101: Decentralization

What is the Nakamoto coefficient—and how to calculate it?

ForkLog 195 02.05.2025

What Is the Nakamoto Coefficient and How Is It Calculated?

A primer on a metric that gauges a network’s decentralisation.

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ForkLog 9 20.01.2023

What are appchains?

An appchain is a blockchain built to run a single decentralised application.

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ForkLog 44 06.10.2022

IPFS versus HTTP: the future of a decentralised internet?

How IPFS helps decentralise the internet, how it differs from HTTP, and which browsers open IPFS links. Answers in brief.

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ForkLog 41 22.09.2022

Filecoin (FIL): how the decentralised storage blockchain works

What sets the Filecoin blockchain apart? How did it build a decentralised cloud storage network? Which applications run on Filecoin? Answers in cards.

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ForkLog 14 27.07.2022

What is The Graph (GRT)?

What is The Graph? How does this decentralised protocol index data from public blockchains? Explained in ForkLog’s educational cards.

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ForkLog 39 27.06.2022

What is a decentralised exchange (DEX)?

How do decentralised exchanges differ from centralised ones? What are the pros and cons? Explained in cards.

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ForkLog 29 20.06.2022

What is a blockchain oracle?

What are blockchain oracles for? What types exist? Which crypto projects beyond Chainlink develop the technology? Explained in cards.

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ForkLog 34 17.06.2022

What is Web3?

When did the term Web 3.0 appear? Is there a difference between Web 3.0 and Web3? What does it actually mean, and what does blockchain have to do with it? We explain the concept in a new set of cards.

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ForkLog 12 10.06.2022

What is a governance token?

What are governance tokens for? Why have they become so widespread? Can a governance token provide passive income? Here is a concise primer.

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ForkLog 35 07.06.2022

What is Chainlink (LINK)?

How do Chainlink’s decentralised oracles work? Which firms and projects use them? What is the LINK token for? A primer.

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ForkLog 23 24.05.2022

What is Helium (HNT)?

What is Helium, a blockchain-built wireless network with more than 800,000 hotspots worldwide? How to join it, and what role do its blockchain and HNT token play? A concise primer.

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ForkLog 19 03.02.2022

What is a DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation)?

What decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) are.

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#101: Decentralization