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ALANAmagazine - Open For Submissions

"ALANAmagazine™ is where technology, culture, and lifestyle converge with a particular emphasis on the emergence of Web 3.0 innovation and its impact on those interconnected topics." The time has finally come, and the next edition of ALANAmagazine is actively being curated, authored, and designed. We are excited to see everything we have worked on for months finally coming together. A crucial element, of course, is our community, YOU. As some of you may know, the Cover Competition has been op...

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Liquidity Pools – The Core of DeFi

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Remember when we compared "Price Discovery: Order Books and Automated Market Makers (AMMs)?" Let's dive deeper today and reflect further on the decentralized exchange (DEX) system, as it is the core that makes DeFi (Decentralized Finance) work. AMMs utilize so-called "liquidity pools" to enable the trade of cryptocurrencies. It is an apt name since it reflects both the function (liquidity) and the structure (pool of assets). In other words, a liquidity pool is a shared pot of tokens that make...

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 03

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At ALANA, our journey has always been about celebrating the values that connect us as a community. That’s why we created our free membership NFT, which encapsulates ALANA’s “10 Principles of a Good Community.” The inspiration for these principles came during a thoughtful conversation with Dani, a fellow DAO member, where we reflected on how Dieter Rams’ “10 Principles of Good Design” distilled the essence of excellence. In the same spirit, we set out to capture the heart of what makes our com...

Farcaster Unpacked: Should Creators Care?

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In a digital world where creators often feel at the mercy of algorithms and platform policies, a new wave of social networks is emerging, giving users more power. Farcaster, a decentralized social platform designed for the next era of the internet, is generating buzz among creatives and content creators who seek more control over their work and their audiences. But is it worth your attention? In this article, we’ll unpack what Farcaster is, how it’s different, and why it might just be the cre...

Podcast #6 with Krystyne Payne-McDonald

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Our latest ALANAmagazine Podcast, hosted by our favorite host Elahn Danee, brings a fresh and honest conversation between her and guest Krystyne Payne-McDonald. Krystyne is a product developer with a rich background in fashion and design. Throughout the podcast, she opens up about her journey from industrial design to working with prominent brands like Adidas and Lululemon, sharing how she fell in love with transforming ideas into tangible, wearable products. She talks about the joy of seeing...

The Power of Stability - Correct Version

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"Sustainable development is impossible without peace and stability."Ban Ki-moon (Former UN Secretary-General)Last week, Lutra—one of our most insightful DAO members and our top in-house writer—shared an excellent article on stablecoins (linked below). He explored how stablecoins function, why they matter, and what gives them true significance in our ecosystem. Meanwhile, as global and societal stability feels increasingly uncertain, it’s more important than ever to focus on what we can shape:...

Stablecoins – An Escape from Volatility

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You might be still a noob to crypto and the broader field of DeFi (Decentralized Finance) but alongside of Bitcoin and Ethereum you might have encountered the word 'stablecoin'. As you have heard from the media and news, crypto can bring wild swings in the prices of your assets. As someone dabbling in trading cryptocurrencies, one day you feel close to being a millionaire (Lambo ordered), the other day you go back to work (Lambo cancelled). This is called price volatility and is caused by the...

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Decentralized Exchanges

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"Every exchange, no matter how small, has the power to change the world." (author unknown)Web3 exchanges, also known as decentralized exchanges, are trading platforms that operate on blockchain technology and enable peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets without the need for intermediaries such as bankers or brokers. Their key characteristics are decentralization, non-custodial control over assets, execution by smart contracts, and the usage of liquidity pools. Web ...

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 02

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Rather than defining ourselves by what we’re against, what if we focused on what truly brings us together? At ALANA, our journey has always been about celebrating the values that connect us as a community. That’s why we created our free membership NFT, which encapsulates ALANA’s “10 Principles of a Good Community.” The inspiration for these principles came during a thoughtful conversation with Dani, a fellow DAO member, where we reflected on how Dieter Rams’ “10 Principles of Good Design” dis...

Price Discovery: Order Book and AMMs

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Have you ever wondered how the price of an asset is determined? In economics, there is a simple answer to this: The price is discovered by the interaction of buyers and sellers in a market, e.g. a process driven by supply and demand. This process is facilitated by various market mechanisms and participants. This also applies to digital marketplaces like cryptocurrency exchanges or NFT trading platforms, where the interplay of buyers and sellers determines the prices of cryptocurrencies or oth...

Trust in a Trustless World

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"Blockchain doesn’t ask us to trust—it empowers us to verify, together."This week, we explore how blockchain is redefining trust in an era of digital uncertainty. In a world where data breaches and centralized failures erode confidence, blockchain’s core attributes—decentralization, transparency, and immutability—are laying the foundation for a new kind of trust, one that doesn’t rely on intermediaries or single points of failure.Web 3 LearningVocabularyDecentralization Blockchain distributes...

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 01

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Every community needs to form a collective understanding of what they stand for. In today's world, we hear more often what others or ourselves feel strong emotions against. In ALANA we have been committed since day one to stand for the things we value. In our specific case, those values have been captured in our free membership NFT or better known as ALANA's "10 Principles of a Good Community." When discussing with Dani, a fellow DAO member, how to best capture our values, the first thought t...

Liquidity Pools – The Core of DeFi

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 03

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Farcaster Unpacked: Should Creators Care?

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Podcast #6 with Krystyne Payne-McDonald

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

The Power of Stability - Correct Version

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Stablecoins – An Escape from Volatility

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

ALANAmagazine - Open For Submissions

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Decentralized Exchanges

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 02

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Price Discovery: Order Book and AMMs

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

Trust in a Trustless World

ALANA's ⚡NewsFlash⚡

The ALANA Manifesto | Part 01

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