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The Path to DeFi's ETF Moment: The Rise of Morpho, Curators, and Mullets
: Rates adjust based on utilization (borrowed vs. supplied) Smart Contract Automation: Collateralization...And interest rates naturally rebalanced the system over time....As a result:  Lenders earned rates closer to what borrowers actually paid, rather than diluted pool...Borrowers paid lower rates since they weren’t subsidizing system-wide spreads. ...
26 Min
DeFi
Apr 2025
Engineering Real Credit Onchain: The 3Jane Bet
Each position/loan has address-specific credit default risk interest and repayment rates....Adaptive Interest Rate Model: Similar to Morpho Blue, Interest rates dynamically respond to pool utilization...and credit history information, the higher the likelihood of more tailored and well-suited interest rates...
18 Min
DeFi
Jul 2025
The Future of Order-Book Liquidity (Part II - deUSD)
In the event that funding rates flip negative and the insurance fund starts to draw down, Elixir will...incentive to mass redeem deUSD, it could make sense to hold more vanilla ETH during times when funding rates...
12 Min
Orderbook
May 2025
Summer Doldrums Not So Dull - Macro & Markets June 2025
Rate Cuts Looming The Fed chose not to cut rates at their June FOMC meeting, citing both steady economic...Goldman Sachs now expects the Fed to begin cutting rates in September — pulling forward its previous...
14 Min
Macro & Markets
Jul 2025
MON Protocol - Primed for IP Expansion
Protocol aims for deals where external studios pay an upfront minimum guarantee plus royalties, with rates...reduce initial size, are already contributing to higher CR and should continue to drive better download rates...
16 Min
Gaming
Apr 2025
Liquity v2: Evolving Onchain Leverage
BOLD’s user set interest rates introduce an additional lever to support a strong peg....BOLD interest rates will react to price, further incentivizing course-correcting activity....When BOLD trades above $1, borrowing will carry lower perceived risk, putting downward pressure on rates...
20 Min
Debt-Backed (CDP) Stablecoins
Nov 2024
Proof of Gamer: How KGeN is Reimagining User Acquisition
This segment is likely going to continue to grow over time, with smartphone penetration rates expected...research showing 92% of African gamers use phones for gaming, with significantly lower penetration rates...it combines KGeN Play with its PoG engine to deliver targeted campaigns that produce high conversion rates...
44 Min
Gaming
Feb 2025
Shuffle: Stacking USDC from Casino Profits While Awaiting Rerating
Even more striking is Rollbit’s valuation discount despite higher absolute burn rates....difference is that RLB’s “invisible” burns haven’t translated to price appreciation despite aggressive rates...
19 Min
Betting
Jul 2025
Bitcoin vs Banks: The Correlation That Shouldn't Exist (But Does)
...the same macro regimes: QE Liquidity Boom (Mar 2020 – Dec 2021):Coordinated stimulus pushed interest rates...Fed Hike Cycle Begins (Jan 2022 – Mar 2023):As the Fed rapidly raised rates to tame inflation, both assets...BTC repriced lower as discount rates rose and liquidity drained....Despite elevated rates, bank profitability has remained strong.
10 Min
Macro & Markets
Jul 2025
Something’s Gotta Give
The US 10yr yield has risen over 100bps since the Fed started cutting rates in September....The growing divergence between US-China rates is adding pressure to an already weak yuan, which is on...
7 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2025
The Year Ahead for Markets 2025
And stablecoins are very sensitive to interest rates....Elevated interest rates weigh heavily on stablecoin driven demand dynamics....High interest rates increase the hurdle rate for investors...., the Fed cut rates to near zero and the stablecoin market cap was ~$5B....Additionally, elevated interest rates weigh on credit creation.
90 Min
Macro & Markets
Dec 2024
DeAI’s Path Forward: Trust & Efficiency
Higher GPU utilization rates mean companies can get more value from each GPU they use, reducing costs...directly convert stranded computing resources into verifiable training cycles and amplify the utilization rates...
22 Min
AI
May 2025
Rho's Rate Edge
Interest rates steer global finance, with almost $600 trillion in notional derivatives across TradFi....In crypto, they’re volatile and critical – perp funding rates can shift from -20% to +100% APR weekly...These rates can move markets and Rho Protocol seeks to leverage them, offering traders tools for risk...Rho also offers a spread trade on exchange funding rates.
4 Min
DeFi
Mar 2025
Market Musings - New Year, More Volatility
The FOMC cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.50%, and signaled fewer cuts in 2025. 3....The Fed’s dot-plot projected another 50bps of rate cuts in 2025, which would take interest rates to 3.9%...
13 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2025
Covalent: On-chain Data Meets Agency
Monitoring agents assess interest rates and lending terms across multiple chains, analysis agents evaluate...
13 Min
Infrastructure
Jun 2025
Sui's Q1 Wrapped: BitcoinFi, MEV, and Scaling
It uses oracle-based exchange rates (e.g., Pyth) for slippage-less trades between vault assets, sidestepping...
13 Min
Infrastructure
Apr 2025
Inside the Ecosystem: Fueling Aptos' Global Trading Engine
...reality, there is likely a large amount of recursive activity contributing to those higher utilization rates...The ultimate goal here is to have USDC/T lending rates that are not only competitive but also higher...This makes the funding rate more predictable, and thus makes arbitraging rates just that much easier.
39 Min
Infrastructure
Jun 2025
A Deep Dive on Galaxy Digital's Flagship AI Mining Center Helios
A short-term collapse in GPU rental rates would actually benefit CoreWeave, as CoreWeave is insulated...would face immediate financial distress as their revenues plummet given they reset with daily rental rates...
32 Min
Macro & Markets
Jun 2025
Trump's Liberation Day: Market Update Live Stream
...all foreign-made automobiles starting at midnight Trump presented a chart showing comparative tariff rates..., with the US implementing rates at approximately half of what other nations charge Market Reaction...
2 Min
Macro & Markets
Apr 2025
USD.AI: Financing the Future of AI Infra
Even with relatively high interest rates, seamless access to leverage reliably juices returns for operators...
14 Min
Infrastructure
May 2025