Author name: Priya Sharma

Priya is a self-taught programmer who fell down the crypto rabbit hole while trying to understand how decentralized exchanges worked. She spent two years as a community moderator for a major lending protocol before transitioning to crypto journalism. Today, she breaks down complex DeFi mechanisms and security audits for our readers.

Ethereum Frontier Goes Live as Smart Contract Platform Launches with Ether Under One Dollar

Priya Sharma / August 10, 2015

On July 30, 2015, the cryptocurrency landscape shifted forever. Ethereum, the brainchild of Vitalik Buterin, officially launched its Frontier network, […]

Ethereum’s Genesis Approaches: Smart Contracts Set to Transform Blockchain as Frontier Network Readies for Launch

Priya Sharma / July 29, 2015

On the eve of what could become the most consequential moment in blockchain history since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin

Litecoin Crashes 31% in Seven Days While Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $285: The Great Altcoin Divergence of Mid-July 2015

Priya Sharma / July 15, 2015

The cryptocurrency market of mid-July 2015 presented a study in contrasts. Bitcoin, the undisputed king of digital assets, traded steadily

DeFi Before DeFi: How the Greek Debt Crisis Exposed Bitcoin’s Smart Contract Gap in Early July 2015

Priya Sharma / July 3, 2015

TL;DR Greece imposed strict capital controls in late June 2015, forcing citizens to seek alternatives to the banking system Bitcoin

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