One of the few constants in the crypto industry is the ever expanding number of blockchains. Whether an Ethereum L2, app chain, or alternative layer 1, there seems to be an abundant supply of new blockchains.
Continue readingSolana introduced two key concepts to enhance user experience and expand blockchain accessibility: Actions and Blinks. These features streamline the interaction with blockchain transactions, making them more accessible and easier to integrate into various digital environments.
Continue readingBuilt atop Ethena's basis trade and EigenLayer’s restaking layer, the derivatives layer is the ultimate source yield. 3Jane leverages a short volatility strategy in order to weave EigenLayer and Ethena products into a vibrant derivatives market.
Continue readingValiDAO is a DAO-owned validator entity. They operate blockchain infrastructure (including validators, RPCs, IBC relayers and DA nodes) in underrepresented geographical locations and jurisdictions (currently: Iceland) while leveraging crypto-native dePIN solutions. They offer users the unique ability to participate in the validation process and own the infrastructure on which this validation is performed.
Continue readingUnlike interacting with tokens on Ethereum, Solana and other L1s or L2s, interacting with tokens and ordinals on Bitcoin is difficult. The experience has slowly become better: during the initial phase, most of trading was through OTC Discords and spreadsheets. Since then, trading has moved to more reputable marketplaces, such as MagicEden and OKX, as well as some smaller, but purely Bitcoin native marketplaces, such as Unisat.
Continue readingThe current ETH issuance rate is quite low compared to other PoS or PoW networks. Since the Merge, staking dynamics have not changed significantly, with the staked ETH percentage slowly growing over time, currently at slightly less than 30%. The main driver of staking growth is currently the demand from restaking protocols, where users can farm points and participate in airdrops for future and current restaking protocols.
Continue readingThe Spark Protocol was originally created by MakerDAO as a way to proliferate DAI and increase the use cases of their multi-asset backed stablecoin. The protocol currently offers three flagship products: SparkLend, sDAI and SparkConduits.
Continue readingAt Solana Breakpoint, Firedancer, the highly anticipated new validator client, launched on testnet. Initial tests indicate that Firedancer shows 10 to 100 times greater performance than the existing Solana Labs client.
Continue readingRollbit operates as a gaming and gambling platform featuring three distinct product lines: a casino, a sportsbook, and a futures trading platform.
Continue readingIn recent times, Lido has made significant strides with the launch of V2, introducing new functionalities such as withdrawals and the innovative Staking Router concept. Whilst V1 was grounded in a Curated Operator set, the Lido V2 iteration transforms the platform into a modular stake allocation marketplace, backed by the DAO’s governance.
Continue readingfriend.tech is an on-chain social networking platform built on Base. It allows users to create shares of themselves. These shares can be bought and sold by other users.
Continue readingA look into L2 fee calculations & proto-danksharding
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