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Tech Deep Dives

$1.5 Billion TVL in Under 2 Months: What Is Ethena?

Ethena is a protocol on Ethereum designed to create a crypto-native stablecoin that is completely freed from the infrastructure of the traditional banking system.

Week in DeFi: Wormhole's W Token Launching on April 3

Wormhole's highly anticipated W token airdrop is set for April 3, while Ethena Labs is set to airdrop its ENA token to Shards holders. Read on to learn more about these airdrops worth $2.4B!

Tech Deep Dives

What Is Vertex? Unifying Cross-Chain Liquidity with Synchronous Orderbook Technology

A deep dive into Vertex Protocol, an all-in-one DEX offering cross-chain orderbook liquidity, and a look at Vertex Edge and Vertex Blitz.

By CMC Research

Week in DeFi: BlackRock Drops $100M USDC to Ethereum Address

Less than three months after launching the first-ever spot Bitcoin ETFs, BlackRock is now launching a tokenized asset fund on Ethereum — learn more in this week's DeFi roundup!

Week in DeFi: Dencun Upgrade Makes L2s Cheap Again

Ethereum's highly anticipated Dencun upgrade, the first major upgrade since the Merge, goes live! Find out how it affects layer-2 fees in our weekly DeFi roundup.

Week in DeFi: DeFi TVL Climbs to Highest Level Since May 2022

As Bitcoin price flirts at all-time high levels, the total value locked in DeFi has reached pre-Luna levels. Read on to find out the latest DeFi news, alpha and airdrops!

Tech Deep Dives

What Is Aevo? The Derivatives L2 Chain

A look at Aevo, an orderbook-style decentralized exchange (DEX) for options and perpetual contracts, launched by the team behind Ribbon Finance.

Week in DeFi: Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Are In Right Now

Over $780M is locked in Ethena Labs' USDe weeks after launching, while MarginFi releases its own stablecoin, YBX. What are these new, yield-bearing stablecoins? Find out more below!

Week in DeFi: DeFi 1.0 Resurgence?

A governance proposal to switch on fee-sharing for UNI token holders has caused UNI and other DeFi tokens to rally — could we see another DeFi summer?

Week in DeFi: StarkNet Airdrop Draws Flak

Ethereum scaling solution StarkNet announced its long-awaited STRK token airdrop — but received backlash from the community. Read on to find out why!

Week in DeFi: NFTFi Takes Center Stage Through ERC-404s

A new token primitive, ERC-404, emerges — causing gas fees to spike. What is the new ERC-404 narrative? Learn about this and more in our DeFi roundup!

Week in DeFi: From JUP to FUD, Airdrop Sparks Criticism

Leading interoperability protocol LayerZero V2 goes live, while new layer-2 Mode Network launches — check out the latest DeFi news and alpha now!

Tech Deep Dives

Deep Dive into Jupiter: Solana’s Leading DEX Aggregator Ends “Jupuary” With $700M JUP Airdrop

Jupiter Exchange is the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) liquidity aggregator built on the Solana blockchain.

By Werner Vermaak

Week in DeFi: Reaching for the Celestia

More layer-2s are adopting Celestia's Data Availability layer, reducing gas fees by up to 10X. Meanwhile, more protocols are launching points reward programs, from Drift Protocol to Rabby.

Week in DeFi: Controversial L2 Blast Finally Arrives on Testnet

Huge week for new Ethereum layer-2s, as Blast and Taiko launches on testnet, while protocols announce airdrops as "points" season continues — read on for more major DeFi news and alpha!

Week in DeFi: Airdrops Usher in the New Year

More airdrops are announced from the likes of Manta Pacific and Dymension as we go into the second week of 2024 — find out more in our weekly DeFi roundup of the latest news and alpha!

Tech Deep Dives

What Is OpBNB? A Guide to OpBNB’s Ecosystem

A look at the fledging opBNB ecosystem — the layer-2 network for the BNB Chain, developed using the OP stack.

By Decentralized Dog

Week in DeFi: Deposits on Manta Pacific Surges Ahead of Airdrop

Airdrop frenzy continues, this time on Manta Pacific. Find out how to bridge ETH to the L2 modular blockchain and read on to find out the latest DeFi news and alpha here!

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