How Fnality and J.P. Morgan are Redefining Finance — A few weeks ago, we saw a couple of major announcements coming from enterprises with their blockchain initiatives. These are changing the face of TradFi. First, we had Fnality close a £77.7m funding round led by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas. Then J.P. Morgan announced their latest milestone with project…

From Open Protocols to Big Tech Playgrounds: Can Web3 Evolve Without Losing Its Soul? — The World Wide Web was once just like Web3. It was abundant with open-source, decentralised protocols with developers and engineers at the forefront of this new frontier. …

During my internship with Web3 Labs, I had the unique opportunity to delve into the world of Blockchain Benchmarking using Hyperledger Caliper, a tool designed to measure the performance of Ethereum Clients like Hyperledger Besu. Benchmarking is the compass that can guide Blockchain Developers towards network optimization. It’s about understanding…

We’ve had SaaS, IaaS, BaaS and now RaaS — During 2022 through 2023 we saw a lot of progress being made in scaling Ethereum via layer 2 networks. Optimistic-based rollups such as Arbitrum and Optimism were joined by rollups utilising zero-knowledge technology used by Polygon ZK-EVM, Linea, ZK-Sync, Scroll, Starknet and others. All of the providers of layer 2…

From Hyperledger to Ethereum, How the Quest for Privacy is Shaping the Future of Enterprise Blockchain Technology — I was recently in San Francisco for the Hyperledger Members Summit, an intimate, excellent event for Hyperledger member firms to connect with one another. With Web3 Labs’ ongoing contributions to Hyperledger Besu, the summit was a great opportunity to connect with other companies that are using Hyperledger Besu and other…

Things I Wish I’d Known Before Creating Web3j — When I created the Web3j library for Ethereum, I had the naive worldview that creating a successful open-source library would naturally transition into a commercial success. Nothing could be further from the truth. Recently Web3j passed the 7-year-old mark. …

Times are Gloomy — Developer activity on web3 protocols is at lows not seen since the end of 2020. The news cycles for months on end have been dominated by speculation about the Bitcoin ETF and SBF’s trial. Both of which we hope to have closure on before the year’s end.

A Deep Dive into the Controversial Book “Going Infinite” and what it reveals about the Downfall of FTX and its Founder, Sam Bankman-Fried — Michael Lewis’s latest, much-anticipated book “Going Infinite” came out recently. Chronicling both the life of FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and the events leading up to its collapse, the book has already generated a lot of controversy.

Decentralising Trust Is Harder Than Initially Thought — One of the goals at the heart of web3 has always been to create a decentralised internet, which is not controlled by incumbents. We had this with the World Wide Web, however, during the rise of web2, it became somewhat more centralised — controlled by large entities such as Google…