Cryptocurrency markets are back in the spotlight as more institutional investors warm up to the fact that the new asset class is “here to stay.” For those who’ve been around for a while, however, the interest has shifted to the possibilities offered by the underlying technology. Currencies are only one of the assets that can be designed and shared on the internet protocols known as blockchains. According to the crypto research platform, CoinCheckup, the cryptocurrency market cap is $936.82 B. The blockchain industry has been steadily evolving after the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, as researchers and computer scientists discover and build new applications. Ethereum, the most popular blockchain protocol for smart contracts, has led the ongoing development of the space since 2015. It has become the default platform for developers to build hosts of new assets such as utility, governance, and non-fungible tokens, as well as a complex ecosystem of decentralized financial products (DeFi) that may not resemble anything in traditional finance.