Crypto 101

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Algorand's Pure PoS, a stake in digital democracy,
Dfinity's "Internet Computer," centralization in crypto-drag, you see.

Cardano's Ouroboros, peer-reviewed to the extreme,
Coda's post-quantum crypto, for when Shor's algorithm reigns supreme.

Mina's blockchain's so tiny, it fits on a floppy disk,
STARK-based ECC, making cryptographers risk whiplash.

Aztec's zk-rollups, hiding transactions in plain sight,
Monero's ring signatures, giving the taxman a fright.

Chia's Proof-of-Space-and-Time, turning HDDs into crypto-farms,
VeChain's Proof-of-Authority, centralization with blockchain charms.

Solana validators solve VDFs faster than light,
Optimistic Rollups on Ethereum, scaling with all their might.

Polygon's suite of solutions, a Swiss Army knife for scale,
Polkadot's parachains, where interoperability prevails.

Chainlink's CCIP, the postman of the crypto-verse,
Cosmos' IBC, because one chain is never diverse.

THORChain's DEX, swap tokens without a thought,
Smart contracts in languages that leave developers distraught.

EIPs evolve Ethereum, gas fees still cause tears,
Uniswap and Curve, where liquidity providers face their fears.

Flash loans from Aave, be a whale for a block,
Compound's cTokens, interest rates that might shock.

Stablecoins like DAI, pegged to the dollar (we hope),
Synthetic assets, because real ones are out of scope.

Filecoin stores your data in a decentralized mess,
Arweave's blockweave, where deletion's not up for address.

IPFS and Swarm, finding your file's a treasure hunt,
Decentralized clouds, where your data you can't confront.

DIDs and signatures, identity gets a makeover,
Self-sovereign ID, privacy's new takeover.

Zero-Knowledge Proofs, prove it without showing,
Homomorphic Encryption, compute while data's still glowing.

Consensus algorithms aplenty, each claiming to be best,
DAGs and sharding, putting scalability to the test.

Layer 0 protocols, building bridges in the air,
Oracles feed blockchains data, accuracy? Buyer beware!

NFTs redefine ownership in the digital sphere,
Virtual real estate, because physical land is so last year.

Play-to-earn games, turning pastime into labor,
Decentralized content, copyright laws to savor.

DeFi protocols promise yields too good to be true,
Governance tokens give power to me and you.

ZK-rollups scale chains to the moon and back,
DAOs run organizations, sometimes off the track.

From data markets to tokenized assets galore,
This new economy's knocking on reality's door.

In this crypto classroom, where tech meets finance,
We're all just students in a blockchain dance!

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