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  • HTML Styles – CSS

    CSS is used to style HTML. It determines how the HTML elements appear on the screen, paper, or in other media. CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of several pages all at once. You can add CSS to HTML elements in 3 ways: Inline, where the style attribute is used in HTML elements. Internal, where the <style> element…

  • HTML Scripts

    A script is a small piece of a program embedded in web pages to make them dynamic and interactive. For example, with scripts, you can create a pop-up box message, a dropdown menu, etc. JavaScript is the most common scripting language used on websites. You can also use the <script> element with other languages (e.g. WebGL’s GLSl…

  • HTML Block and Inline Elements

    HTML is composed of different elements that create blocks of web pages. These elements are divided into “block-level” elements and “inline” elements. It is possible to change an element from block to inline or vice versa using the CSS display property. Block-level Elements A block-level element is an HTML element that starts on a new line and…

  • HTML Tables

    In HTML, you can create tables for your website using the <table> tag in conjunction with the <tr>, <td> and <th> tags. The HTML tables allow displaying the data (e.g. image, text, link) in columns and rows of cells. Table rows can be grouped into a head, foot, and body sections through the <thead>, <tfoot> and <tbody> elements, respectively. In HTML5, we can place <tfoot> either before…

  • Automated Market Makers (AMM) Examples

    The AMM model is the default for decentralised exchanges but given the composability of DEFI different applications have emerged. Uniswap Uniswap uses AMMs to incentivise liquidity provision of pairs of Ethereum-based tokens (generally in a 50/50 ratio) which enable other users to swap those tokens for a fee without an intermediary, custody of funds or…

  • What is Market Making in Crypto?

    A centralised cryptocurrency exchange will try and create efficient markets for coins and tokens by acquiring customers to generate liquidity. They might do this through a mixture of marketing and product features: Offering the widest range of tradeable pairs Competitive fees charged per transaction Promoting its credibility & regulated status Making depositing/withdrawing fiat (on-off ramps)…

  • Automated Markets and Traditional Markets

    Any exchange, whether trading crypto, commodities or stocks, is designed to match the demand from traders wanting to buy an asset at a specific price with someone willing to sell at that price, and to automate the process within a user-friendly interface such as a website or App.  The traditional model for doing this is…

  • AMM : Automated Market Makers and How They Work

    An automated market maker, otherwise known as an AMM, is a means of offering cryptocurrency trading without the need for an intermediary. AMMs combine Smart Contracts and incentives for liquidity provision to automate cryptocurrency trading and disrupt the traditional centralised exchange model, replacing it with the DEX. A DEX is an abbreviation for Decentralised Exchange.…

  • Centralisation

    The other issue with using wrapped tokens is that it required a higher degree of centralisation. As explained earlier, to wrap a token, you must lock your actual crypto asset with a custodian, who mints and burns the wrapped tokens. This requires you to trust the intermediary to perform this wrapping for you – not…

  • Risks to consider when using wrapped crypto tokens

    There are at least two major risks to consider when deciding if wrapped cryptocurrencies are right for you. The first, and perhaps more relevant to most people, is the security of your wrapped tokens. Security : When it comes to the security of individual blockchain networks, there can be arguments from many people about which…