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Solo Leveling Levels Up: Korean Billion-Dollar Megafranchise Goes Onchain with Story
Solo Leveling Levels Up: Korean Billion-Dollar Megafranchise Goes Onchain with Story
26 minutes ago
The Aleo Network Foundation and Paxos Labs Partner to Offer First Privacy-Preserving US Dollar Stablecoin
The Aleo Network Foundation and Paxos Labs Partner to Offer First Privacy-Preserving US Dollar Stablecoin
3 hours ago
R0AR Chain Announces $100,000 Community Rewards for Creators, Yappers, and Brand Evangelists
R0AR Chain Announces $100,000 Community Rewards for Creators, Yappers, and Brand Evangelists
4 hours ago
SimpleFX Relaunches First Deposit Bonus
SimpleFX Relaunches First Deposit Bonus
5 hours ago
TokenFi and New to The Street Announce National Media Partnership to Reach 219M+ Households
TokenFi and New to The Street Announce National Media Partnership to Reach 219M+ Households
6 hours ago
LBank’s $100M Bonus Pro Surpasses $50M Claimed, Reaches 1 Billion Global Impressions
LBank’s $100M Bonus Pro Surpasses $50M Claimed, Reaches 1 Billion Global Impressions
9 hours ago
Gate Group Announces Gate Technology Ltd Received the MiCA License from Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA),  Extends its Compliance Footprint in Europe
Gate Group Announces Gate Technology Ltd Received the MiCA License from Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Extends its Compliance Footprint in Europe
10 hours ago
BTCC Exchange Announces Triple Global Workforce Expansion at TOKEN2049 Singapore to Power Web3 Evolution
BTCC Exchange Announces Triple Global Workforce Expansion at TOKEN2049 Singapore to Power Web3 Evolution
13 hours ago
Foresight Ventures Launches $50M Industry-First Stablecoin Infrastructure Fund
Foresight Ventures Launches $50M Industry-First Stablecoin Infrastructure Fund
13 hours ago
1inch rebrands to reflect broader mission uniting DeFi and global finance
1inch rebrands to reflect broader mission uniting DeFi and global finance
14 hours ago
The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung Unveils Vision with New AI, Web3, and Mobile Initiatives
The Sandbox CEO Robby Yung Unveils Vision with New AI, Web3, and Mobile Initiatives
23 hours ago
Omni Exchange Integrates Orbs’ dTWAP and dLIMIT Protocols on Base to Power Advanced On-Chain Order Types
Omni Exchange Integrates Orbs’ dTWAP and dLIMIT Protocols on Base to Power Advanced On-Chain Order Types
1 day ago
Salvium Solves the Privacy Paradox: Salvium One Delivers MiCA-Compliant Privacy That Exchanges Can List
Salvium Solves the Privacy Paradox: Salvium One Delivers MiCA-Compliant Privacy That Exchanges Can List
1 day ago
Allbridge and Algorand Partner to Launch Cross-Chain Stablecoin Bridge
Allbridge and Algorand Partner to Launch Cross-Chain Stablecoin Bridge
1 day ago
Nodepay launches Crypto’s largest Prediction Intelligence platform
Nodepay launches Crypto’s largest Prediction Intelligence platform
1 day ago
Solstice Finance Officially Launches USX, A Solana-Native Stablecoin With $160M Deposited TVL
Solstice Finance Officially Launches USX, A Solana-Native Stablecoin With $160M Deposited TVL
1 day ago
BYDFi Highlights 'BUIDL' Ethos During Newcastle United Match Against Arsenal
BYDFi Highlights 'BUIDL' Ethos During Newcastle United Match Against Arsenal
1 day ago
LBank Surpasses 20 Million Users, Marking a New Era of Global Expansion
LBank Surpasses 20 Million Users, Marking a New Era of Global Expansion
1 day ago
Integral launches world’s first stablecoin-based crypto prime broker
Integral launches world’s first stablecoin-based crypto prime broker
1 day ago
Aark Digital Releases Future Roadmap After ATH Token Activity
Aark Digital Releases Future Roadmap After ATH Token Activity
1 day ago
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Plasma: Redefining Stablecoin Settlement
Plasma tackles stablecoin fragmentation with free USDT transfers, built-in yield, and a path to decentralisation. Dive into our latest research here.
