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Endless Tasks or Vague Goals?

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Focus on them.They are aligned with your business outcomes, helping to stay nimble and focused.

Quarterly Goals

It stands for Plan, Execute, Align.Ensures each task moves you closer to your goals and gives answer to three critical questions for any busy professional:1. When am I going to do this? (Plan)2. What do I do now? (Execute)3. Am I doing what I should be doing? (Align)

The PEA Workflow

To do so, you need to pay attention to four key variables:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Energy Level</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Urgency</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Speedies</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Unexpected Events</li></ol>

Always execute correctly

Schedule Deep Work when your energy is highest, typically in the morning.Tackle your most important task (the Highlight of the Day) when you’re at your peak.

Energy Level

Not everything is Urgent.Focus on what truly impacts your business, and avoid distractions that don’t align with your Weekly Goals or Highlight of the Day.

Urgency

Capture quickly Speedies (under-15-minute tasks) to handle later in scheduled batches.This will keep you focused on high-priority tasks without letting small tasks derail your day.

Speedies

When the unexpected happens, prioritize based on what moves you closer to your goals (the task at hand or the unexpected one?).This simple “binary” decision-making process will help you stay on track.

Unexpected Events

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Salesforce is a SaaS (Software as a Service) company. It's an IT firm that helps businesses manage their relationships with customers. They have acquired numerous companies and don’t plan to stop anytime soon as they continue expanding the cloud technology landscape. Yeeeehhhhh!!! Today, it's Salesforce! <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/salesforce">Salesforce LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://x.com/salesforce">Salesforce on X (Twitter)</a> But what is Salesforce? Is it to sell by force? Or maybe the forces that drive sales? Or is it just another term for digital marketers? Let's demystify this bogglesome word.

KEY FACTS

Think of Salesforce as a company that helps businesses keep track of their customers. That’s its core. Salesforce fundamentally helps businesses to: Keep track of important customer details like contact info, past purchases, and communication history. Sell products. Market new offerings. Assist customers with their problems. Analyze data to make better business decisions—and more.The best part? Everything is done online. Businesses just need to log in and do whatever they need without installing software or managing servers or hardware.

Wen Asked...

Remember when we discussed cloud computing? Remember SaaS?Yes!!! Salesforce is exactly that—a software as a service. Salesforce is an American IT, cloud-based company specializing in helping businesses manage customer relationships through their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. It also offers tools to assist businesses with: Sales E-commerce Marketing Customer service App development Analytics

Definite Definition

With about 72,682 employees as of 2024, Salesforce was founded by Marc Benioff (former Oracle executive) <a href="https://x.com/Benioff">Marc Benioff on</a> X | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbenioff?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_mweb&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile">LinkedIn</a>, Parker Harris <a href="https://x.com/parkerharris">Parker Harris on X </a>| <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/parker-harris-451040211?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_mweb&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile">LinkedIn</a>, Dave Moellenhoff <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-moellenhoff-b139?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_mweb&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile">LinkedIn</a>, and Frank Dominguez on February 3, 1999. The company's headquarters are in Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, California, with Marc Benioff serving as Chairman and CEO. In 2024, Salesforce realized $34.86 billion in revenue and an accruing net income of $4.136 billion<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce"> (Wikipedia).</a> Salesforce’s corporate culture is rooted in the Hawaiian concept of “Ohana,” meaning family.

Overview

Through its cloud platform, Salesforce provides a wide array of services, including: E-commerce solutions for online businesses. Customer support software to enhance customer service. Marketing automation tools to streamline marketing efforts. Data analytics and software creation tools. Sales automation tools to help businesses manage and improve their sales processes.

Value they offer?

Quip (collaborative productivity software) Heroku (cloud application platform) Acumen Solutions (business consulting) Tableau (data visualization software) MuleSoft (data integration software) Slack Technologies (business communication), and more.

Notable subsidiaries

Globally, Salesforce operates in 110 offices, including prominent cities like Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and Tel Aviv. After its establishment in 1999, Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, and Halsey Minor, the founder of CNET, invested early in the company.Salesforce experienced rapid growth despite coinciding with the challenges of the dot-com bubble. With its notable "end of software" marketing, Salesforce gained traction, increasing its revenue from $5.4 million in 2001 to over $100 million by 2003. That same year, Salesforce held its first Dreamforce conference.

