I recently read this article from Karthik Senthil and Lattice that makes the case for why middleware is required to power true crypto-consumer apps. Middleware is one of the least appealing investment angles in crypto from an ROI perspective, but are... Read more

Here are this week’s forum threads to watch: Arbitrum Suffrage Arbitrum is debating whether to grant voting rights to ARB tokens in liquidity pools or posted as collateral. Currently, ARB holders can only vote with ARB tokens in their wallets. Gove... Read more

Recent Research 📊 Risk Analysis on Centralized Stablecoins – 4/19 Stablecoin issuers must strike a balance between risk and profits or safety and liquidity. USDT’s riskier investments have paid off, as they have $960M in excess assets, primarily... Read more

Juno announced today that they will be leading development efforts and research on mesh security in collaboration with Osmosis. For the uninitiated, mesh security is an alternative to the Cosmos Hub’s interchain security. With ICS v1, also known as r... Read more

Asprey and Bugatti formed a partnership to launch the upcoming Asprey Bugatti Egg Collection, which will be produced as both a physical object and NFT generative artwork on Bitcoin. This is the first time the two luxury brands are coming together to... Read more

Over the past year, there’s been a heightened focus on sustainable protocols that generate revenue via real usage. GMX is a notable example, having created significant organic yield for its LPs and for GMX token stakers. People are on the hunt for p... Read more

The founder of Marvel Studios, David Maisel, is launching an NFT collection with a group of acclaimed artists. It’s called ekos genesis. Right now, the project is shrouded in mystery, except for a date: 24 April 2023. It’s worth turning your notific... Read more

Farcaster is a “sufficiently decentralized” desocial protocol. Unlike Twitter and other centralized apps where users sign up with email/phone numbers, Farcaster users sign up with private-public key pair or more precisely an Ethereum address. The on... Read more

On April 4, OpenSea debuted OpenSea Pro, which is rebranded from Gem v2. OpenSea Pro offers professional trading tools, 0% marketplace fees, and an aggregator product that aggregates more than 170 NFT marketplaces to source the best deals. The new p... Read more

Are you considering staking ETH and unsure whether to run your own validator or stake through Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs)? For staking durations under six years, you may be better off with LSDs unless you’re running at least four validators. He... Read more