RedStone: The Fastest-Growing Blockchain Oracle Report
Builders trust RedStone for speed and precision. Explore how it's shaping onchian markets in our report.
The Shaga Model
Shaga converts everyday hardware into global infrastructure, powering cloud gaming and AI-ready data. Dive into our latest research here.
An Analysis of the Role of Vote Buying in DAO Governance
Our report shows onchain vote buying moving from informal back-room deals to transparent marketplaces, where aligned delegation and market-driven pricing reshape DAO participation and governance.
The Return of Uncollateralised Lending in Crypto: A Sector of Risk and Reward
This report explains how onchain uncollateralised lending is resurfacing, with transparent borrower-level vaults and analytics-driven underwriting replacing opaque pooled risk, rebuilding trust and broadening access to DeFi credit.
Evaluating Risk in DeFi
Exponential standardises DeFi due diligence by converting complex technical, economic, and operational data into intuitive A-F risk scores. Discover how its framework clarifies product safety and guides smarter yield strategies in our latest deep-dive.
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iYield: The Ultimate Financial Planning Tool for Crypto Natives
iYield redefines financial tracking by integrating digitial and TradFi assets into one powerful portfolio hub. Explore how it simplifies budgeting, yield tracking, and more in our latest deep-dive.
Solv Protocol: The Onchain Bitcoin Reserve
Is the decentralized MicroStrategy here? Dive into Solv Protocol’s innovative approach to turning Bitcoin into a yield-generating, multi-chain powerhouse.
Enso: Taking DeFi from fragmented to functional
Enso is simplifying DeFi with 'shortcuts,' using its intent engine to turn requests into predefined workflows.
Hemi: A Modular L2 connecting the Bitcoin and Ethereum Ecosystems
Hemi is a modular, multi-network Layer 2 blockchain focused on securely unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum in a scalable manner. Our latest report delves into Hemi's key features and the use cases they enable.
DeFi Yield Renaissance
DeFi is in a new era, driven by sustainable revenue models, real yields and capital efficiency. We break it down in our latest report with Exponential Finance.
State of DeFi 3Q24
DeFi faced Q3 volatility head-on, showing resilience in lending, staking, and cross-chain bridges.
Analyst Notes: Insights After Dencun
The Ethereum ecosystem has undergone significant changes since the Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844) went live in March 2024.
The state of digital assets in Europe
Europe is leading the world in efforts to regulate digital assets, charting a more sustainable growth path for the blockchain industry. What does this mean for the world's second-largest crypto market?
Kontos: The AI-Powered Omnichain Infrastructure Pioneering Chain Abstraction
Mainstream adoption of blockchain technology hinges on two components—interoperability and user experience (UX). For blockchain to reach users beyond digital natives earnestly discussing use cases, regardless of whether they exist yet, it needs one connected ecosystem and a decidedly web2 front end.
Zeta Markets: Perpetual growth
Zeta Markets is the second-largest derivatives platform on the Solana blockchain, and it aims to take top spot. Growth is exploding. What's coming next?
Zircuit: The L2 with AI-enabled Security
Born out of the need to scale Ethereum, Layer 2 (L2) networks have truly taken off, each with its own unique design choices. Zircuit introduces a novel feature called Sequencer Level Security, which is designed to prevent malicious transactions from ever being finalised on the blockchain.
Polkadot is levelling up
The Polkadot network has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation since its 2020 mainnet launch, and this cycle is no exception. Polkadot is reaching new heights with a host of technological advancements including the Join-Accumulate Machine, or JAM upgrade, a proliferation of AI-driven projects and applications, and new forays into decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN). Time to level up!
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