Pendle and Exponent dominate the on-chain rate market through yield tokenization. True synthetic IRS protocols keep launching and keep staying small. Here's why.
On-chain forex venues exist, but what trades is USDC perp on a price feed. The ceiling is an asset-primitive gap, not a venue problem.
Agra Bonds is a beta Ethereum orderbook for tokenized private credit. Here is how the rate-quoted CLOB works, what is actually live, and where it sits in the RWA landscape....
A single-signer DVN on KelpDAO's LayerZero bridge let an attacker mint 116,500 unbacked rsETH and walk out with ~$236M in WETH from Aave. Here's the full on-chain breakdown, who pays,...
A DeFi analyst's field report on sports prediction markets, the $1.1T BofA estimate, the CFTC vs states jurisdictional war, and where these venues actually sit on the productive-to-predatory gradient.
Neobanks are rebuilding cross-border payments, wallets, and new-market expansion on stablecoin rails. A practical look at the $318B market, the integration reality, and what the GENIUS Act changes for 2026....
Crypto card volume hit $607M in March 2026. A deep look at how it's measured, who actually uses these cards, the regulatory walls closing in, and which programs are living...
Stablecoin lending on Aave and Morpho barely beats Treasuries while carrying total-loss risk. Here's the math on what APY actually justifies DeFi's downside.
The SEC's Interpretive Release 33-11412 cleared specific crypto activities. We explore three speculative fundraising models inspired by the new guidance and where the legal risk still lives.
A broken minting function on Resolv Labs' USR stablecoin let an attacker turn $100K into $25M. Here's what happened, who got hurt, and what it means for DeFi security.
Two competing visions for machine-to-machine payments shipped on the same day. Here's how x402 and MPP differ, and why Stripe is betting on both.
The interpretation is real, detailed, and favorable. It's also not a safe harbor, not a statute, and open to revision.
A practitioner's guide to the hybrid TradFi/DeFi risks hiding inside tokenized real-world assets, and what the leading risk curators are doing about them.
Tranched credit markets split lending pool risk into layers so different investors can choose their exposure. As of March 2026, they're becoming core infrastructure on EVM chains and Solana, driven...
Futard.io locks launch funds in escrow and uses prediction markets to govern spending. The treasury model is a clear upgrade. The futarchy governance is an open experiment with real limitations....
In January 2026, stablecoin networks moved more than ten trillion dollars. A look at where the money is, how it moves, and why it matters.
Aave had a rough winter. What started as a fight over swap fees turned into a full-blown war between the people who built the protocol and the people who theoretically...
The blockchain landscape has split more sharply than most architects acknowledge. The EVM ecosystem and Canton answer different questions—comparing them as if they were racing toward the same finish line...
A clear-eyed look at the on-chain AI agent economy onchain in early 2026.
How blockchain is transforming precious metals investing with $5+ billion in tokenized gold, silver, and beyond
The decentralized finance landscape continues to evolve with innovative protocols pushing the boundaries of what's possible in on-chain trading and financial services. Among the newer entrants making waves are Hyperliquid...
Explore Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs) & compare them to Ethereum's EIPs. Understand Solana's protocol governance, development, and upgrade processes, including proposal submission, discussion, approval, & implementation.
Discover the Hyperliquid Chain: a high-performance L1 blockchain featuring HyperEVM, a Central Limit Order Book, and zero gas fees, revolutionizing on-chain trading. Explore its vibrant ecosystem of DeFi protocols, AI-driven...
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What is decentralization in terms of a DAO, and how can we measure it?
This article will explore some examples of how IAD principles can be realized in the context of DAO and the open questions we have so far
In this article, we are going to go over their pros and cons
This article explains why interest rate swaps are so important
Even within the narrow niche of decentralized stablecoins, DeFi is beginning to offer you some meaningful choices. Here’s a comparison between the established MakerDAO and the upstart Equilibrium
Hugh Karp compared various insurance like solutions existing right now in DeFi space
Are investors and proponents properly considering the risk associated with lending stablecoins?
Comparing returns on lending with DeFi to traditional asset classes
