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Frax Finance: Examining The Protocol’s Holy Trinity of De-Fi
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...
11 Min
Algorithmic Stablecoins
Feb 2023
The Memes by 6529
πŸ” The Memes by 6529 Memes are more than just images overlaid with text that make people laugh. Memes have […]...
7 Min
Art
Jan 2023
Aave: A Review Of The Fundamentals
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...
14 Min
Lending / Borrowing
Jan 2023
The Wallet Wars
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...
41 Min
Infrastructure
Jan 2023
The ETH Liquid Staking Derivative Wars
πŸ” The ETH Liquid Staking Derivative Wars To stake ETH, users have to run validator nodes on Ethereum, which comes […]...
7 Min
Layer 2 / L2
Jan 2023
Market Note: SOL Surges and Stalls
Many had written off Solana as yet another hyped L1 narrative play from this cycle. However, the most recent rally has left many market participants sidelined and speechless. The β€œup only” regime on a...
10 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2023
The Great Reset: Your 2023 Guide To Web3 Games
Executive Summary Web3 gaming – an ever-changing term simply defined as video games with varying levels of embedded blockchain-based mechanics […]...
Games
Jan 2023
Heads or Thales: Exploring the Potential of Positional Parimutuel Markets
Thales is leveraging the power of parimutuel markets to build easy-to-understand derivatives, prediction markets, and sports betting. This report will analyze what makes Thales unique from its predece...
26 Min
Options
Jan 2023
Market Note: LTC Shows Relative Strength Amid Market Chaos
Before the first murmurs of an β€œecho bubble” could be heard, LTC began its move higher while the broader market struggled to maintain its footing. Seemingly nothing was immune to the FTX implosion and...
9 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2023
Delphi Office Hours Call (January 19th, 2023)
Join this week's call with our research analysts to discuss crypto developer data, the echo bubble thesis, X2Y2's NFT lending growth, liquid staking derivatives, and more....
1 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2023
From 1 to 100: What the Future Holds for DEXs
The issues that plagued centralized exchanges (CEX) in their infancy have still not been eradicated. In the grand scheme of things, we’ve made some vast improvements to CEX performance. Some are bette...
9 Min
AMM
Jan 2023
The L2 Wars
πŸŒ‡ Sunsetting The Delphi Daily During periods of lower activity, it becomes more important to focus on the broader […]...
7 Min
Layer 2 / L2
Jan 2023
OpenSea transacted $242.2M in November compared to $295.8M in October, representing an 18% decrease over the previous month. There were notable developments in the broader NFT ecosystem, however....
14 Min
NFT Marketplace
Jan 2023
NFTPerp Gains Volume Traction As NFT Markets Stage A Comeback
πŸŒ… Welcome! In a new blog post, Sam-Bankman Fried (SBF) has doubled down on his innocence. Meanwhile, Genesis owes its […]...
5 Min
NFTs
Jan 2023
From Dutch Auctions to Open Editions: A Deep Dive Into NFT Distribution Models
Unlike fungible tokens, which capture value from products but don’t create value directly, NFTs are often the products themselves -- consider Fidenzas, CryptoPunks, and music NFTs. This makes the toke...
22 Min
NFTs
Jan 2023
Solana Sees Resurgence in 2023 With Rise in Active Wallets
πŸŒ… Welcome! The FTX bankruptcy attorney claims to have found over $5B in assets. Have they checked all the sofas […]...
4 Min
Layer 1 / L1
Jan 2023
Bitcoin Update: Reflecting on 2022 and the Future
The past year was a tumultuous one for Bitcoin, with usage stagnating and miners facing increasing pressure. But there were positives as well, like the introduction of Taro....
14 Min
Proof-of-Work
Jan 2023
Daily Transactions on Arbitrum and Optimism Inch Closer to Ethereum
πŸŒ… Welcome! Barry Silbert speaks on Genesis in a letter to shareholders as Gemini officially ends the Earn program. Today, […]...
5 Min
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Jan 2023
GALA and LDO Pump Amid "Short-Squeeze Szn"
πŸŒ… Welcome! DCG is closing down its wealth management business that had $3.5B in AUM. The SEC is also probing […]...
4 Min
Macro & Markets
Jan 2023
The Future of ETH Liquid Staking
In this report, we analyze the ETH staking market from a business and financial perspective. The end goal of this exercise is to try and ascertain these protocols' potential for value generation....
15 Min
Liquid Staking
Jan 2023