Let’s take a look at how far Salesforce has come ⤵️

In 2004, Salesforce went public on the NYSE under the ticker CRM, raising $110 million. In 2006, it launched IdeaExchange, an innovative platform for customer feedback. During the same period, it acquired Sendia, a mobile web service, for $15 million, and Keiden, an online advertising service. In 2007, Salesforce acquired Moral, a software for content management. By 2008, Salesforce made significant strides by acquiring Intranet for $31.5 million, getting added to the S&P 500 index, and switching its servers from Sun Microsystems to Dell servers running on Linux.

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Upon reaching $1 billion in annual revenue in 2009, Salesforce introduced Service Cloud, designed for customer service management. This was also when the company began investing in startups, which eventually led to the creation of Salesforce Ventures (SFV), headed by John Somorjai. Salesforce Ventures supports startups, especially those focused on cloud computing. In 2010, Salesforce acquired Jigsaw, a cloud data service, for $142 million, Heroku for a whopping $212 million, and Activa Live Chat.

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In 2011, Salesforce acquired Dimdim, a web conferencing tool, for $31 million, along with Radian6, a social media tracking software for $340 million, and RYPPLE, a performance management tool. In 2012, Salesforce continued expanding, acquiring Buddy Media (social media marketing) for $689 million and GoInstant (browser collaboration) for $70 million. Despite these accomplishments, the following years saw even more mind-boggling expansion. In 2013, Salesforce partnered with Oracle and acquired ExactTarget (email marketing) for $2.5 billion.

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In 2014, Salesforce launched the Salesforce1 fund via Salesforce Ventures to support startups building mobile applications. That same year, it acquired RelateIQ (data) for $390 million and launched Trailhead, a free learning platform. The Salesforce UK data center was also established that year to comply with European data regulations. In 2015, Salesforce acquired SteelBrick (software) for $360 million.

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Salesforce's acquisition spree continued into 2016. It acquired Demandware (e-commerce) for $2.8 billion and Quip (word processing) for $750 million. Salesforce also integrated an AI model called Einstein into its services. To meet data residency requirements in certain countries, it began using Amazon Web Services.

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In 2017, Salesforce acquired Sequence (user experience design), followed by MuleSoft (cloud services) for $6.5 billion in 2018, as well as Rebel (email services) and Datorama (AI marketing). As of August 2018, Salesforce Ventures had invested $1 billion in 275 companies, including notable names like: CloudCraze (e-commerce) Figure Eight (artificial intelligence) Forter (online fraud prevention) FinancialForce (automation software)

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That same year, Salesforce expanded its support for startups by launching the Japanese Trailblazer Fund, investing in Japanese startups. In 2019, Salesforce made a massive acquisition, purchasing Tableau (data analytics) for $15.7 billion. Salesforce also made significant investments in companies like: Domo (data visualization) SurveyMonkey (online surveys) Twilio (cloud communications) Dropbox (cloud storage) DocuSign (e-signature services)

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In 2020, Salesforce joined the prestigious Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing ExxonMobil and remaining there to date. This year also saw the stepping down of Co-CEO Keith Block, leaving Marc Benioff as the sole CEO.

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A Hallmark Year: Salesforce made its largest acquisition ever by acquiring Slack (office messaging) for $27.7 billion. During the same period, Salesforce appointed Bret Taylor as co-CEO. However, the company also laid off about 8,000 employees (10% of its workforce) due to over-hiring during the pandemic. Meanwhile, Salesforce Ventures saw investments generating a $2.17 billion annual gain.

2021

In 2022, Salesforce acquired Troops.ai (Slack-bot maker) and Airkit.ai (AI customer service apps). The company ranked 126th on the Fortune 500 list, reporting $26.49 billion in revenue, marking a 25% increase from the previous year. In September, Salesforce also became the world’s largest enterprise software company by ranking 61st globally in terms of market value at $153 billion.

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In 2023, Salesforce doubled the size of its Generative AI Fund from $250 million to $500 million to support AI startups. During the same period, Co-CEO Bret Taylor stepped down. Salesforce also laid off an additional 700 employees and acquired Spiff (commission management). Talks to acquire Informatica were held but later abandoned. Salesforce ranked 491st on the 2023 Fortune 500 list.

