In 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto explained through the famous Bitcoin WhitePaper how it is possible to transfer value in a peer-to-peer, totally decentralized and secure way thanks to the Blockchain, a technological infrastructure based on cryptographic tools and distributed ledgers. Bitcoin, however, remains a protocol focused on storage and transfer of value, or bitcoin cryptocurrencies, also necessary to incentivize nodes to validate transactions. The programmability of the protocol remains very limited, and so Vitalik Buterin in 2013 writed the Ethereum WhitePaper, a new blockhain platform with much more extensive potential. Ethereum establishes itself as a real decentralized world computer which allows you to perform operations and interact with smart contracts. These lines of code allow to perform any operation. Smart contracts allow the creation of tokens, both fungible and non-fungible, and decentralized applications. These elements play a fundamental role in the perspective of Web 3.0. Decentralized Applications (dapps) are software whose front-end is constituted by a traditional web-interface, but whose back-end is based on smart contracts and Blockchain systems. Services are born that span various sectors, from decentralized finance to cryptoassets marketplaces passing through video games and gambling platforms. The academic literature focuses mainly on the technical side of dapps and Blockchain protocols. The industry is constantly evolving and changing, and a general overview of the world of dapps can be useful. The objective of this thesis is to investigate, considering the decentralized applications with the largest number of active users during a given time horizon, the main characteristics and trends of these services such as sectors and categories, implemented tokens, forms of governance and protocols.
Nel 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto spiega attraverso il celebre WhitePaper di Bitcoin come sia possibile trasferire valore in modo peer-to-peer, totalmente decentralizzato e sicuro grazie alla Blockchain, un’infrastruttura tecnologica basata su strumenti crittografici e registri distribuiti. Bitcoin, tuttavia, rimane un protocollo incentrato sullo storage e sul trasferimento di valore, ovvero delle criptovalute bitcoin, necessarie anche a incentive i nodi a validare le transazioni. La programmabilità del protocollo rimane molto limitata, e così Vitalik Buterin nel 2013 redige il WhitePaper di Ethereum, una nuova piattaforma Blockhain dalle potenzialità molto più estese. Ethereum si afferma come un vero e proprio computer mondiale decentralizzato che permette di eseguire operazioni e di interagire con gli smart contract. Si tratta di linee di codice che consentono di eseguire qualsiasi operazione. Gli smart contract permettono la creazione di token, sia di natura fungibile che non fungibile, e delle applicazioni decentralizzate. Questi elementi hanno un ruolo fondamentale nell’ottica del Web 3.0. Le applicazioni decentralizzate (dapps) sono software il cui front-end è costutuito da una web-interface tradizionale, ma il cui back-end è fondato su smart contract e sistemi Blockchain. Nascono servizi che abbracciano svariati settori, dalla finanza decentralizzata, ai marketplace di cryptoassets passando per videogiochi e piattaforme di gambling. La letteratura accademica si concentra principalmente sul lato tecnico delle dapps e dei protocolli Blockchain. L’industria è in perenne evoluzione e mutamento, e può risultare utile una panoramica generale sul mondo delle dapps. L'obiettivo di questa tesi è di indagare, considerando le applicazioni decentralizzate con il maggior numero di utenti attivi durante un determinato orizzonte temporale, le principali caratteristiche e tendenze di questi servizi come settori e categorie, tokens implementati, forme di governance e protocolli.
Exploring the dapps ecosystem: empirical analysis of decentralized applications
Iaccarino, Lorenzo
2022/2023
Abstract
In 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto explained through the famous Bitcoin WhitePaper how it is possible to transfer value in a peer-to-peer, totally decentralized and secure way thanks to the Blockchain, a technological infrastructure based on cryptographic tools and distributed ledgers. Bitcoin, however, remains a protocol focused on storage and transfer of value, or bitcoin cryptocurrencies, also necessary to incentivize nodes to validate transactions. The programmability of the protocol remains very limited, and so Vitalik Buterin in 2013 writed the Ethereum WhitePaper, a new blockhain platform with much more extensive potential. Ethereum establishes itself as a real decentralized world computer which allows you to perform operations and interact with smart contracts. These lines of code allow to perform any operation. Smart contracts allow the creation of tokens, both fungible and non-fungible, and decentralized applications. These elements play a fundamental role in the perspective of Web 3.0. Decentralized Applications (dapps) are software whose front-end is constituted by a traditional web-interface, but whose back-end is based on smart contracts and Blockchain systems. Services are born that span various sectors, from decentralized finance to cryptoassets marketplaces passing through video games and gambling platforms. The academic literature focuses mainly on the technical side of dapps and Blockchain protocols. The industry is constantly evolving and changing, and a general overview of the world of dapps can be useful. The objective of this thesis is to investigate, considering the decentralized applications with the largest number of active users during a given time horizon, the main characteristics and trends of these services such as sectors and categories, implemented tokens, forms of governance and protocols.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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