Binance SmartChain.
Binance is probably the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world and has its own blockchain on which it runs the exchange. This is called the Binance Main Chain. In September of 2020 it deployed a separate blockchain called Binance Smart Chain. While the original Binance Chain is devoted to the exchange, this second blockchain was carefully design to support smart contracts and to host decentralized finance applications.
Ethereum Compatible Design
Binance Smart Chain, which is separate blockchain running in parallel with Binance Chain. A newer, modern blockchain with high transaction speeds, and it has several traits including it hosts smart contracts and can have cross blockchain swaps via a common currency BNB. This easily allows traders to trade on one of the largest exchanges in the world and then easily move their tokens, sometimes wrapped on Binance to applications on the Binance Smart Chain to participate in lucrative decentralized finance strategies like credit loan products on Venus or Liquidity Provision on Pancake Swap.
This blockchain was also designed to include an Etheteum Virtual Machine. These design features along with others mean that this new blockchain is carefully designed to be compatible with all the applications running on the Ethereum blockchain. These features would allow decentralized applications on the Ethereum blockchain to migrate to this blockchain with minimal modification of their code.
Ethetrum’s Success in DeFi is amazing
Ethereum is synonomous with smart contracts and decentralized finance. In fact the value of USD, Bitcoin and Ethereum grew one thousand fold, that’s 1000x in 2020 alone, going from millions of dollars USD to billions of dollars USD. There is 12 billion plus on Uniswap alone.
It is also no secret that Ethereum, the third blockchain created after Bitcoin and Litecoin has scaling and speed problems. It is also widely known that Ethereum 2.0 is supposed to fix those issues. The rapid growth in the volume of transactions has clearly illustrated it’s inability to scale. This has pushed the blockchain and as demand has risen, so have transaction fees.
Binance Development Fund
This has incentivized developers to look for alternatives. Meanwhile Binance launched a multimillion dollar developers fund to assist developers in developing applications for Binance Smart Chain, and the fund specifically targeted decentralized finance applications. Thus incentivized developers to develop new applications similar to the ones already running on Ethereum.
Open Source means imitation
While many suspected Binance wanted to entice applications running on the Ethereum blockchain to move or port over to Binance Smart Chain, Binance may have other ideas. Since most dApps running on the Ethereum Blockchain are open source, the Binance Development fund provided developers the funds to build teams to copy or fork the dApps on Ethereum onto Binance Smart Chain. Tron did this to create JustSwap from Uniswap and Just from MakerDao. Binance Smart Chain has its versions of Uniswap and MakerDao in Pancake Swap and Venus.
DeFi Surprise Vampire Apps
These applications have attracted investors and grown rapidly. They are siphoning off business from Ethereum Applications, and recently Pancake Swap surpassed Uniswap to become the largest DEX in the world. This act of siphoning off business from another exchange is sometimes compared to Vampirism, where the lifeblood of a DEX it’s cash or USD tied up in smart contracts, is siphoned off or drained. This is like a vampire draining blood from their victims.
Success breeds imitators
The success of Ethereum based MakerDao and Uniswap has breed imitators. Many times they use the same computer code, as it allows them to literally stand on the shoulders of giants, and profit from the stable hack Proof code running on the Ethereum blockchain. The success of this model of imitation has also bred more imitators. Each a fork of the other, each seeking to benefit from the experiences and code of its predecessor, but each tries to add something unique to give investors a reason to choose them.
The Binance One Two Punch
The remarkable thing is what I call the Binance One Two Punch. Please forgive the sports metaphor, and indulge me a little. In boxing a boxer sometimes hits his opponent with a jab, which causes them to drop their guard, the boxer the hits them with a left hook to win the fight. Binance set itself up for success by building Binance Smart Chain to be compatible with the very successful decentralized finance dApps on the Ethereum Blockchain. But then Binance created a developers fund, which instead of encouraging migration from Ethereum to Binance, instead encouraged the development of imitations, which were brand new alternatives. These were copies of successful programs, but they were developed specifically for Binance Smart Chain. This one two punch by Binance is responsible for the success of the decentralized finance applications on their Binance Smart Chain, and shows creativity and ingenuity in the Binance team.
Respect
I have nothing but respect for them, in regard to this development. They are not an Ethereum Killer, they are innovators, who let the free market decide. The free market has decided that there is room for more then one great blockchain for smart contract innovation in the decentralized finance ecosystem. I don’t think this is the end of Ethereum. I think this is just the beginning of a financial revolution.
Bitcoin reaches one Trillion dollar market capitalization
@shortsegments
Penned by my hand.
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BSC and Ethereum are siblings, I think at the end, both of them will make a good synergy. For now, BSC is a scape for users who invest small amounts of money. Let’s see what happens in the next 2 years.
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I agree.
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You are correct that the future will reveal the outcome. The economy is big enough for all.
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This is a very nice introductory summary. Now I think I can read some of the other articles. This topic is popular!
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Thank you.
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This is very important!
The development of Binance Smart Chain, the rise of the usd deposits on Pancake is an important opportunity.
Good Post to call attention to this blockchain and platform!
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Thsnks
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I don't care much about the BTC news. It is basically the blockchain equivalent of dial up internet and acts as a brand name and a speculative asset. What I am impressed by is Binance and other DAPPs. HIVE should have gone into DeFi ever since it was called STEEM and had STEEM-Engine implemented.
At least it is good to see three different groups currency working on HIVE DeFi (@leofinance @dlux-io @aggroed)
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Ha Ha
Your comment about BTC seems harshly funny, but I think I understand BTC’s age and limits may make your statements accurate.
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The age wouldn't have been a problem if BTC was willing to accept more changes. Dash was created because Evan Duffield couldn't get BTC to implement his suggestions. Now Dash is a widely useful cryptocurrency while BTC remain the banker's coin stored in custody.
I understand what your saying about Bitcoin.
I agree strongly about DeFi on Hive, I just write a post about it! Ha Ha
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I agree that DeFi on Steemit would have been big back then. Hive still can exploit that area...fingers crossed!
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I have read allegations that BSC is centralized, how true is that?
Like I mentioned in a previous post there is a lot of duality in the crypto sphere. However, this will foster competition and competition is good for the end-user in the long and short run. I want to see how ethereum respond to this.
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Yes.
Binance calls it’s operations Cendefi
Binance uses a decentralized model with nodes running the exchange, called Validator. But Binance approves them, and owns all of them, so they admit their system is centralized in reality, which decentralized in appearance.
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Bottom line BSC is just a replica of Ethereum and the cakes and sushies are Uniswap ones. For now gas fees are high on ETH, but once 2.0 is implemented and those fees will be sliced what incentive would anyone have to use Binance Smart Chain. How decentralized is their chain and DEX? Replicas are still replicas and they might gain attention for a while, but originals will always shine through.
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You are correct. They are replicas. And Binance calls it self centralized DeFi, so no argument there.
I also think your right that ETH 2.0 further decentralizes Ethereum as well as improving its scaleability, speed and costs. That is definitely good for decentralization in the long run.
While it may seem or be true that Binance SC is well positioned to exploit this time period between ETH 1.0 and ETH 2.0.
But this is a big niche and investors sometimes ignore centralization for lower fees and higher profits.
I admire your principles though. :)
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I think Binance leader calls it cenfi and your point about eth 2.0 seems valid.
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