Despite running on a very secure decentralized network, hackers do have rare opportunity's to probe the network for weaknesses to exploit.

Hacks

A lot of Dapps have poor user interfaces which turns many users away.

Usability

The more users Dapps have the stronger there peer-to-peer networks become and the more effective said network is at delivering the service it's trying to provide. Because of this, a decentralized app can have a hard time getting off the ground and benefiting from a peer-to-peer network while user numbers are low.

Users

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Dapps are decentralized apps, they behave like traditional apps with similar functionality with the difference of running on a peer-to-peer network, such as a blockchain.

Dapps

Chipolina, S., & Hussey, M. (2020, October 1). What Are Dapps? | The Beginner's Guide. Decrypt. https://decrypt.co/resources/dapps

What Are Dapps? | The Beginner's Guide

- Censorship Resistant
- No Downtime
- Blockchain Based
- Open Source

Aspects of Dapps

Problems Dapps Face

State of Dapps: https://www.stateofthedapps.com/

Where to Find Dapps

Despite their youth, Dapps are already offering many services on blockchain networks including: 
- Playing games, including betting
- Exchanging money 
- Creating digital identities
- Hosting marketplaces 

In Q2 of 2020, Dapps transaction volume had hit 12 billion which was a 4.5 billion increase from that years previous quarter.

Once the drawbacks in scalability, security and user experience are solved, decentralized apps will become more popular.  


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