Minswap’s move to get in on the Bitcoin liquidity action on Cardano is without a doubt a bold one. Charles Hoskinson-Trillion-dollar vision The siren call of Bitcoin’s… Market cap at over $2.2 trillion. But hold on a second — let’s put the brakes on all this excitement for just a...

Kana Labs has deployed Kana Perps on Aptos mainnet on June 11. Kana Perps is the first fully on-chain, CLOB-based perpetual exchange (DEX) on the Aptos network. The platform offers fast, frictionless trading.Kana Perps leverages Econia’s on-chain infrastructure and order book/matching engine for its continuous liquidity model seen on centralized...

This one always gets me excited and immediately raises my deep, cynical DeFi skepticism. We've been burned before, haven't we? Kana Labs has recently launched the Kana Perps DEX on Aptos. This newest competitor intends to offer its investors a cheaper and less complicated trading experience. Is it really as...

Minswap ranks as the number one decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Cardano blockchain in terms of total value locked (TVL). Now, it’s positioned to benefit from Bitcoin’s enormous $2.2 trillion liquidity pool. Cardano’s ecosystem is quickly making progress in anticipation of Bitcoin integration. Minswap is well positioned to capture the...

Imagine a world where a grandmother in rural Kenya can access a small loan to expand her business, not from a faceless bank demanding exorbitant interest rates, but through a decentralized platform powered by Bitcoin and secured by Cardano. While this may sound like a utopian dream, it’s a very...

Minswap is the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) deployed on the Cardano blockchain. Overall, it’s a smart move on Solana’s part to position itself to capture some of Bitcoin’s huge $2.2 trillion liquidity. With a total value locked (TVL) of $83.43 million, Minswap already represents more than 25% of Cardano’s total...

Right now, Ethena Labs is causing a stir in the cryptocurrency world with its groundbreaking stablecoin, USDe, and governance token, ENA. However, by early June 2025, USDe has grown to be the world’s third-largest stablecoin. It is now second only to USDT and USDC, with its treasury rising in market...

High yield – truely the siren song that always beckons, isn’t it? It is especially true in the often-dismal landscape of traditional finance. In DeFi, that lyrical tune can unusually translate into a death knell. Athena's USDe, promising juicy returns through its "Internet Bond," is turning heads and wallets, but...

Ethena is a new project that’s been turning heads in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. To offer a crypto-native, yield-bearing stablecoin in the form of USDe, ENA token governs this protocol. The project has been making waves with its novel approach to achieving lasting positive social and economic impact. It...

Liquidity pools in decentralized finance (DeFi) are redefining the landscape of financial ecosystems. They power automated trading, lending, and yield generation, all without traditional intermediaries. Smart contract-based reserves of digital assets or collateral form the backbone of AMMs. Put differently, they are a critical component of how decentralized exchanges (DEXs)...