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In 2024, Salesforce continued its acquisition streak by acquiring Own (backup solutions) for $1.9 billion, along with PredictSpring and Tenyx. They also launched Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, an AI assistant for healthcare tasks like managing appointments and patient data.

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Salesforce has come a veeeeery loooooooong way! Salesforce’s acquisitions have played a critical role in keeping the company ahead in the cloud technology space. Ultimately, Salesforce remains pumped for more acquisitions, innovative solutions, and pioneering revolutions in the tech industry, especially in cloud computing and cloud technologies.Thank you for reading 🫰You're visionary

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Imagine a situation where machines can learn like humans, solve problems like them, and make predictions… It's wild, but guess what? It's already happening. Welcome to the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a powerhouse for data analysis, aggregation, sequencing, and any process you can think of that requires data. This is the world where computer programs, or algorithms, are trained to process data, provide solutions, and make predictions.

Jus' Imagine

Okay, put it this way: An AI model is an algorithm trained to perform tasks by processing data. Making predictions and providing solutions are examples of these tasks. Pretty simple, right? So, the next time you hear "AI models," think of: task-performing, trained computer programs. You should also know that AI models are the backbone of modern tech. From your smartphone’s voice assistant to the recommendations you get on YouTube, TikTok, or Netflix, everything is powered by an AI model.

Deep Learning Models (DLM) Machine Learning Models (MLM) Supervised Learning Models (SLM) Unsupervised Learning Models (ULM) Reinforcement Learning Models (RLM) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) Transformers

Types of AI Models

Let’s dive into each of these, one by one. I’ll use initials; it’s not conventional, but it adds a bit of flair (smile). DLMInspired by the human brain, Deep Learning Models use neural networks to process large amounts of data. They are especially efficient in tasks like image recognition and understanding sounds and languages. MLMThink of them as students learning from examples. Machine Learning Models are designed to learn from data and improve their performance over time.

DLM & MLM

SLMSupervised Learning Models learn from labeled data. For example, if you give them pictures labeled as Bitcoin and Ethereum, they will learn to distinguish between the two and identify them correctly. ULMUnsupervised Learning Models, on the other hand, don’t rely on labeled data. They find patterns in unorganized data, grouping similar objects together—like organizing pictures based on color or shape. RLMReinforcement Learning Models learn by interacting with their environment and receiving rewards or penalties, similar to how a game AI might learn strategies through trial and error.

SLM x ULM x RLM

CNNConvolutional Neural Networks are excellent at recognizing objects in images. They are frequently used in image recognition tasks. RNNRecurrent Neural Networks are used for tasks that involve sequences, like analyzing time-series data or predicting the next word in a sentence. TransformersThese are the latest breakthrough in Natural Language Processing (NLP), seen in models like GPT (used in chatbots) and BERT (used for understanding the context of sentences).

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AI models are trained using data. The more data you provide, the more efficient and accurate they become. AI models rely on data and features. For the training to be effective, it must include key features of the data. For example, if you're training an AI to recognize houses, the features might include dimensions like the size of windows and doors. Training and testing are critical steps. Models are trained by letting them analyze data, and afterward, they are tested on new, unseen data to evaluate how well they make predictions.

The Workings of AI Models

AI models also adjust themselves through a process known as “learning.” They compare their predictions with actual outcomes and make corrections to minimize errors.

LEARNING

GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer)Used for generating text, answering questions, and engaging in conversations. Examples include AI-powered customer service, Meta AI in WhatsApp, Grok on X, and the well-known ChatGPT. BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers)A powerful AI model used for understanding the meaning of sentences in context. Google Search uses BERT to enhance search results. GANs (Generative Adversarial Networks)These are used to create realistic images and videos, like deepfake videos that mimic people's faces and voices.

AI Models in Use Today

Autoencoders: These models are used to reduce the complexity of data and are commonly found in image compression applications.

In Finance Predicting stock prices. Detecting fraudulent transactions. Powering automated trading systems. In Healthcare Predicting patient health outcomes using historical data. Assisting medical practitioners by analyzing medical images for diagnosis. In Autonomous Vehicles Helping self-driving cars identify objects and make driving decisions. In Natural Language Processing (NLP) Virtual assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Cortana are a direct result of AI models in NLP. They are also used in language translation applications and play a major role in understanding human language.

