Luke Willis

Luke Willis

USA
Writing and podcasting The Koin Press since 2021. Developer of KAP, BurnKoin, and Press Badge NFTs on Koinos network.
Mar
09

Defining: noncustodial

If you listen to people talking about cryptocurrencies, the term "noncustodial" comes up fairly often. In legal circles,
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Mar
08

To dApp or not to dApp

General purpose blockchains (Ethereum, Koinos, etc.) are are just big, decentralized computers. They support "Turing complete" programming languages,
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Mar
07

On the pod: Learn Web3

Today on the podcast, an interview with Sneh Koul, co-founder of LearnWeb3 DAO. In this episode, we discuss the challenges
Mar
05

Don't be shilly

If you believe something will happen, you should act accordingly. Whether the expected outcome is good or bad, there’s
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Mar
04

Start with community

You can't build a community without a vision. You need a simple idea to rally the troops--that'
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Mar
03

[BAB] Lesson 6: Resources to help you start building

So, now you know everything you need to do to be ready for mass adoption of your dApps: * don'
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Mar
02

[BAB] Lesson 5: Why you shouldn't sacrifice decentralization

Blockchain apps are called dApps (decentralized apps). They're decentralized because no one owns/controls the smart contracts. Sure,
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Mar
01

[BAB] Lesson 4: How to think about your role in a peer-to-peer environment

When you build typical web2 apps, you own everything you build. Your users don't talk to each other.
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Feb
28

[BAB] Lesson 3: How to handle wallets

Wallets are critical for decentralization. If your users don't control (i.e. take custody of) their private keys,
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Feb
26

[BAB] Lesson 2: How to work around gas fees

If you want to charge substantial direct fees every time someone uses your app, then gas fees are just an
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