Chipolina, Decrypt / Matt Hussey, Scott. “What Are Dapps? | the Beginner’s Guide.” Decrypt, 1 Oct. 2020, decrypt.co/resources/dapps.

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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

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

Aspects of Dapps

What Are 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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