Become Your Own Neobank With Gnosis Pay

In his interview with members of Gnosis Pay at Token2049 in Singapore, David comes away more impressed than ever. Gnosis Pay Is the Touchpoint to Tradfi That Crypto Deserves This interview was one of my favorites at Token2049 in Singapore. First off, I think Gnosis Pay—and indeed, all Gnosis products—are underappreciated by non-technical crypto users. … Read more

What is Layerzero? A Beginner’s Guide

Learn about Layerzero, a genuine solution for blockchain interoperability, promising to tackle key issues of security and liquidity fragmentation. This piece is a guest post by Blocmates. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the often complicated and jargon-filled crypto space. In this article, Blocmate’s Gaz takes a critical … Read more

Debridge Closes Exclusive Token Sale for Certain Participants

Debridge kicked off its LFG Vault for DBR tokens, giving active members of its ecosystem and Jupiter’s community an exclusive opportunity to acquire tokens at a locked-in price. With a focus on fairness and stability, the launch introduced a new token sale model designed to curb gas wars and market volatility. Debridge Releases A New … Read more

Building a Yield Curve for Defi

While decentralized finance (defi) continues to innovate, it still lacks a critical component that has long been foundational in traditional finance: fixed-income products. I sat down for a great conversation with Jerry Li, co-founder and CEO of Term Structure, who introduced me to the idea of fixed-income products in crypto. Why Fixed-Income Could Be the … Read more

Canza Finance Partners With Stablecoin Issuer to Bring Efficient Financial Solutions to Africa

Canza Finance has partnered with stablecoin issuer WSPN to provide secure and efficient financial solutions to users in Africa and other emerging markets. With the integration of WUSD into Canza Finance’s ecosystem, African users will be able to smoothly convert fiat currencies to the WUSD stablecoin. Boosting RWA and Defi Adoption Africa-focused fintech firm Canza … Read more

The Definitive Guide to Tapioca DAO: Part Two

This piece is the second half of a guest post by Emiri, published originally on Blocmates. Read Part One here. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the often complicated and jargon-filled crypto space. Blocmates is especially adept at covering new decentralized finance (defi) projects, which are arguably at … Read more

The Definitive Guide to Tapioca DAO: Part One

This piece is a guest post by Emiri, published originally on Blocmates. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the often complicated and jargon-filled crypto space. Blocmates is especially adept at covering new decentralized finance (defi) projects, which are arguably at the forefront of the entire crypto industry. Tapioca … Read more

2 Bitcoin L2 Projects Secure Investments to Enhance Bitcoin’s Defi Capabilities

On Tuesday, two Bitcoin-centric layer two (L2) initiatives successfully secured funding from strategic investors. Botanix Labs, a startup focused on developing a decentralized Turing-complete L2 EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), garnered $11.5 million. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin L2 ZKM attracted $5 million during a pre-seed investment phase. Bitcoin L2 Projects Gain Momentum With New Financing Rounds Throughout … Read more

Aave Labs Unveils Ambitious Plans for Protocol V4: Enhancing GHO Stability and Cross-Chain Liquidity

Aave Labs proposed a significant upgrade to its protocol, aimed at enhancing features like its stablecoin GHO, introducing a Unified Liquidity Layer for better integration, and improving the protocol’s architecture for cross-chain liquidity across both Ethereum and non-EVM layer-1 platforms. The update also focuses on automatizing interest rates based on market conditions with Chainlink data … Read more

Defi’s TVL Declines by $10 Billion in April Despite Growth in Bitcoin and Newer Blockchains

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized applications (defi) experienced a 7% decrease, dropping $10 billion in April, with defi’s ecosystem ending the month at $138.6 billion despite a widespread outflow of funds from several blockchains, such as a significant drop in Avalance and Solana. Despite the overall downtrend, Bitcoin, Base (a Layer two blockchain … Read more