Feb 8Path to Market Efficiency: How Non-Fungible Tokens Become More FungibleFor almost any non-fungible asset class, sellers are the price setters. Take housing for example: a home buyer usually only gets to decide whether to turn down an offer or not. …Nft7 min readNft7 min read
Published inDragonfly Research·Jun 29, 2022DeFi’s (non)Progress This CycleYou know it’s the end of a cycle when people start to question everything they believed during the bull market. The most recent crypto cycle, which started with Compound launching COMP and bringing the concept of yield farming to the mass, has officially ended with Terra killed by Anchor’s promised…Defi7 min readDefi7 min read
Published inDragonfly Research·Aug 23, 2021Secure The Bridge: Cross-Chain Communication Done Right, Part IOn August 10, yet another hack happened on a cross-chain interoperability protocol. It was a little different this time because it was the largest hack in crypto history and made it into mainstream media. The entire saga was also spiced up by banter between the hacker and the Ethereum community…10 min read10 min read
Published inDragonfly Research·Jun 29, 2021A Guide to Understanding ETH as an InvestmentBy Kevin Hu and Celia Wan This piece is an attempt to help readers understand the potential impact of the Ethereum network and its native asset, ETH, as an investment. It does not try to arrive at a precise valuation or price prediction. It assumes the reader has a basic…Defi15 min readDefi15 min read
Mar 2, 2019Phenomenon IIIDasein flees from its existence in anguish. She had been repeating this sentence in her head since she left that classroom on Thursday at 4 pm. In 24 hours she would experience overwhelming frustration from a broken sink and a pile of dirty dishes, the pain killer she indulged herself…Phenomenology2 min readPhenomenology2 min read
Mar 2, 2019Member-onlyWhen Did Quantum Computing Start to Look Like a Real Threat to Cryptography?Short answer: Not early enough to make us not panic. — A quantum revolution is in the air, powered by formidable computing power and counterintuitive subatomic properties. …Encryption6 min readEncryption6 min read
Feb 18, 2019Reading ListA good mix of philosophy of mathematics, phenomenology, history, historiography, communism. Some novels. Update constantly. Some entries come with sarcastic comments. Currently reading: In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust (reading for a class. Will see if I can actually finish. French literature… oh man) The Roads to Freedom, Jean-Paul…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
Feb 10, 2019Is Quantum Computing Threatening Blockchains?Soooo… two of your favorite buzzwords just collide… Talking about noise surrounding quantum computing and blockchain — I have seen my beloved city of Cleveland preparing for its comeback as the leader of blockchain technology (the Blockland, as they call it); the word “quantum” showing up on almost every tech…Quantum6 min readQuantum6 min read
Feb 10, 2019Phenomenon IIThe sip of coffee that I just took tasted bitter than normal, or, to be more precise, I would not know how normal coffee of this kind tasted like. …Phenomenology3 min readPhenomenology3 min read
Feb 5, 2019Phenomenon IThe pancake was in the oiled pan, or, to be more precise, the pancake batter that he just made with an unmeasured amount of pancake mix, one egg, and some 2% milk, was in the oiled pan. …Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
