Is the NFT market gasping its last breath? A quick glance at the plummeting prices of the so-called "blue-chip" NFTs might lead you to believe so. Indeed, since the start of the year, the market has o...

Stablecoins are an integral part of crypto, with a total market capitalization of $124B. Despite the increasing adoption of DeFi, the majority of the stablecoin market is held by centralized stablecoi...

To outsiders, crypto may lack rhyme and rhythm. But spend enough time doomscrolling on CT, and you begin to notice a method to the madness. Crypto is just like every other asset — driven by the whims...

In our “Year Ahead for Infrastructure” report, we predicted 2023 would be “the year of infrastructure,” and after the conference week in Paris it’s clear this has become true, almost too true. Paris w...

At some point, Yuga Labs understood that it could not perpetually release additional NFTs or minor perks in order to maintain user engagement and the FOMO-driven high valuations. Thus, the company adj...

In July's Crypto Insider Talks, Ash Bennington, Raoul Pal, and Kevin Kelly discuss key topics: Ripple ruling and its market implications, pending BTC ETFs, potential of Coinbase's $COIN in a bull mark...

Imagine the first artist who smeared pigment on a cave wall. They didn't have a paintbrush or palette, but they had a medium of expression, and with it, they told stories that have lasted millennia....

Self-custody and censorship resistance are seldom the deciding factors for the average user selecting a crypto exchange. The collapse of FTX created a window of opportunity that DEXs have thus far fai...

Narratives are meeting places for minds. They are how we make sense of our confusing, intimidating, and seemingly random world. Humans have been inventing narratives since at least the time of ancient...

Mantle Network positions itself as a modular L2 that brings together features like modular data availability, MPC, and decentralized sequencers to achieve high scalability and improved user experience...

Despite the total number of deals in June falling by 47% compared to May, the total funding raised remained relatively stable ($89.4M vs. $85.8M). That said, Mythical Games’ $37M Series C1 round of fu...

If you believe blockchain’s role in gaming is to evolve beyond an incremental value add, then a natural path of progression for many projects will be towards an end-state that is fully on-chain. This...

For the first time in a long time, Bitcoin seems to have the potential to develop an exciting and vibrant digital economy. BRC-20s have breathed new life into Bitcoin, and people would be remiss to ig...

A recent and dramatic surge in artificial intelligence innovation has likened the field to a Cambrian explosion. AI went from the realm of science fiction for many to something rapidly approaching rea...

Welcome to our monthly coverage of NFTs and the metaverse. This month: Blend captures 93% of the NFT borrow volume market share, facilitating over $650M in volume. Nike Virtual Studios collaborates wi...

There’s a brand new DEX in town, and it’s quietly sitting among Ethereum’s top 5 DEXs by volume. Maverick Protocol has been off to a great start since its recent launch on Ethereum and zkSync....

Over the past eight months, OpenSea, the once-dominant leader in the NFT marketplace realm, has found itself in a challenging situation. This predicament unfolded when Blur - an NFT marketplace and ag...

This month’s musing will be devoted to analyzing vibes. You might think, what’s the point of wasting time on, uh, “vibes?” Shouldn’t we focus on more important stuff like numbers, charts, and math? We...

A BART is a charting pattern that is most often seen in the crypto markets. BART patterns are most frequently characterized by a sharp surge in the price of an asset, followed by a period of consolida...

The launch of Ethereum's Shapella upgrade marks a significant moment that allows the withdrawal of staked ETH from the Beacon Chain, a feature that was previously unavailable. As highlighted in our ea...