFT market known as the JPG NFT Index or JPEG Index. The project was then transferred to be part of a separate collection of indexes under the Moonrock brand. While their products are oriented at more liquid NFT exposure for investors, my curiosity was with using the index to get a sense of the blue-chip NFT market and the trends it is experiencing using technical analysis tools. Moonrock discloses the contents ...

IntroductionIndex Coop originally spun up an index product in 2022 to reflect the NFT market known as the JPG NFT Index or JPEG Index. The project was then transferred to be part of a separate collection of indexes under the Moonrock brand. While their products are oriented at more liquid NFT exposure for investors, my curiosity was with using the index to get a sense of the blue-chip NFT market and the trends it is experiencing using technical analysis tools. Moonrock discloses the contents ...

Some Background NFTs and RoyaltiesInitially, I was going to let myself produce more content for Web3 before launching an NFT, but there was a bit of a technical push to use Manifold to get my NFT deployed earlier than planned. There’s a longer story there. In principle, what is happening is a solution to deal with marketplaces trading NFTs without respecting the creator's royalties. There are three scenarios to ensure you get royalties on Opensea. The first was to mint your NFT before Ja...

Some Background NFTs and RoyaltiesInitially, I was going to let myself produce more content for Web3 before launching an NFT, but there was a bit of a technical push to use Manifold to get my NFT deployed earlier than planned. There’s a longer story there. In principle, what is happening is a solution to deal with marketplaces trading NFTs without respecting the creator's royalties. There are three scenarios to ensure you get royalties on Opensea. The first was to mint your NFT before Ja...

Introduction Meme or shitcoins have been a part of the armpit area in the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, meme coins have consistently captured public attention with their volatile nature and playful, sometimes controversial, marketing. While pump.fun a popular launch pad faces legal action for not only launching these coins but having a complete lack of safeguards from who is creating these coins and the more questionable content driving some tokens. Among the latest entries to this t...

Introduction Meme or shitcoins have been a part of the armpit area in the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, meme coins have consistently captured public attention with their volatile nature and playful, sometimes controversial, marketing. While pump.fun a popular launch pad faces legal action for not only launching these coins but having a complete lack of safeguards from who is creating these coins and the more questionable content driving some tokens. Among the latest entries to this t...

The NFT Museum DiscoveryReflecting on 2022, I had an incredible experience with NFTs that changed my views on digital art and what it means to experience it. This led me to understand how we consume art and how that can be a significant part of the overall experience. It started with me looking at a map of downtown Seattle to try and see what cool restaurants might be close to my hotel while I spent a few days taking in a Microsoft conference. While searching the map, I found the Seattle NFT ...

The NFT Museum DiscoveryReflecting on 2022, I had an incredible experience with NFTs that changed my views on digital art and what it means to experience it. This led me to understand how we consume art and how that can be a significant part of the overall experience. It started with me looking at a map of downtown Seattle to try and see what cool restaurants might be close to my hotel while I spent a few days taking in a Microsoft conference. While searching the map, I found the Seattle NFT ...