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  • WHAT IS OPTIMISM'S MISSION? - Lesson n. 26
    A famous advertisement said "optimism is the scent of life", Optimism collective could be in the future one of the most significant realities of the Ethereum ecosystem.   BUT WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?   Optimism is both a technological project, with a digital asset that allows the ecosystem to operate, and also a new organisational model (it is in fact a DAO) but above all it has an… [Read more]
  • What is the fundamental dynamic of an AMM? - Lesson n. 25
    The rise of decentralised finance (DeFi) has changed the way we buy and sell cryptocurrencies. One of the essential ways in which a DeFi protocol operates is through the use of what is known as an automated market maker. Automated market makers (AMMs) are part of the decentralised finance ecosystem (DeFi). They allow digital assets to be traded automatically and without authorisation using… [Read more]
  • MAIN ACTORS AND ASSETS OF AN AMM PROTOCOL - Lesson n. 24
    If you want to learn more about what DeFi is, read the previous article click here, and to find out about the peer-to-pool method of a DEX click here .     AMMs-based DEXs’ main components.   1. Actors 1.1 Liquidity provider (LP). A liquidity pool can be deployed through a smart contract with some initial supply of crypto assets by the first LP. Other LPs can subsequently increase the… [Read more]
  • DeFi BEYOND THE HYPE - Lesson n. 23
    A deep understanding of DeFi is still lacking in many circles, which calls for a specific framework for an improved working knowledge of the technology. Therefore, in this lesson, we introduce an overview of DeFi and its features.     The overall DeFi ecosystem appears as a composite and somewhat fragmented collection of individual subsystems, each built on top of one DLT with specific… [Read more]
  • BANK CRISES AND CRYPTO SCAMS - Lesson n. 22
      One, two, three and four the banks basically are in default, let's switch to cryptos! But also in the digital world we go from the Luna scam to the FTX scam to the crisis of The Rock Trading.  The theme of the decentralised economy thus becomes more and more topical.  FTX: the Lehman Brothers of crypto   The report of FTX disaster began on Sunday 6 November 2022 when in a tweet the co-… [Read more]