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ETH 2.0 and Ethereum Ecosystem Analysis
We dive into the kick-off of the multi-year transition to ETH 2.0. The launch has partially fueled an ETH rally for which we dig into deeper and we also cover the growth of DeFi underpinning the succe...
2 Min
Infrastructure
Dec 2020
THORChain ($RUNE)
Almost exactly a year ago, our team sent our Institutional clients a deep-dive report on THORChain, highlighting its native asset $RUNE. Today, we make that report public....
1 Min
Infrastructure
Dec 2020
The Great yBundling (YFI)
Yearn (YFI) is both horizontally and vertically integrating DeFi legos. In this piece we dive into where value will accrue; YFI or its “acquired” tokens....
10 Min
Asset Management
Dec 2020
Coordination, Public Goods and Crypto (Part 2)
Having discussed what the underfunded public goods problem is and why it matters in part 1, we now turn our attention to solutions to this problem. We begin by describing existing solutions, why they...
11 Min
Asset Management
Nov 2020
Coordination, Public Goods and Crypto (Part 2)
Having discussed what the underfunded public goods problem is and why it matters in part 1, we now turn our attention to solutions to this problem. We begin by describing existing solutions, why they...
11 Min
Asset Management
Nov 2020
The Implications of yEarn’s Acquisition of Pickle on Token Holders
yEarn Finance announced the friendly acquisition of its competitor, Pickle Finance. The move entails rebranding Pickle vaults in yEarn vaults, and has beneficial short-term effect for both YFI and PIC...
7 Min
Vaults
Nov 2020
Our ANT Proposal Passes, Yielding 2.9x Premium for $ANJ Holders
Today, after 1 month of working closely with the Aragon team and community on several different proposals regarding the future of $ANJ, our proposal to buyout $ANJ holders who lock their converted $AN...
2 Min
Asset Management
Nov 2020
Our New PowerPool Proposal (#9) Ahead of Next Week’s PowerIndex Launch
It’s time for the main Power Index to launch. The purpose of this proposal is to create a smooth transition from the current baby index to the main index, while incorporating a few improvements to the...
9 Min
Infrastructure
Nov 2020
Modifications to Our CVP Proposal
With the launch of the PowerIndex right around the corner, our team has been spending more time finalizing a few tweaks to hopefully help make the launch as successful as possible....
5 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
The State of Yearn ($YFI)
In this Daily, we break down how we see the State of Yearn ($YFI). In short, We see Yearn as the protocol well positioned to dictate supply-side liquidity flows through the highest sustainable liquidi...
8 Min
Vaults
Nov 2020
Aave Proposal Walkthrough
In this video, we walk through our recent Aave proposal where we suggest a fundamental change to the current token architecture. Our goal with this is to move Aave towards becoming a credit protocol r...
2 Min
Lending / Borrowing
Nov 2020
Our New PowerPool Proposal (#9) Ahead of Next Week’s PowerIndex Launch
It’s time for the main Power Index to launch. The purpose of this proposal is to create a smooth transition from the current baby index to the main index, while incorporating a few improvements to the...
9 Min
DAO
Nov 2020
The Butterfly Effect of UNI Rewards Ending - Part I
UNI rewards have officially ended. Given Uniswap’s strong and engrained position within the market, these rewards going away will impact every facet of the space....
7 Min
AMM
Nov 2020
Delphi Radar Webinar Replay - Nov 12 2020
We have a video replay of the Delphi Radar webinar for those interested in learning more about this exciting new product!...
1 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
Bitcoin for Advisors [Presentation]
Key discussion points from my presentation at the Bitcoin for Advisors conference earlier this week titled, “Global Macro Outlook and What It Means for Bitcoin”....
7 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
Institutional Chat AMA - Nov 4 2020
To be sure all our Institutional members were able to benefit from the open conversations with strong teams building and investing in the space, we’re sharing a transcript of the first official AMA we...
1 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
Empty Set Dollar: A Game Theoretical Approach to Elastic Stablecoins
Empty Set Dollar (ESD) is an elastic, algorithmic stablecoin that uses in-built monetary incentives to maintain its peg. The protocol is still experimenting with the overall mechanism design with an a...
9 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
Nexus Mutual Update and Outlook
We analyze the significance of the MCR% decline on recent outflows from the Capital Pool, along with what’s being done to potentially curb that outflow and expectations going forward....
1 Min
Insurers
Nov 2020
Towards Aave as a Credit Protocol: Tranching Risk To Enable Greater Capital Efficiency, Innovation and Robustness
Having worked closely with the Aave team for months, in this post we propose a new token architecture for Aave that we believe will lead to greater capital efficiency, innovation and robustness....
1 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020
Towards Aave as a Credit Protocol: Tranching Risk To Enable Greater Capital Efficiency, Innovation and Robustness
Having worked closely with the Aave team for months, in this post we propose a new token architecture for Aave that we believe will lead to greater capital efficiency, innovation and robustness....
1 Min
DeFi
Nov 2020