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    NBA Top Shot and the Flow Blockchain

    Dieter Shirley, Dan Boneh

    Founded by Dapper Labs co-founder Dieter Shirley, the Flow blockchain was engineered to solve the scalability and usability barriers that limited consumer adoption on Ethereum, specifically by enabling frictionless onboarding for mass-market applications. This architecture successfully powered the launch of NBA Top Shot, a flagship platform that integrates iconic NBA moments as limited-edition NFTs while prioritizing seamless fiat integration and non-custodial user experiences over immediate interoperability. Despite facing ongoing challenges regarding ecosystem fragmentation and long-term standardization, Flow continues to focus on sustainable, utility-driven consumer assets rather than speculative trading.