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Polygon: Web3's MongoDB and More

I first heard of Polygon in mid-2021. Friends of mine who were web3 entrepreneurs and NFT artists mentioned it as a promising project, providing a solid scaling solution for Ethereum. After some initial research, I learned that the founding team members were mostly from

Topics: e-CNY• Central Bank Digital Currency• Web3•

Central Bank Digital Currency: Should You Want It Too?

Over the last five months, we have researched and written about e-CNY (China’s Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC), from its core technology [https://interconnected.blog/e-cny-technology-dcep-e-rmb/] and product experience [https://interconnected.blog/e-cny-the-product/], to the key institutional players [https://interconnected.blog/e-cny-players-dcep-e-rmb/

Topics: Open Source• Web3• Rest of World•

2022 Outlook: Rise of the "Rest"

As we enter 2022, one new, big theme we will be more focused on is what I call: Rise of the “Rest”. The “Rest” here refers to any country or market that is not the US or China. Admittedly, “Rest” is not the most