In the design space of RWA protocols, tradeoffs typically include permissioned usage, trust assumptions, mandatory KYC, and lack of composability — all posing limitations hindering usage and adoption in the crypto space. Naturally, protocols have st... Read more

This is a snippet from our new report from ETHCC   Everclear aims to be the “clearing layer” of blockchains. The main insight the Everclear (formerly Connext team) came to after being in the bridge space for years is how much volume could be netted out daily. For example, this year 80% of cross-chain vol... Read more

Before we dive in, here’s a quick intro to liquidations on lending protocols. Liquidations on a lending protocol happen when a borrower’s collateral value drops too low, causing the protocol to sell the collateral to repay the loan. This ensures that lenders get their money back even if the collateral ... Read more

Where are the apps? We stand here now 15 years after Satoshi’s debut and the very fair question asked by most crypto-skeptics has not changed? Where. Are. The. Apps. This entire cycle – propelled by ETF approvals and meme coins – has excluded apps with “real utility” almost entirely. As the locus of crypt... Read more

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I want to quickly highlight a new idle-RPG game that has been making waves in the Milady space and is quite a lot of fun, so here we go. Kamigotchi launched on testnet on July 7, 2024. It’s a fully on-chain pet idle-RPG combining typical RPG with strategy, on-chain economics, pet development, resource managem... Read more

Story blockchain is tokenizing intellectual property (IP). The system relies on three main components: Story network, Proof-of-Creativity Protocol, and the Programmable IP License (PIL). Story Network Story Network is designed to be the settlement layer for anyone attempting to onboard IP. The network is EVM... Read more

While the broader space has been recently criticized for emphasizing building infrastructure rather than applications, Gnosis pay is seeing significant week-to-week growth. Gnosis Pay is a self-custodial Visa Debit Card attached to a Gnosis Safe account. The Safe is self-custodied, and funds can never be touc... Read more

The post below has also been featured on Chain of Thought. You can read the full thread in the newsletter here: Teng Yan & Joshua Ho: Weekly AI Edge #3 GM! Welcome to Chain of Thought, the best research on decentralised AI in the crypto space. You’re in great hands. In this X edition of our weekly AI Ed... Read more

F(x) protocol is incubated by AladdinDAO and introduced the stable-leverage pair. The stable-leverage pair is a novel concept that intends to separate volatility of a singular token into two different assets. $FXN and veFXN The native token of f(x) Protocol is $FXN with a total supply of 2M. The token i... Read more