{"id":2450,"date":"2021-03-20T23:03:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T22:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecryptowolf.net\/2021\/03\/20\/crypto-conversation-right-on-the-dot\/"},"modified":"2021-03-20T23:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T22:03:46","slug":"crypto-conversation-right-on-the-dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecryptowolf.net\/2021\/03\/20\/crypto-conversation-right-on-the-dot\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Conversation: Right on the &#8216;Dot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTY4NTE4MDM1Mjk0OTg4MDU1\/blockchain-could-still-boom-even-as-crypto-crashes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crypto Conversation: Right on the &#8216;Dot&#8217;\" title=\"Crypto Conversation: Right on the &#8216;Dot&#8217;\" \/><\/div><p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s hot in crypto this week?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Polkadot. It was created as a solution to Ethereum\u2019s scalability obstacles &#8212; mainly that the Ethereum network can\u2019t handle as many transactions per second on the scale as other payment systems can. Polkadot hopes to solve this issue through the use of a process called &#8220;sharding.&#8221; That&#8217;s where instead of each node on the network having a full version of Ethereum\u2019s transaction history, the data is split up into shards and distributed. This allows the Polkadot network to validate transactions much faster than Ethereum can, at a lower cost.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<h2>Why?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum fees are going through the roof, making alternative solutions such as Polkadot more appealing than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><phoenix-picture><a><picture class=\"is-waiting-to-load\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1240\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.webp 1400w\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png 620w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1240\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png 1240w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1400\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png 1400w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"polka_static\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTgyMzcyNjA3MTEz\/polka_static.png\" height=\"899\" width=\"1600\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/phoenix-picture><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time of writing, the Ethereum network handles about 15 transactions per second. By contrast, credit card payment systems process thousands of transactions per second. Not a good look for Ethereum 1.0.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-b\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><phoenix-picture><a><picture class=\"is-waiting-to-load\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 512px) 512px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTg4ODE1MDU3OTk5\/ethereum-daily-transactions.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_512\/MTc5NjQ0OTg4ODE1MDU3OTk5\/ethereum-daily-transactions.webp 512w\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 512px) 512px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTg4ODE1MDU3OTk5\/ethereum-daily-transactions.png 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_512\/MTc5NjQ0OTg4ODE1MDU3OTk5\/ethereum-daily-transactions.png 512w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"ethereum daily transactions\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTg4ODE1MDU3OTk5\/ethereum-daily-transactions.png\" height=\"297\" width=\"512\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/phoenix-picture><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<h2>What does Polkadot\u2019s data show?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Looking at Polkadot, we see that its recent developer activity compares favorably to the cream of the crop \u2014 the top-ranking projects in the crypto universe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A high developer score means that a project has an active developer community: a large number of contributors making regular updates. While projects may vary widely in technical architecture and goals, developer activity provides a common and easily understood metric by which projects can be compared, e.g. how many people are contributing to a project\u2019s health and feature set?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><phoenix-picture><a><picture class=\"is-waiting-to-load\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.webp 1200w\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.png 380w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.png 620w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.png 1200w\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"dev score polkadot\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTc5NjQ0OTk1MjU3NzA1NTUx\/dev-score-polkadot.png\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/phoenix-picture><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a granular look at developer contributions. The key takeaway is that Polkadot shows consistent contributions (i.e. surges of activity), indicating a dedicated developer community that stays committed to the project over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-b\"\/>\n<h2>What\u2019s Flipside\u2019s Take?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Metrics, like price, are reactive \u2014 they can tell you that a large number of buyers have become interested in purchasing tokens. A better standard to examine when assessing a project is: Does it have an active, engaged community of developers who are committed to making the project better by adding features and addressing vulnerabilities?\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>By that standard, Polkadot is an excellent example of a project that has attracted regular developer activity over time \u2014 and is now enjoying its moment in the limelight as a result.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Flipside Crypto Asset Score Tracker provides institutional and sophisticated retail investors the ability to track over 500 cryptocurrencies&#8217; fundamentals. FCAS Tracker is currently free to a select group of new users as it continues to develop the product. 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