Jul 19, 2021ETH Gas 101: An Introduction to Ethereum Gas for Traders and BuildersThe principle behind Ether (ETH) gas is straightforward. For your transaction to become part of the Ethereum blockchain, you must pay to transact. And the amount of gas you must pay varies from block to block — depending upon mempool congestion. The gas price paid for each transaction acts as…Ethereum7 min read
Jun 16, 2021Comparing Ethereum Gas Estimators: How Blocknative Gas Platform Stacks UpGas impacts every Ethereum participant, and estimating a competitive gas price alongside market volatility is a complex task. This challenge is particularly evident under periods of extreme market volatility — such as Black Thursday in 2020 and the crypto crash in May of 2021 As we have previously explored, the…Blockchain6 min read
Published in Blocknative·May 14, 2021A Builder’s Introduction to the MempoolThe mempool is often referenced as a waiting room for pre-chain transactions, but “waiting room” is too passive of a term. It suggests it’s a casual place for transactions to hang out while they wait to be confirmed on-chain. In reality, it’s more like a. Bots can force their way…Blockchain5 min read
Published in Blocknative·May 14, 2021Ethereum Gas Prices: How the Mempool acts as a Competitive Market for SettlementGas prices are a major source of transaction anxiety for both new and experienced Ethereum users. Accurately setting transaction fees is a classic Goldilocks problem: ⏳ If you set your gas price too low, you lose transaction predictability, and you can wait hours — or days — or weeks! —…Ethereum6 min read
Published in Blocknative·Jun 4, 2020From Stablecoins to Crypto DollarsEarlier this year, we asked When One Billion ETH Transactions? And as part of our focus on transaction growth, we began digging into the global stablecoin market — which is now sustaining >$1 billion per day in transaction value. To better understand the growth of the global stablecoin market, we…Stable Coin2 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Mar 18, 2019Ethereum UX Tools: The Ultimate GuideLet’s get started: There’s a huge learning curve for any experienced developer looking to break into the world of decentralized applications (dapps) for the first time. Building with blockchains is hard — from deciding which platform to build on top of to learning the intricacies of each smart contracting protocol… There is a…Ethereum5 min read
Nov 15, 2018Designing the Future of Web3 — A Recap of Devcon4On October 30th for four days, the city of Prague became the nexus for the Ethereum community, with hundreds of developers, designers, and community members coming together for Devcon4. …Ethereum6 min read
Published in Genesis Thought·Apr 27, 2018How to Introduce a Universe in 3 MinutesSince launching our reveal trailer, we have had a few followers write in to ask about the creation process. The Cellarius (CX) team began creating this animated short when the Universe Guide was just a rough draft. So how did it all come together? The trailer is an introduction to…Design6 min read
Published in Education Reform·Jan 25, 2017The Disconnected StudentThe promise of technology hasn’t revolutionized our schools like it has our homes and businesses. In the last three years over $5.5 billion of venture capital funding has been invested in EdTech startups. …Education3 min read
Published in StoicSunday·Dec 5, 2016How to build the habit of virtueWhen was the last time anyone asked you that? When was the last time you asked yourself? Growing up I was involved in Boy Scouts — every Tuesday night I was asked what good deed I had done that day. …Philosophy1 min read