AI Use Cases

Resource-intensiveTraining AI models like GPT requires substantial computing power and time. BiasAI models can become biased if trained with biased data, leading to skewed predictions. InaccuracyIncomplete or inaccurate training data can lead to incorrect predictions. Black Box ModelsSome AI models, like deep learning models, can be difficult to understand in terms of how they make decisions.

Challenges of AI Models

AutoML (Automatic Machine Learning) Tools that allow people without technical expertise to build AI models. This trend is often referred to as “AI for Everyone" Ethical AI A growing need to make AI fair, transparent, and safe to use, ensuring that it benefits everyone and avoids harmful biases. Continuous Learning AI models are being trained to learn continuously from new and evolving data without needing to be retrained from scratch. In summary, AI is revolutionizing various sectors of the global economy and changing the way we approach everything—from work and education to personal interactions

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You'd better not go through this if you're expecting a brief COMPLETE overview of Google, because “sorry to disappoint you” but I possibly can't do that, else you want me to recreate Wikipedia. When you hear Google, what comes to your mind? The default thought should be “a search engine.”

Spoiler‼️‼️

In my junior secondary school 3, I was taught about search engines, but truth be told, I didn't grasp what it was about. I didn't understand that fundamentally, a search engine is different from a web browser. I didn't understand the correlation between them. I confused a web browser as a search engine and called the search engine, on most occasions, a web browser until today. Let's journey together and understand GOOGLE. Google in its simplest is the search engine we know. The search engine is Google, the brand name of the company is Google still. This is, basically.

Simplest

Up until 2015 when Google restructured to become a subsidiary of the parent company Alphabet Inc. Currently, Google as a subsidiary has two parent companies: Alphabet Inc and XXVI Holdings. Google LLC is an IT corporation. An American multinational company that specializes in: Search engine technology Cloud computing Quantum computing Online advertisements Consumer electronics E-commerce Artificial intelligence, to name a few.

Personal view: Supposedly, I should say “Alphabet Inc is” but I feel it will not sync well as Google started everything off. I kinda still see Google as the main company when it comes to the workings and innovation, and Alphabet Inc, more like the “because-of-stocks parent company.”

You wouldn't believe this search engine began as a project, would you?Also, Google is an acronym, if you may. Its full form is: Global Organisation of Oriented Group Language of Earth. The company's mission is “To organize the world's information and make it widely accessible and valuable.” Contrary to most individuals’ default understanding, a search engine is not the same as a web browser. They are quite symbiotic in their relationship but one can actually function without the other, and that one is the web browser.

Let's look at Google, the search engine.

Chrome is a web browser, your Opera mini is a web browser, for crypto OGs like me, that make use of our phones more than our PCs, your Mises or Kiwi is JUST a web browser. However, Google is the search engine. Bing is another search engine.Chrome can work without Google, but Google cannot work without Chrome or other web browsers. A web browser is essentially used to navigate web pages on the internet, on the other hand, a search engine is used to search for certain keywords.

Engines And Browsers

Google was founded in the year 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. Formerly known as Google LLC, the company is now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google was founded on September 4th, 1998, about 26 years ago in Menlo Park, California, USA. Its headquarters is in Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S. Alphabet Inc, together with Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Amazon, are the 5 Big Tech Giants in the world.

Let's give Google all our attention….

Currently, Ruth Porat is the President of Google and the Chief Investment Officer, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet Inc, having taken the baton from Larry Page. In January 1996, Larry and Sergey began working on the project that would spring forth to birth Google. As reported, there was an unofficial co-founder who left after Google had been set up to pursue something not entirely different, by name Scott Hassan. He raised a career in Robotics and owns Willow Garage, which he founded in 2006.

Lil History

Email (Gmail) Navigation and mapping (Waze, Maps, and Earth) Cloud computing (Google Cloud) Web navigation (Chrome) Video sharing (YouTube) Productivity (Google Workspace) Operating systems (Android) Cloud storage (Google Drive) Language translation (Google Translate) Photo storage (Google Photos) Videotelephony (Google Meet) Smart home (Nest) Smartphones (Pixel) Wearable technology (Pixel Watch and Fitbit) Music streaming (YouTube Music) Video on demand (YouTube TV) AI (Google Assistant and Gemini) Machine learning APIs (TensorFlow) AI chips (TPU) and a host of others

Google's products include:

1996:Larry Page and Sergey Brin begin a project with Scott Hassan as the original Lead Programmer, developing a new search algorithm, Pagerank, which analyzes relationships between websites. 1998:Google is officially established.Received initial funding of $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim.Jeff Bezos and Ram Shriram also invested.Google operated out of Susan Wojcicki’s garage. 1999:Google raises $25 million from Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.Google moves to Palo Alto and begins to sell keyword-based ads.

