Derek Walkush

Derek Walkush

Georgetown econ student interested in crypto. Contributor @ AladdinDAO and Index Coop. Writer for Our Network newsletter.
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How to value NFTs

July 1st, 2022
In just a few months, “NFT” has practically become a household term in 2021. Trading volume surged past $10.7b in Q3. Visa bought a CryptoPunk for $150k. Quentin Tarantino announced he was auctioning never-before-seen scenes of Pulp Fiction as NFTs. Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald’s, and Pizza Hut minted their own NFTs.
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Recent Trends in Token Distribution

April 28th, 2022
Since the summer of 2020, the DeFi ecosystem has been experimenting with progressive decentralization – that is, the process by which founding teams of token-based startups relinquish control of their networks over time. Of course, crucial to that process is the distribution of tokens. In this piece, we’ll be diving into three of the key trends we are seeing in token distribution, with some actionable guidance for early stage teams.   
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How to value an NFT

December 25th, 2021
In just a few months, “NFT” has practically become a household term in 2021. Trading volume surged past $10.7b in Q3. Visa bought a CryptoPunk for $150k. Quentin Tarantino announced he was auctioning never-before-seen scenes of Pulp Fiction as NFTs. Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald’s, and Pizza Hut minted their own NFTs.
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DAOs Will Define 2021 - Derek Walkush - Medium

December 25th, 2021
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are communities of tokenholders dedicated to the long-term success of a protocol through a shared mission based upon codified rules on the blockchain. Unlike traditional companies, DAOs are transparent, permissionless, and global, reflecting broader qualities of blockchain technology itself.
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