Intro to Olympus DAO

Olympus DAO, according to their website, is a "Decentralized Reserve Currency". They are trying to build a "community-owned decentralized financial infrastructure to bring more stability and transparency for the world." In this post, I'll try to break down what that actually means in the context of Olympus DAO and how [...]

Building my first Web3 application

Update: Rinkeby testnet has been deprecated. I have not ported this application to the new testnet, so it no longer functions. GM! I've been interacting with the crypto space for a few months as a consumer, and with this project, I wanted to experience the creator side of things. [...]

A primer on Ethereum gas fee

Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap today and with the introduction of smart contracts, it is regarded as a generation 2 cryptocurrency which allows a lot more utility than just a way to send and receive currency. To oversimplify, Ethereum introduced two different types of accounts — [...]