Growth

2000:Yahoo partners with Google as Google becomes its default search engine. 2001:Investors, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, push for Eric Schmidt to become CEO. 2003:Google moves to the Googleplex in Mountain View. They purchase the complex three years later. 2004:Google goes public with an initial IPO, raising $1.67 billion and reaching a market value of $23 billion. 2006:YouTube is acquired by Google for $1.65 billion, a major strategic acquisition.

Acquisitions>>

2008:Google enhances its digital marketing techniques by acquiring DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. 2011-2012:Google acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion to fortify its patent portfolio. It surpassed 1 billion monthly unique visitors. 2013:Launches Calico, a company tailored for health and aging.Google acquires Waze for $966 million. 2014:Google advances in artificial intelligence by acquiring the AI company DeepMind. 2015:Google restructures to Alphabet Inc, with Larry Page as the CEO of Alphabet Inc and Sundar Pichai heading Google.

Stronger And Stronger

Google's company mottos include:"You can make money without doing evil""You can be serious without a suit""Work should be challenging and fun."These are Google Company Values High-ranking employees are advised to spend 20% of their time working on personal projects. Products like Gmail, Google News, and AdSense emerged from this. This is dubbed Innovation Time Off. In 2019, the company had about 121,000 employees working for them temporarily and by contract. As of September 30, 2020, Alphabet had 132,121 employees, with over 100,000 working for Google.

Google INSIDE

32% of Google’s workforce were women, and the ethnic composition was 51.7% white and 41.9% Asian. Women held 23.6% of tech roles and 26.7% of leadership positions, according to Google's 2020 diversity report. Google uses a hierarchy hiring system, with employees classified into six levels based on their experience. Google favors innovation, with many key products stemming from individual projects. In essence, Google is one of those companies that have left an indelible mark in the sands of time. That mark will be burrowing into generations, impacting people's lives positively.

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“Artificial intelligence is the new electricity.”

AI means making machines smart.Artificial Intelligence is about creating machines that can think and solve problems like humans. These machines can learn, make decisions, and even understand speech.

1. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

“Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.”

AI learns from data and experience.Machine learning is a way for AI to learn from large amounts of data. Instead of being told what to do, the machine looks for patterns in the data and improves itself.

2. How AI Learns: Machine Learning

“The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation.”

AI copies how the human brain works.Deep learning is a method where AI uses networks similar to the human brain to solve complex problems, like recognizing faces or understanding speech.

3. Deep Learning: How AI Thinks Like a Brain

“Our intelligence is what makes us human, and AI is an extension of that quality.”

We already use AI daily.AI is everywhere—from the recommendations you get on Netflix to virtual assistants like Siri or Google Assistant. It’s even in smart cars and devices that make life easier.

4. AI in Everyday Life

“AI will be the best or worst thing ever for humanity.”

AI is powerful but comes with risks.AI can help in many areas like healthcare and education, but it also brings challenges. It could replace some jobs and raises questions about safety, control, and privacy.

5. The Future of AI: Good and Bad

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When you hear Injective, think about DeFi. With the ability to process over 250,000 transactions per second (theoretically) and a community of over 150,000 users globally, Injective is a community-based, Layer 1, Cosmos-SDK-custom-built blockchain, specifically designed to facilitate decentralized financial solutions. It is not a blockchain trying to juggle everything like scaling more than Ethereum or similar ambitions. Injective was built from the ground up, focusing solely on DeFi.

To understand Injective, we will discuss it under the following headings: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injective_(blockchain)">Founders, date founded, </a>its featuresInjective HubInjective API nodesInjective’s dApps and toolingConsensus$INJ, utility and tokenomicsInvestors in InjectiveA timeline of events according to Injective

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Injective was founded by <a href="https://x.com/ericinjective">Eric Chen</a> and <a href="https://x.com/albertchon">Albert Chon</a> in 2018.Features of InjectiveOne standout feature of Injective is its decentralized financial infrastructure. Injective offers tools that help developers build a wide array of DeFi solutions, from lending and borrowing protocols to futures, perpetuals, options, and spot markets. One notable feature is the MEV (Miner Extractable Value)-resistant on-chain orderbook, showcasing that everything from simple buying and selling to advanced trading is possible on the blockchain.

