Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) enable users to swap ETH in return for a derivative token that represents staked ETH. LSDs let users bypass the frictions of staking ETH: (i) the technical know-how o...
Daily active addresses on Uniswap are spiking to levels not seen since May 2021. Why is this? Well, one of the main reasons is meme tokens, of course. The current rally’s poster boy, PEPE, has rallied...
Crypto-native social media is revving up to bring the competition to web2 social media. In this report, we explore Lens Protocol, the open-source, web3 social graph. The protocol has seen a substantia...
Since Ethereum's Beacon chain went live at the end of 2020, over 18M ETH or 15% of the total supply has been staked in a deposit-only staking system. In this report, we consider the implication of the...
Trader Joe’s LB introduced a novel innovation that created an alternative model of concentrated liquidity and provides more flexibility for LPs. Its unique implementation of a constant sum invariant w...
In the past twelve months, we have seen a flurry of policy papers reflecting the universal acknowledgment that we are at an impasse in the United States. We can universally agree that crypto is in nee...
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of 17M ETH getting ready to be withdrawn from staking, nearly $30B of ETH supply previously locked up coming onto the market ready to be sold. Or at least, this is w...
Frax Finance is a household name for seasoned DeFi users. In the last year, they’ve launched Fraxlend and Fraxswap alongside several other products. This post will look at Frax’s newer product launche...
In our Year Ahead report for DeFi, we examined the thesis for so-called DeFi blue chips and their ability to bounce back from a tough year. Aave is one of those projects, and one that virtually everyo...
In our Year Ahead report, we mentioned access control/wallets as a major theme. This report will expand on the topic and look at the full picture from the perspective of wallet strategies, roadmaps, r...