Review on Dash by Nate Mielnik

DASH is one of the biggest innovators in the blockchain space and has brought some powerful ideas to the table. They remain one of the most significant players in the space of ensuring customer privacy and fast transaction speeds as an alternative currency to Bitcoin. Beyond their longevity in the space, some of their biggest innovations and contribution to the idea space include: 1. Masternodes - One of the first projects to introduce the idea of a set of nodes that hold a certain amount of the currency and provide an extra layer of optional functionality beyond the normal transaction processing from proof of work miners. 2. Private & Instant Transactions - Thanks to the masternode layer, they can add features like private transactions by mixing together groups of coins to prevent tracking exactly how transactions occured, or allowing the masternode to attempt to get fast consensus on instant transactions, but falling back to proof of work miners for conflicts. 3. DGBB - By providing a system for users to propose improvements to the platform and get rewarded, DASH created a self-sustaining system of constant evolution and innovation. Users can propose changes, masternodes can then vote on those changes, and based on the percentage of yes votes, the proposals can get a percentage of the fund set aside from every transaction to pay for them to build the new feature/concept. This makes the platform better, attracting more users, and creating more money for new features and additions. 4. Easy Innovation - Because of the DGBB, there is a plethora of helpful documentation, steps for onboarding, instructional videos walking you through the process...it's incredibly easy to contribute to DASH and thus get rewarded for those contributions.