Introduction: The Amalgamation Of Democratic Governance Within AERGO: Pikkle’s Purpose And How It Works
It is evident that the democratic process hasn’t been perfected since its inception in ancient India and ancient Athens and it is time for that to finally change 2500 years since its inception. With innovations in immutable and transparent technology, brought on by the blockchain, we as a society have the opportunity to revolutionize the democratic process to promote an equitable environment for egalitarian populism. On the AERGO blockchain exists a voting platform that has been utilized by the Korean Broadcasters Association, an institution that has…
AERGONAUTS And KLAYswap: The Great Listing: What Does This Mean For AERGONAUTS?
AERGO, one of the largest hybrid blockchains based out of South Korea, is going to be listed on KLAYswap, a decentralized crypto asset finance protocol that enables users to provide liquidity and garner rewards. KLAYswap is a complete and automated on-chain swap protocol that operates and leverages on-chain liquidity pools. Liquidity is guaranteed through automated market making mechanisms. KLAYswap enables on-chain swap services for any KLAY or KCT-type token cryptocurrency to become a liquid provider and earn passive income from transaction fee commissions. For AERGOnauts, this enables AERGO…
Introduction: What Is DeFi?
Decentralized finance, otherwise known as DeFi, has revolutionized the paradigm of traditional finance as we know it. But what is decentralized finance, and how has it impacted the way monetary instruments operate? Decentralized finance is, in essence, an umbrella term that consolidates cryptocurrency or blockchain applications geared towards disrupting traditional financial intermediaries. Centralized financial intermediaries are non-existent in the world of DeFi and non-custodial applications are the embodiment of how DeFi operates. …
Introduction: Bullish vs. Bearish: Bullish Comeback Or Trap?
Since the beginning of 2021, Bitcoin, Ethereum and the totality of blockchain markets have surged in value at an unprecedented rate. Bitcoin, reached an all time high in mid April of approximately $63,000 per coin and Ethereum, reaching an all time high of $4100 dollars shortly after on May 10th. Since then, cryptocurrencies have seen a major pullback, to a point where Bitcoin has tumbled down to $28,000 (although recently recovering to approximately $42,000) and Ethereum stumbling down to $1800. Although the recent Ethereum London Fork and the consistent burning of Ethereum…
Introduction: Inflation And Economics
Our globalized and homogenized economy has witnessed excessive inflation since the The Great Recession which began in 2008 and its impact cannot be overstated, but what is inflation? Inflation, by definition, is the process of sustained increasing costs over a period of time. Inflation occurs when a currency like the dollar or the Euro loses value over the course of a specific time-frame: simultaneously, goods begin to rise resulting from this economic occurrence. Inflation, over the course of the last forty years, has seen substantial debate where participants have argued its negative elements as much as…
Introduction: Blockchain Technology Exacerbate Climate Change?
It is evident that the utilization of energy has become a focal, social and political issue that has become a topic of discussion for the last half-century and has expanded well into the 21st century. Recently, there has been massive argument surrounding the efficiency of blockchain and how/if Proof-Of-Work exacerbates an already fragile climate. Blockchain has unfortunately utilized the same amount of energy as 159 individual nations; from a global perspective, that is roughly 75% of all nations that exist on the Earth: a staggering statistic indeed.
AERGO is looking to solve this issue…
Introduction: The Cryptocurrency Mining Carbon Emissions Political Discussion
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have been making headlines over the past year, garnering mainstream adoption and attention for a variety of reasons. One specific issue has garnered massive political attention from some of the most influential and powerful people in the world and that issue is “how does cryptocurrency mining and creation affect the environment? Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world and founder of SpaceX, Tesla and Neuralink, has publicly stated his stance on cryptocurrency; Musk believes that cryptocurrency possesses a bright future, but believes it yields a massive carbon…
A Bio: My Specifications
Greetings to the AERGO Community! My name is Corey Costa, and I have been recently hired by the AERGO Foundation to write insightful and consistent articles surrounding events and technical specifications in the AERGO Ecosystem. I am no stranger to blockchain and cryptocurrency, as I entered the space in May of 2017. My cryptocurrency journey began with investment and has expanded into building different communities. In July of 2018, I started my journey at Sharder Protocol, which was a distributed storage solution based out of China. I became their Head Writer and a Telegram Administrator for…
Introduction: The Great Fraud: Blockchain’s Rectification
The Inception Of NFT’s Has Created A Craze: Will It Last And Have NFT’s Progressed Beyond Just Hype?
Introduction: Hype vs. Utility: Which Foundational Ethos Causes The Transcendence of Blockchain Ecosystems?
Throughout the history of blockchain, it has become more and more evident and obvious that hype is a cornerstone of a blockchain ecosystems success, specifically surrounding token price and awareness of the project. Ethereum’s infrastructure smart contract code capabilities transformed the zeitgeist of blockchain, enabling different projects to be built on Ethereum. This notion conceived of the “Great ICO Bubble Of 2017” which led to new projects skyrocketing in…
