One of the major features of crypto is that they are decentralized, meaning they are not controlled by a single institution like a government or central bank, but instead are divided among a variety of computers, networks, and nodes. In many cases, cryptos make use of this decentralized status to attain levels of privacy and security that are typically unavailable to standard currencies and underlying transactions.

Avalanche emerged from its avalanche consensus mechanism to become a prominent alternative to Ethereum, celebrated for its EVM compatibility, low fees, and rapid transaction finality.

Wallets serve as the user's entry point into web3, beyond just signing transactions. They play a crucial role in ecosystem loyalty, with Metamask leading in EVM chains and Phantom emerging as Solana's key wallet. Supporting diverse wallets is vital for dApps, yet the dominance of a single wallet like Phantom on Solana highlights the 'winner takes most' dynamic, simplifying integration into our dApp ecosystem.

Boba network is a very interesting take on an optimistic rollup scaling solution. They have forked Optimisms’ rollup implementation but have added several very compelling pieces.

Uniswap is an Ethereum-based exchange that‘s fully decentralized and uses AMM trading model instead of CLOB. The Uniswap platform was built in 2018 on top of the Ethereum blockchain, which makes it compatible with all ERC-20 tokens and infrastructure such as wallet services like MetaMask and MyEtherWallet.

The blockchain has many wonderful attributes, but an efficient database is not one of them. The decentralized nature that gives blockchain networks their desired qualities of security and censorship resistance make them less cost effective database options than their web2 counterparts. We can use the blockchain to store mission critical data and use a decentralized data storage platform, like Arweave to store bulkier data in a verifiably immutable manner.