Modular Protocols vs Modular Software Before we start digging deeper into modular app-specific blockchains, it’s important to first make a distinction between modular protocols, and modular software, so that we can make it clear that Celestia is a modular protocol and not modular software. Let’s first make a distinction, a blockchain created by using modular…

All great cities and villages need a place of gathering, a place to facilitate a public economy — an agora. Agoric strives to be that for the greater Cosmos ecosystem. The literal meaning of the word “agora” is “gathering place” or “assembly”. The agora of ancient Greece and Rome was…

An article on light client security and modular blockchain technology Preface This is going to be an article on arguably one of the most fascinating new projects emerging in the blockchain space. Celestia is bringing new concepts and ideas into the industry and endeavouring to be a pioneer in a world…

An article on bridges, not the ones connecting two pieces of land like the days of old, but rather the ones bridging several blockchains together seamlessly, the new bridges of the 21st century Intro to Bridges My example of physical bridges as seen above can also be seen as a perfect metaphor for what bridges are in the blockchain space — for connecting two points in space. In the real world where a bridge connecting two parts of a city enables both people…

The protocols and trends that I foresee dominating in 2022 This article is going to be quite a bit different from my two previous ones. In this article, I will outline the major trends I see for the coming quarters if not the coming year. …

Why OSMO is primed to be the most important protocol in the COSMOS ecosystem Osmosis in its non-scientific definition means the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc — This assimilation of ideas is exactly what OSMO is to the COSMOS ecosystem. There are many galaxies in the wide cosmos, but they all share a commonality — Osmosis DEX’s are dime-a-dozen…

An article on the rise of the importance of privacy on blockchains. With the recent news of the legal battle between Miramax and Quentin Tarantino on whether Mr. Tarantino is allowed to mint NFTs of script pages and other artifacts from the cult hit “Pulp Fiction” on SCRT, I thought…