CryptoKitties
- CryptoKitties is one of the most well-known Dapps after its launch in 2017 when high levels of activity actually slowed down the Ethereum network
- In this Dapp, users can buy, breed and collect digital cats which represent NFTs meaning their guaranteed to be unique
- One of these kitties known as Vulcat was sold for 170,000

CryptoKitties

MakerDAO is a Dapp built on Ethereum that allows the lending and borrowing of cryptocurrencies without the need for a intermediary. More specifically, it's an organization developing technology for borrowing, savings, and a stable cryptocurrency hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. MakerDAO was invented by Rune Christensen who is the founder and current CEO of MakerDAO.


MakerDAO is made up a Smart Contract service that manages lending and borrowing, it also hosts two currencies DAI and MKR to regulate the values of loans.   


MakerDAO has a current value of 17.8 Billion, to date they have about 2.3M ETH locked which is over 2% of all the ETH supply.

MakerDAO

Stablecoins

Tran, Ki Chong. "What Is MakerDAO? A 3-Minute Guide to the Lending Platform." Decrypt, 2 Apr. 2020, https://decrypt.co/resources/makerdao-guide-learn-explained-decrypt-3-minutes

What Is MakerDAO? A 3-Minute Guide to the Lending Platform

Syracuse University

Dapps are decentralized apps, they behave like traditional apps with similar functionality with the difference of running on a peer-to-peer network, such as a blockchain.

Dapps

Chipolina, S., & Hussey, M. (2020, October 1). What Are Dapps? | The Beginner's Guide. Decrypt. https://decrypt.co/resources/dapps

What Are Dapps? | The Beginner's Guide

- Censorship Resistant
- No Downtime
- Blockchain Based
- Open Source

Aspects of Dapps

Problems Dapps Face

State of Dapps: https://www.stateofthedapps.com/

Where to Find Dapps

Despite their youth, Dapps are already offering many services on blockchain networks including: 
- Playing games, including betting
- Exchanging money 
- Creating digital identities
- Hosting marketplaces 

In Q2 of 2020, Dapps transaction volume had hit 12 billion which was a 4.5 billion increase from that years previous quarter.

Once the drawbacks in scalability, security and user experience are solved, decentralized apps will become more popular.  


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