What is a smart contract platform?

A smart contract platform is a blockchain-based system that allows users to create and execute smart contracts. They provide a secure and transparent environment for executing smart contracts. Some examples of smart contract platforms include Ethereum, EOS, and TRON.

What are neurons in ICP?

Neurons enable users to "time-lock" their ICP utility tokens in exchange for voting power, which can be used to vote on proposals submitted to the system and automatically executed. Neurons can be programmed to follow each other in various ways, allowing them to vote automatically, resembling a form of liquid democracy.

What are cycles in ICP?

Cycles are used as a computational resource on the Internet Computer blockchain to execute actions. The cost of computation is measured in cycles. Cycles are not a currency; they cannot be exchanged for value in the form of an Internet Computer Protocol coin.

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Rahul Nambiampurath

Rahul Nambiampurath's cryptocurrency journey first began in 2014 when he stumbled upon Satoshi's Bitcoin whitepaper. With a bachelor's degree in Commerce and an MBA in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University, he was among the few that first recognized the sheer untapped potential of decentralized technologies. Since then, he has helped DeFi platforms like Balancer and Sidus Heroes — a web3 metaverse — as well as CEXs like Bitso (Mexico's biggest) and Overbit to reach new heights with his media outreach skills and digital marketing maneuvers. For the past six years, he has also covered major crypto events for leading publications, with expertise spanning DeFi, DAOs, NFTs, and everything decentralized.