Aggregators will connect to all of these protocols to enhance the UX of DeFi....Since Dec 2020, 1inch has contributed 36.7%, 23%, and 37.8% of total volume to Bancor, Balancer, and...That figure has shot up to $38.7 million in January 2021....Dollar, etc) Users who stake FARM, the dApp’s native governance token, in the governance module receive 30%...

In Comet there are 3 steps in consensus: propose, pre-commit, and commit....The more validators you have, the longer it takes to propagate data to all of them and get 2/3 to commit...Then another round “3” runs later, again committing new blocks (X3) with referenced certificates.

Despite launching in May 2020, the Web 3 Foundation – which developed Polkadot – has been hard at work...the basics of Polkadot’s mechanics while highlighting a few stand-out projects that are helping build DeFi...

...into Bitcoin’s outlook as BTC enters back into the limelight after taking a backseat to the “summer of DeFi...

...into an index for Solana and Ethereum DeFi tokens....its outperforming individual DeFi tokens in light of SOL’s stellar rally....With the announcement of their token in late Aug, this shot up to nearly $380M as people attempt to game...fit relative to all other sectors of DeFi....DeFi money markets are as strong as they ever have been.

DeFi Summer Four years ago, DeFi “Blue-Chips” such as lending protocol AAVE and derivatives protocol...increased at least 25% in 2023 – Created in the past 2 years Our initial chain filter leaves us with 3...Rather than myself trying to weigh these protocols against one another, I’ll simply choose the 3 that...

In 2020, the worlds of decentralized finance and NFTs collided dramatically as the DeFi Summer drove...As the DeFi boom subsided towards the end of summer, the NFT space began to see its highest volumes since...On the one hand, DeFi can provide a dramatic expansion of utility, functionality, and access to more...

For full disclosures, see our transparency page....In this daily, I explore the concept of a moat in DeFi....Nodes control consensus and the value of RUNE bonded must always be > 3:1 ratio to value of external...remains the case, increasing the portion of liquidity fees that nodes receive when the ratio drops below 3:...

In 2020, the worlds of decentralized finance and NFTs collided dramatically as the DeFi Summer drove...As the DeFi boom subsided towards the end of summer, the NFT space began to see its highest volumes since...On the one hand, DeFi can provide a dramatic expansion of utility, functionality, and access to more...

Despite the prevailing market conditions, Binance facilitated $3 trillion of perp volume in May and $2...that perpetual futures are incredibly important for crypto — and now they’re making their way into DeFi...Earlier this year, we published a deep dive into DeFi perpetuals.

Theme #3: 0-1 Speculation Primitives Speculation primitives have ample runway for progress in 2023....Ideally, the setup is semi-centralized, with a multisig wallet where the platform holds 1/3 keys and...the user holds 2/3 keys....keys and the platform holds 1/3 keys....One overlooked aspect of its potential is facilitator #3: delta-neutral positions.

...connections and profiles through things like leaderboards, portable pseudonymous reputation engines (e.g., 3Box...top DeFi protocols....DeFi co-creation partnerships: Partner with other DeFi protocols to not only fast follow, but also quickly...together than you or the forks can do alone, while attracting and retaining users in the process.   3.

...crazy crypto bull market was still going on based on some of the daily returns projects within the DeFi...Year to date, Aave has soared into the top 5 on DeFi Pulse’s leaderboard and is already closing in on...#3 (Compound)....and very little liquidity, its token MLN was up ~25% this past week as investors really embraced the DeFi...

Osmosis pay, Sanctum pay, Moonwell, Avalanche Gen 3: True self-custody, spend crypto smart contract wallet...Gnosis Pay, Fuse Pay, Metamask card, Argent card, EtherFi The difference between gen 2 and gen 3 cards...The real debit & credit cards offered by gen 3 enables spending on a wider range of goods and services...

Teller is a credit risk protocol that uses bank/CeFi data to enable undercollateralized loans on DeFi...Unsecured lending is perhaps the least penetrated vertical in all of DeFi....Aave and Compound, the top DeFi debt markets, facilitate trustless loans....With Teller, users can enjoy the composability of DeFi and the efficiency of TradFi.

DEXs have a ~3% market share of the top 4 CEXs....The all-in DEX market share is closer to 3% and 1% for spot and perps, respectively....ensure more competitive pricing in times of volatility Extended term structure, now offering 2 and 3...Instead, we need parallel products that help simplify the experience of using Web 3 products.

DeFi money markets have not been spared....Maple’s share of total deposits has increased from 35% to over 60% since Jan. 2022....Notably, they suffered a $10M default in one of their lending pools as a result of the 3AC contagion....When you compare that to the fed funds rate of 3-3.25%, it exposes why DeFi lending is barren at the...

...evangelists and Bitcoiners are misguided as DeFi is, in my opinion, entirely complementary to Bitcoin...While it’s fair to criticise flaws in the current incarnation of DeFi, decentralised finance as a concept...Indeed, I argue that Bitcoin and DeFi need each other, with the former being the digital store of value...This is where DeFi comes in.

...sparse on detail), the SERUM value proposition, if successfully executed, could be a paradigm-shift for DeFi...Augmenting Ethereum While DeFi on Ethereum has been on fire, nearing $4B in TVL, it has also served to...and others, each have their own unresolved problems that may make them sub-optimal environments for DeFi...