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Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA This is the second part of the Ton Ecosystem and Industry Analysis Report. First part of the report: A Deep Dive into the TON (The Open Network) Ecosystem 1. The dynamics between the current Telegram and TON ecosyst

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures and repurposed by Kelvin Lam, CFA TON ecosystem and industry analysis report Introduction In 2018, Telegram introduced TON (The Open Network), emerging as one of the prominent Layer-1 solutions in the cryptocurrency space. With its native token $TON cu

Keep up with the top industry updates as we present bi-weekly market insights that are important to traders in the institutional space. In this week's edition, Kelvin Lam, CFA, Head of Institutional Research for OKX, delves into the Bitcoin ecosystem and its latest developments. He elaborates on why

Polkadot wants to redefine the web, envisioning a decentralized future where individuals control their identities and data, free from central authorities. Polkadot is an advanced blockchain protocol built to link up numerous blockchains, such as private, public, consortium, and permissionless system

Blockchain technology has revolutionized the way we think about trust, security and value transfer. However, one of the challenges facing blockchain networks is their limited interoperability. Each blockchain network operates independently, with its own rules and protocols, making it difficult for t

The crypto space has witnessed a remarkable variety of new token standards and exciting innovations. For example, the emergence of BRC-20 brought new possibilities to the Bitcoin network. Now, Ethereum has ERC-4337, which promises exciting new possibilities for the Ethereum ecosystem and wider Web3

Today we're seeing all kinds of decentralized applications (DApps) that make use of smart contracts to offer revolutionary levels of transparency, security, and autonomy. Unfortunately, they tend to operate in silos — sheltered from the ongoing catalysts of real-time events. That's where blockchain

Blockchain technology has gained significant popularity in recent years due to its potential to revolutionize various industries. However, in order for blockchains to function efficiently, it requires trusted and reliable data sources. This is where blockchain oracles come in. What Is a Blockchain O

Hong Kong, October 16, 2023 - OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, today announced its participation in Celestia Lab's Series B funding round, which took place last year. Celestia is the first modular blockchain network, meaning developers can

Cardano stands out in the crypto landscape as a unique project. Its difference comes from its scientific philosophy and research-first approach that's underpinned the project since its start. An important cog in the Cardano machine is ADA, the project's native token. ADA itself is unconventional. Wh

What comes to mind when you think of TRON? The movie or the innovative blockchain platform? Grab your popcorn and read on as we explore TRON's blockchain ecosystem — a key player in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry that's intriguing participants and tech enthusiasts alike. This article wil

When Telegram first announced its partnership with the TON Foundation, there was undoubtedly a collective surge of excitement for the future of Web3 and its mainstream adoption. That's because Telegram has given The Open Network (TON) and Toncoin a stamp of approval by choosing to adopt it as the pr

Since witnessing the rise of Solana throughout the 2021 bull market, we've had numerous other layer-1 blockchain projects emerge with big claims about transformative blockchain technology. One such layer-1 blockchain is Aptos — the project backed by ex-Meta engineers who were in charge of the now-de

Could blockchain and data structuring take financial transactions to the next level? Towards achieving this goal, the Stellar blockchain offers swift, cost-effective financial transactions on a decentralized network, with XLM (Stellar Lumens) as its native token. The sophistication of Stellar's bloc

When Venom Foundation first announced VENOM's tokenomics earlier this year, social media was ablaze with rumors of a VENOM airdrop. This was because eagle-eyed white paper readers highlighted the 22% of VENOM tokens allocated to its community. With almost 1.6 billion VENOM tokens at stake, airdrop s

Cryptocurrency mining is an essential process that secures and verifies transactions within a blockchain network. Miners use computational power to solve complex mathematical problems, validate transactions, and create new blocks. As a reward, they earn newly minted coins and transaction fees. One o

Most people in the crypto industry are familiar with the concept of decentralized oracles. Originally introduced by Chainlink (LINK), a decentralized oracle network delivers external data to the blockchain. It offers precise real-time data by connecting APIs to smart contracts, decentralized applica

Launched by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) named MakerDAO in November 2019, Dai (DAI) is a crypto-collateralized stablecoin that's soft-pegged to the US Dollar at a 1:1 ratio. DAI is issued through an Ethereum-based decentralized application (DApp) named the Maker Protocol. Every unit

By Sen Xu, U.S. Head of OKX Engineering US-based tech companies typically place engineering careers onto two distinct tracks – Individual Contributors (ICs) and Managers. The success metric for ICs includes the quality, robustness, and impact of the code you release, all within predetermined, and o

The Avalanche Protocol is a groundbreaking, open-source platform designed to launch decentralized applications (DApps), custom blockchains, and interoperable networks. With its innovative consensus mechanisms and unique architecture, Avalanche aims to solve some of the most pressing challenges the b

The OKX NFT marketplace allows you to discover, trade, and even create NFTs across popular blockchains like Ethereum and Polygon. With OKX, it’s easier than ever to mint your own NFTs in a few simple steps. And best of all, it’s free. Here’s how you can get started. TL;DR Mint an NFT: Create your o

BRC-20 has taken the Bitcoin community by storm since @Domodata created it on March 8, 2023. But what is the BRC-20 token standard? BRC-20 is a fungible token standard made explicitly for the Bitcoin blockchain. BRC-20 uses ordinal inscriptions of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to deploy token co

The Cosmos ecosystem is a decentralized network of independent blockchains. Cosmos blockchains, also called Zones, are parallel, interoperable and are highly scalable. For this reason, the Cosmos team refers to the ecosystem as the ‘Internet of Blockchains’. This powerful connectivity is one of the

If you're a frequent crypto trader, you'll likely have come across Toncoin — the native cryptocurrency used across The Open Network platform. As a coin that once held the name Gram and was originally aimed at streamlining cryptocurrency payments directly on the Telegram platform, plans eventually fe