DSCVR the Decentralised Reddit

The Third Web

English - June 16, 2021 08:35 - 37 minutes - 51 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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DSCVR is in essence a decentralised Reddit - or news aggregator - hosted on the Internet Computer. Rick Porter, formerly BCG, began building DSCVR in 2020 on a hunch that a decentralised news aggregator might be a significantly impactful app. The project has taken him on a journey through token economics, scaling and future application design on the Internet Computer.