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This is a compilation of articles I have made for easy reference. The list is non exhaustive. Refer to Decentralised.co for our latest work.
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Article Title
Description
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The Gaming Issue
A podcast and a long-form on two of India’s leading game streaming platforms
Volatility as a service
A breakdown on how volatility fuels growth among Web3 native applications
Blast from the past
A breakdown of how Blast protocol is using yield as a meta to differentiate itself.
The L2 Paradox
L2s struggle to scale due to a lack of users. Which in turn translates to existing users paying more for individual transactions. The article breaks down this dichotomy in length
On Gitcoin Passport
An explanation of how Gitcoin’s Passport product uses soul bound tokens to bootstrap an identity layer that interfaces with the real world
Matching Engines
A breakdown of how building context on users leads to moats in Web3 native applications
Using Telegram for distribution
Telegram as a distribution mechanism helps keep CAC low whilst improving user experiences. This was a memo written to explain the opportunity there.
The narrative wedge
An explanation of how products clubbed with the right narratives tend to hack hyper-growth in short spurts of time
Mapping the data landscape
A breakdown of data products and the opportunities that lie in building them
Mapping the new internet
Our thesis on the future of the web
Mapping the data landscape.
A marketmap of relevant players in the identity landscape in Web3
Reputation Cookies
An exploration of how collaboration has evolved on the internet and why P2E is here to stay
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The following are articles where we worked with external researchers. The story line and writing itself is done internally, but we tap into the expertise of a wider network that comes with the publication
Collaborative Stories
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Description
Collaborator
Link
Observations on Africa
An exploration of the African startup ecosystem
9 startup founders from Africa
On-ramp everybody
A breakdown of how on-ramp products work around the globe
6 founders that have built on-ramps
The Economics of Axie Infinity
A breakdown of how Axie Infinity’s token economics was designed to sustain itself
Written in collaboration with JX from
Ofr.Asia
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Grants and Web3
A look at how grants are funding a new crop of startups within the Web3 ecosystem and how founders can position best to tap into them
Madhavan from Questbook
On airdrops
We did an exploratory piece on why sybil farmers exploit airdrops and why protocols turn a blind eye to them
Auri from Twitter - .
One click checkout buttons
A breakdown of account abstraction
Biconomy
Payments Pipelines
A sponsored deep dive on how Dex aggregators work
Paraswap
Aggregation theory and Web3
A breakdown of how aggregation theory by Ben Thompson applies to Web3
Krishna - Lead of BD at Quantstamp
Assessing Blockchain Bridges
An initial framework for valuing and ranking blockchain bridges
Socket
Birth of an ecosystem
A thesis for Ronin’s approach to building a Web3 native gaming ecosystem
Sky Mavis (creators of Axie Infinity)
On OEV
A breakdown of how oracle extractable value works
Jose from Spartan Labs
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The following is a collection of our sponsored stories list. These are deep dives that were paid for. You can read more about how we work with external parties on DCo.build.


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