Founders And Features

Another key feature is cross-chain interoperability. Cross-chain interoperability refers to a blockchain's ability to communicate with other blockchains. If users can move their assets (tokens) from one blockchain to another, the blockchain is said to be interoperable, and Injective fits this definition. It is interoperable with Solana, Ethereum, Cosmos, and many other blockchains.

Interoperability

Furthermore, Injective uses CosmWasm, a technology that enables the seamless creation of cross-chain smart contracts. Smart contracts are programs that run on blockchains, and this feature enables decentralized applications (dApps) on Injective to operate across other blockchains.

CosmWasm

The Injective Hub is the gateway for interacting with Injective. It consists of six components: <a href="https://docs.injective.network/learn/injective-hub/wallet">Wallet</a><a href="https://docs.injective.network/learn/injective-hub/bridge/">Bridge</a><a href="https://docs.injective.network/learn/injective-hub/governance">Governance</a>Auction<a href="https://docs.injective.network/learn/injective-hub/staking">Staking</a>Insurance Funds

Injective Hub

Wallets allow users to monitor their assets on-chain. However, this is limited to tokens native to Injective or those bridged from Ethereum, Moonbeam, or other IBC-enabled chains. The Injective Bridge enables hassle-free movement of assets and data from Injective to other blockchains like Ethereum. It supports:<ol><li>ERC-20 tokens (tokens on the Ethereum blockchain)</li><li>Arbitrary data transfer (not limited to assets)</li><li>IBC, enabling bridges with IBC-enabled blockchains, opening the door to assets from multiple chains.</li></ol>

Wallets And Bridges

Some blockchains that Injective can bridge with include: Polygon (Wormhole), Kujira (IBC), Migaloo (IBC), Noble (IBC), Oraichain (IBC), Secret (IBC), Solana (Wormhole), Andromeda (IBC), Arbitrum (Wormhole), Axelar (IBC), Celestia (IBC), Cosmos Hub (IBC), and others.

Blockchains That Bridge

Injective, as mentioned, is a community-based blockchainHence, holders of the INJ token have a say in the network and can propose changes or modificationsTo propose a change, one must hold at least 10 INJ, and to vote on it, the proposer must hold at least 100 INJFor a proposal to be executed, at least 33.4% of all token holders must vote, and 50% of the votes must be yes. Otherwise, the proposal is rejected, and the deposited tokens for governance are refundedOn certain occasions, tokens can be burned if the minimum deposit requirement isn't met or if 33.4% of the total vote is NoWithVeto

Governance

Injective's burning mechanism is dramatic. Users are invited to bid on a basket of assets that come from revenue generated by participating applications and users. The auction works like an English auction, where individuals bid different prices, and the highest bidder wins the basket of assets. However, all the $INJ deposited in the auction is burned, meaning Injective reduces the supply of $INJ while distributing assets.

Auction (Burn Auction)

Staking: As with other blockchains, staking involves users depositing $INJ tokens to participate in transaction validation. They can do so either directly as validators or indirectly by delegating their tokens to validators. Insurance Funds: Since Injective’s development infrastructure allows for a variety of financial solutions, those building derivatives markets need to deposit $INJ tokens to limit socialized losses.

Staking And Insurance Funds

Injective’s API nodes serve two main purposes within the ecosystem: 1. Data Layer: They provide applications with real-time data from the Injective blockchain. 2. Transaction Relays: They enable gasless transactions, as the application can cover the gas fees for the user via fee delegation, making the user experience smoother.

Injective API Nodes

While decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are the most popular dApps on Injective, the ecosystem is expanding rapidly. Other dApps include but are not limited to:Insurance protocolsPrediction marketsBinary options and other financial products

Injective's dApp and Tooling

Injective uses a consensus mechanism called Tendermint-based Proof of Stake (PoS). To simplify: PoS (Proof of Stake): Validators stake their $INJ tokens to secure the network, validate, and add validated blocks to the chain. The higher the value of the staked tokens, the higher the probability of being selected to validate and propose a block. Tendermint adds an extra layer of security to PoS by addressing the Byzantine General's Problem, making the consensus mechanism more Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT).

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