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From Liquid Staking to Liquid Restaking – EigenLayer
Today we are going to delve into the evolution from Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) to Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRT). Different from the 2021 – 2022 bull market, this bitcoin ETF-led bull run is often criticized for lacking technology innovations. LRT is undoubtedly an innovation that takes the most mind share this time around. Let’s…
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Onboarding Institutional-Grade Products to DeFi: Options
Today is 29th of February, 2024. Yesterday, bitcoin price broke $60k again. As someone who has been watching this industry closely for years, I can feel lots of emotions rushing to my head. Being part of something early is a truly magical experience. First, they want to crush you, then they want to join…
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Building The Future: A Look At The Latest Infrastructure Projects in Bitcoin Ecosystem
On January 10, 2024, all eleven Bitcoin ETFs were approved by SEC, opening a new chapter of digital assets. It also marked the official start of this bitcoin-fueled bull run. Unanimously, both traditional finance and crypto natives recognize that the Bitcoin ecosystem is one of the biggest opportunities this cycle. Despite Bitcoin being the…
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The War of Attrition in SocialFi
There is no better place to learn game theory than crypto. In order to learn anything, you need to be committed. Nothing shows more commitment than putting your own money on the line. Remember Olympus DAO and (3,3) meme? At its peak, everyone on Crypto Twitter had one variation of it in their profile.…
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What’s Next In DeFi Privacy And Security After Tornado Cash?
In my humble opinion, 95% of the existing DeFi ecosystem will need to go up in flames to give way to the rise of a new DeFi ecosystem. Much of it has to do with the “get rich fast” culture. But I will digress. The catalyst of this post is that earlier this month,…
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Back To The Origin: Bitcoin DeFi
If we take a step back and ask what led to the rise of ethereum or any other alternative layer-1 chains in the first place? It is because the very first blockchain – bitcoin blockchain has scalability issues and it doesn’t have smart contract capabilities. But these limitations are not set in stone. The…
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The Era of Institutional DeFi
For people who stand on the sideline, it seems that the turbulence in the crypto market never ends. Yet, unaffected by the market sentiment, the believers continue to build, including large traditional finance players. Matt Huang is not wrong. While crypto theatre continues to dominate media headlines, the serious players see the true value…
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The Present DeFi Landscape
In 2020, I re-engaged with Blockchain industry because of a book called “How to DeFi”. Three years later, I thought it would be interesting to do a review to see how the DeFi landscapes have changed from then to now. The book went into depth to discuss eight different use cases of DeFi, they…