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Andre Cronje
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19 hours ago

fUSD migration & liquidations

Goal: fUSD and economic abstraction go hand in hand, for Fantom, we want to be able to provide builders, partners, and users, a predictable and budget-friendly system. This means being able to allocate fees in either FTM or fUSD and able to predict future costs based on usage. This allows…

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fUSD migration & liquidations
fUSD migration & liquidations

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Jan 13

Why build on Fantom?

Fastest confirmation times (sub 900ms finality) True finality (no longest chain rule, when a transaction is seen by the network it is final — can’t be rolled back by a chain reorg) Synchronous RPC (not asynchronous fire and forget, but synchronous to receive confirmation, only possible on Fantom due to…

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Why build on Fantom?
Why build on Fantom?

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Jan 6

Oracle Evolution

Rich data sources are what evolved the internet. Static pages turned into dynamic data thanks to APIs (oracles). As APIs (oracles) evolved in the traditional web, they allowed completely new apps that weren’t previously possible. It was key behind the web’s evolution from web1.0 (static) to web2.0 (dynamic). A personal…

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Oracle Evolution
Oracle Evolution

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Dec 26, 2022

Letter to Fantom Foundation team

A few days ago we shared a letter with Fantom Foundation team, as a distributed foundation it can sometimes be difficult to align everyone. Working in isolation or small team silos often makes us create our own vision and mission statements. The letter re-affirms our goals and priorities for 2023…

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Letter to Fantom Foundation team
Letter to Fantom Foundation team

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Dec 24, 2022

Fantom in review

The signal-to-noise ratio in crypto is incredibly low. The noise frequency is incredibly high. Simply put, it is easy to get caught up in the latest narrative, and it is easy to forget to look at data objectively. Crypto time, just like everything else in crypto, (I believe) is distorted. …

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Fantom in review
Fantom in review

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Dec 15, 2022

The decentralized CEO

If you read the title, and saw the oxymoron, you get it. A decentralized system can not have a centralized controlling entity or benefactor. If there is an authority, or team, or foundation that you expect needs to take a certain action, then it is simply not a decentralized system. …

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Nov 28, 2022

Fantom: an inside financial peek at being a “crypto company”

16 June 2018 — Fantom raised $40,000,000 (mostly in ETH @ $450-$700). Dec 2018 — Fantom sells the ETH to USD for an average price significantly less than it raised. Fantom has less than $5,000,000 left. Major expenses include $3,000,000+ in listing fees for exchanges, $500,000+ “sponsorship fees” for “influencers”…

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Fantom: an inside financial peak at being a “crypto company”
Fantom: an inside financial peak at being a “crypto company”

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Nov 16, 2022

Fantom: envisioning a zk future

Intro Yes, zk is a buzzword, just like blockchain, ICO, defi, NFT, and gamefi. Of the 1000+ blockchains that have been launched, a handful has had real adoption. Of the 1000+ ICO’s that have been launched, a handful have created real products. Of the 1000+ defi protocols that have been…

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Fantom: envisioning a zk future
Fantom: envisioning a zk future

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Nov 15, 2022

Fantom: Consensus practically explained

In this article, we will compare time ordering, proof of work (PoW), proof of stake (PoS), and lachesis (fantom consensus) in simple to understand practical examples. Time Ordering Alice has 1FTM, Charlie has 1FTM, Bob has 1FTM Alice sends Bob 1FTM Bob sends Alice 1FTM Charlie sends Bob 1FTM Time…

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Fantom: Consensus practically explained
Fantom: Consensus practically explained

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Nov 9, 2022

Learn from my mistakes

Projects Fantom — token economics — team didn’t keep enough themselves, the projects in the “top 10” are all highly centralized and controlled token economics. The more distributed, especially amongst retail, the more volatile. Plan for this. Yearn — can’t really say I’m the founder, I feel more like the…

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Learn from my mistakes
Learn from my mistakes

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