It’s no surprise they’re being touted as the holy grail to freelancers – instant payments, low costs, escaping traditional banking systems. What’s waiting under the glossy façade is an ugly and dangerous terrain. A dream of financial liberation can turn into a disaster in the blink of an eye. After...

TBAs have been creating quite the buzz in the blockchain space, especially in the Base ecosystem. Jesse Pollak, one of the driving forces behind Base, recently teased something really cool about Grok AI. He claims that it “knows” TBAs, which would be a huge breakthrough for adoption and mainstreaming of...

Come on, we all know that the crypto space is full of hype. It seems like every other day there is a new token, a new DEX, a new “game changing” technology. Hyperliquid and their HYPE token are all the rage right now, particularly in the quiet whispers I’m hearing...

Imagine a world where your grandmother in rural Kenya can instantly receive remittances from her son working in London, without predatory fees eating away at her livelihood. Imagine a small business owner in Nigeria. More often than not, they do this by obtaining microloans at reasonable rates, deftly evading the...

That’s because a new kind of Decentralized Order Book (DOB) protocol is set to change the balance of power back in favor of decentralized finance (DeFi). DOB protocol leverages Layer 2 infrastructure and on-chain liquidity pools structured as automated, programmable market makers. In combining these elements, this approach establishes an...

The promise of DeFi has always been tantalizing: a financial system free from the control of centralized entities, accessible to everyone, and built on the principles of transparency and self-custody. Yet, for all its innovation, DeFi still struggles to replicate the core functionality of traditional finance, particularly the efficiency of...

Since last week, we’ve seen a massive outflow of Chainlink (LINK) tokens including $51 million worth moving off of centralized exchanges. This exodus highlights a broader trend of LINK holders seeking to diversify their assets. Some are engaging self-custody solutions and taking advantage of decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities. This article...

Chainlink just introduced its new product, ACE, amid a wave of growing scrutiny from regulators around the world targeting the cryptocurrency markets. This effort comes at a time when blockchain projects and stakeholders are under intense pressure to comply at all costs. Chainlink’s ACE would go a long way towards...

Cetus. The name reverberates across the entire Sui blockchain, like an ethereal whale song. Its flagship multi-chain deck trade offers a DeFi future powered by concentrated liquidity and permissionless cross-chain swaps. Except is it really the future, or merely another over-promised protocol cashing in on a shiny new chain? As...

Suilend, a community-owned decentralized lending and borrowing protocol on the Sui blockchain, has experienced explosive growth. This accomplishment has solidified it as the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) player of all time. Since its launch in March 2024, marking the Solend team's first expansion outside of Solana, Suilend's Total Value Locked...