Funding in crypto over the years has also led to research in fields like Zero Knowledge and other privacy-based technologies like MPC (Multi-Party Computation) and FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption). Historically, research in these fields had mainly... Read more

A fascinating article came across my feed this week. In The Long, Long View of Interest Rates by Byrne Hobart, the author analyzes historical trends in interest rates and what they can tell us about current rates. The article begins with a mind-bendi... Read more

Last week was the most recent Robin Hood Foundation conference. The Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones and several others, is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City. The confe... Read more

The new $MEME token by Memeland is the talk of the town today. It’s been on a tear since its launch a few hours ago. Community members who participated in the “Firesale” token generation event (where those on the allowlist were able to purchase $300... Read more

Axie Infinity’s utility token SLP has seen outsized growth in the midst of this recent increase in market activity. Over the past seven days, SLP has pumped over 70% & roughly 100% over the last 14 days. We saw similar price action across Sky Mavis’... Read more

The team at Gearbox published a blog post introducing the third iteration of the protocol. v1 was an MVP and v2 was meant to test the boundaries of on-chain credit. With the third version, Gearbox is finally aiming for product-market fit with some re... Read more

Symbiogenesis is an upcoming game featuring a new type of NFT-based entertainment, merging collectible digital artwork with actual gameplay benefits, all within a realm known as The Floating Continent. Square Enix, the renowned publisher of blockbust... Read more

Noteworthy Votes Aave has proposed funding their service providers for the next six months. There are two interesting aspects to this proposal. First, Aave is transitioning to paying its service providers $GHO instead of $AAVE, which could help redu... Read more

Since the last, “Fundamentals Outcompete Price On THORChain” Alpha Feed post, $RUNE appreciated more than 3x, outcompeting the rest of the market. In the chart below, I take a look at how Rune price fairs against Non-Rune TVL. I define Speculative M... Read more