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title: "Blocksplain"
date: 2018-06-08
author: "Richard MacManus"
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# Blocksplain

Blocksplain ran from January-December 2018. It was an independent blog that tracked blockchain and cryptocurrency startups, and explained how they fit into the Web 3.0 ecosystem.

**Update, February 2022:** the original domain is no longer controlled by me, however I have created a replica of the site at [blocksplain.ricmac.org](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/). It was last updated in Dec 2018. You can also browse via the index below.

![Blocksplain](https://ricmac.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blocksplain_670.jpg)

**Blockchain startups:**

- [Augur](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/01/24/betting-on-augur/) (prediction market)
- [Beaker Browser](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/19/beaker-decentralized-browser/) (browser)
- [BitClave](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/26/blockchain-search-engines/) (search engine)
- [Blockstack](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/06/06/blockstack-universal-dapp-store/) (browser, dapp store)
- [Brave browser](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/12/brave-browser/) (browser)
- [Civil](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/06/13/civil-journalism-blockchain/) (media)
- [Filecoin](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/06/filecoin-amazon-s3-for-web-3/) (storage)
- [Loom Network](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/15/loom-network-dapp-platform/) (dev platform)
- [Narrative](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/05/narrative-ico/) (content network)
- [Peepeth](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/04/17/peepeth-decentralized-twitter/) (twitter alternative)
- [Po.et](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/14/po-et/) (content network)
- [Presearch](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/26/blockchain-search-engines/) (search engine)
- [SingularityNET](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/15/singularitynet-decentralize-ai/) (AI)
- [Status](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/04/status-im/) (IM)
- [Zilliqa](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/04/05/zilliqa-one-ups-ethereum-by-implementing-sharding/) (app platform)

**Cryptocurrencies:**

- [Bitcoin Cash](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/22/bitcoin-cash-vs-litecoin/) (BCH)
- [Cardano](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/08/cardano-ethereum-competitor/) (ADA)
- Ether (ETH); [scaling](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/04/04/ethereum-scaling-solutions/)
- [EOS](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/14/eos-ethereum-killer/)
- [IOTA](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/11/iota-the-difficulty-of-testing-blockchain-apps/)
- [Litecoin](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/22/bitcoin-cash-vs-litecoin/) (LTC)
- [Monero](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/01/29/monero-privacy-coins-legit/) (XMR)
- [NEO](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/26/neos-quest-to-be-the-one/)
- [Ripple](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/07/permissioned-blockchains/) (XRP)

**Blockchain trends:**

- [Defining Web 3.0](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/05/09/web3-blockchain/)
- [Blockchain in 2018: pros and cons](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/01/23/blockchain-2018-pros-cons/)
- Types of blockchain 
    - [Permissioned](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/07/permissioned-blockchains/)
- Infrastructure trends 
    1. [Blockchain size](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/22/blockchain-size/)
    2. [Transaction speeds](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/28/transaction-speeds/)
    3. [Storage](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/06/filecoin-amazon-s3-for-web-3/)
- [We’re in the Geocities era of blockchain](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/20/were-in-the-geocities-era-of-blockchain/)
- [5 ways crypto is disrupting media](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/07/05/5-ways-crypto-is-disrupting-media/)
- [Crypto community: time to focus on product, not price](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/12/13/crypto-time-to-focus-on-product-not-price/)
- [My hopes for crypto in 2019](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/12/26/my-hopes-for-crypto-in-2019/)

**Best practices:**

- [3 problems the blockchain industry must fix](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/04/25/3-problems-the-blockchain-industry-must-fix/)
- [Do you need a blockchain?](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/12/do-you-need-a-blockchain/)
- ICOs 
    - [Using Etherscan to verify ICO claims](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/02/20/etherscan/)
    - [Tips for assessing an ICO](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/01/31/tips-for-assessing-an-ico/)
- [White papers](https://blocksplain.ricmac.org/2018/03/19/white-papers-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/)