Blockchain beyond finance
Isaac González, Head of Innovation at Metlabs, explains the applications of blockchain in other sectors.
About Isaac González
He holds a PhD in decentralized finance from the University of Santiago de Compostela, a degree in computer engineering and an MBA, and was a visiting researcher at the UZH Blockchain Center in Zurich. As Head of Innovation at Metlabs, he defines the technical architecture of each project, from the network and smart contracts to the production stack.
In the media
Interviews and media appearances by Isaac González.
Articles by Isaac González
TechnologyOpenZeppelin and ERC-3643: how a security token is built
What OpenZeppelin libraries and ERC-3643 controls provide, and what a securities issuance also requires: rights, permissions, operations and review.
Technologyethers.js vs viem: which one to use in your 2026 project
Compare ethers.js and viem interfaces, ABI-derived types and migration costs. Assess performance with the actual project and versions.
TechnologyHardhat vs Foundry: which to choose in 2026
Solidity and TypeScript tests, fuzzing, plugins and deployments: criteria for comparing Hardhat 3 and Foundry without context-free benchmarks.
TechnologyIPFS vs Arweave: which to choose for decentralized storage
What a CID identifies, who maintains a copy and how IPFS pinning differs from Arweave’s storage model.
TechnologyHow to build smart contracts and Mini Apps with TON
Architecture for a Mini App with TON: Tolk, messages, Telegram validation, wallet connections and testing before deployment.
TechnologyERC-7683 in 2026: how cross-chain resolvers and solvers work
The current ERC-7683 specification without obsolete interfaces: opaque orders, resolvers, a common representation, solvers and security limits.
Blockchain fundamentalsProof of Work vs Proof of Stake: key differences
PoW and PoS compared through Bitcoin and Ethereum: validation, finality, energy, attacks and criteria for evaluating a blockchain.
TechnologySmart contract certification: what an audit demonstrates
What a smart contract audit should cover, how to verify its scope and why a report cannot guarantee security or legal compliance.
Technology pages by Isaac González
- Alchemy
- Algorand
- Anchor
- Aptos
- Arbitrum
- Avalanche
- Base
- Bitcoin
- BNB Chain
- Brownie
- Cairo
- Cardano
- Celo
- Chainlink
- Cosmos
- Cronos
- Ethereum
- Ethers.js
- Express
- Foundry
- Go
- Hardhat
- Haskell
- Hedera
- Hyperliquid
- Infura
- Injective
- Internet Computer
- IPFS
- JavaScript
- Linea
- Mantle
- Metis
- Moralis
- Near Protocol
- Next.js
- Node.js
- OpenZeppelin
- Optimism
- Polkadot
- Polygon
- Python
- React
- Remix
- Rust
- Scroll
- Sei
- Solana
- Solidity
- Sonic
- Starknet
- Stellar
- Sui
- Tezos
- The Graph
- TON
- Tron
- Truffle
- TypeScript
- Viem
- Vyper
- Wagmi
- Web3.js
- Web3.py
- XRP Ledger
- zkSync Era
