Reports578 results
Introduction Despite the adoption of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) in the DeFi space, numerous problems persist. Liquidity providers(LPs) enter the […]...
31 Min
Spot Exchange
Sep 2023
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...
30 Min
Stablecoins
Aug 2023
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...
40 Min
Derivatives
Jul 2023
Show Me The Money New types of narratives are emerging in a maturing industry. These narratives share a common denominator, […]...
7 Min
DeFi
Jul 2023
DeFi Summer Four years ago, DeFi “Blue-Chips” such as lending protocol AAVE and derivatives protocol Synthetix put in their all-time […]...
11 Min
DeFi
Jun 2023
The Crypto Conspiracy Suddenly, financial titans of the world have collectively decided that it’s time to enter crypto. BlackRock has […]...
7 Min
Asset Management
Jun 2023
BlackRock The SEC is suing Ripple and the lawsuit is expected to come to fruition soon. Ripple’s lawyers have been […]...
12 Min
Asset Management
Jun 2023
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....
11 Min
AMM
Jun 2023
Gary’s Protection In spectacular fashion, the SEC has filed lawsuits against the two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, on […]...
8 Min
Spot Exchange
Jun 2023
Interest rate derivatives are perhaps the most underdeveloped and underexplored area in all of crypto. Interest rate projects have struggled mightily to attract liquidity, and seemed forgotten about t...
22 Min
Derivatives
May 2023
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...
5 Min
DeFi
May 2023
Level Finance is an oracle-based margin and spot trading decentralized exchange (DEX) that emerged following the success of GMX. Its growth has been remarkable since launching in 2023, achieving volum...
12 Min
Derivatives
May 2023
Leverage is a double-edged sword, and is frequently misunderstood in the realm of crypto trading. While it can act as a profit multiplier for disciplined traders, it simultaneously serves as the harbi...
17 Min
Derivatives
May 2023
As a critical component in the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins play a vital role in providing a safe haven for investors and serving as the asset of choice across exchanges, lending markets, and virtual...
12 Min
Stablecoins
Apr 2023
Uniswap has a cumulative total of ~$1T volume, often competing with CEXs like Coinbase for volume on major pairs. Uniswap views CEXs as its primary competitor rather than other DEXs. The Uniswap commu...
11 Min
DeFi
Apr 2023
Price action following the COVID crash saw DeFi outperform pretty much every asset. Since then, DeFi has generally not shown any meaningful strength against the rest of the crypto market. That is, unt...
11 Min
Macro & Markets
Mar 2023
🔍 USDC De-Pegs & Bitcoin Rallies If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’re probably inundated with headlines spelling […]...
8 Min
Cash-Backed (Custodian) Stablecoins
Mar 2023
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...
9 Min
AMM
Mar 2023
Airdrops are one of the most sought-after events for users of on-chain projects. It’s the distribution of a protocol’s token, often to historical users. The aim is to reward loyal users and encourage...
17 Min
Asset Management
Mar 2023
Investors are people, and they, too, underestimate the likelihood (and duration) of bad things happening. So far, 2023 is shaping up to be a case study in this kind of wishful thinking....
19 Min
NFTs
Mar 2023