Balancing Incentives, System Robustness, and Efficiency in Decentralized Systems
In this article, we summarize the learnings from the Columbia Crypto Economics Workshop that took place at the beginning of December.…
Bitcoin Staking on Babylon: All You Need to Know (In a TLDR Form)
Here's everything you need to know about staking Bitcoin on Babylon in a super-condensed form.…
Highlights from Solana Community Validator Call - December 5, 2024
On December 5, we had our last community-organized Solana Validator Call of the year. Here are the notes of everything we discussed.…
A Recap of the Namada Dry Run
A recap of everything we learned during our participation in the Namada's Dry Run.…
Highlights from the Solana Community Validator Call - October 24, 2024
A recap of the October community-led Solana validator call we host every month.…
Royalty & Revenue in Story Protocol
The Royalty Module in Story Protocol is designed for creators to be fairly compensated throughout the lifecycle of their IP assets.…
Namada Governance Rundown
Today we explore Namada's governance model and tell you everything you need to know before the network's mainnet launch.…
Breakpoint 2024: Scenes From a Firedancer Validator
At Breakpoint 2024, the Firedancer team took the stage to showcase the latest developments in their Solana validator client. Here's the recap of that workshop.…
Highlights from Solana Foundation's Validator Call - October 10, 2024
As an active Solana governance and community participant, we regularly attend community and validator calls. Here are the notes validator call hosted by the Solana Foundation on October 10, 2024.…
Decoding Story Protocol: IP Assets, IP Accounts, and Programmable IP Licensing (PIL)
Story Protocol has the ambitious goal of taking the illiquid market of IP and make it liquid. Let's explore how they do it.…
A Deep Dive into Jito Stakenet
Through the implementation of StakeNet, JitoSOL has significantly improved the delegation and staking process on the Solana network.…
Highlights from the Solana Community Validator Call - September 26, 2024
These are the topics discussed during our September 2024 Solana community validator call.…
Running a Successful Testnet: Tips & Tricks from the Trenches
How can you run a successful testnet program? As veteran testnet validators, we are here to offer practical tips and tricks.…
The Sui Mysticeti Upgrade Demystified
Sui Network's Mysticeti protocol is aimed at enhancing the efficiency and performance of the chain. In this article, we'll look into its components and benefits.…
Highlights from Solana Foundation's Validator Call - September 5, 2024
This is a recap of the most recent validator call hosted by the Solana Foundation.…
The Absence of, and Need for the Activist Validator
The lack of dissenting voices within validator communities create a self-reinforcing, good vibes only, echo chamber. What's missing is a system of checks and balances which is required to keep founder, core team and Foundation power in check.…
Community Governance & Public Goods Funding: Insights and Strategies
The Chainflow team took part in the 2024 Nebular Summit - a developer conference focused on the Cosmos stack and ecosystem. Our Protocols Specialist Othman had the pleasure of sitting on a panel on community governance and public goods at Nebular Summit 2024. Here is a recap of the panel.…
Sunsetting Juno, Quicksilver, and Regen
As part of our ongoing effort to offer delegated staking services of the highest quality, we have decided to shut down our Juno, Quicksilver and Regen networks validator nodes. If you are delegating stake to us on one of these networks, please make sure to unbond your stake at your…
Initia Governance Explained
Today we explore the governance structure on Initia - a Layer 1 chain for interwoven rollups.…
Independent Validators Are Reliant On Foundation Delegations
In the light of recent criticisms of the Solana Foundation Delegation Program, we reflect on indie validators' reliance on foundation delegation.…