Decentralized Applications (DApps)

All ideas mentioned up to this point come under the broader umbrella of DApps. DAOs, DACs, and DOs are DApps that run on top of a blockchain in a peer-to-peer network. They represent the latest advancement in decentralization technology. DApps, on the other hand, are software programs that can run on their respective blockchains, use an existing established blockchain, or use only the protocols of an existing blockchain. These are called Type I, Type II, and Type III DApps.

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