DeFi

In 2020, the " DeFi Summer" left people fascinated by the charm of Decentralized Finance, and also brought the Ethereum ecosystem to the forefront of crypto space. Let us show you here how to play with the DeFi "Money Legos".

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What is Neiro? All You Need to Know About NEIROETH in 2025
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What is Neiro? All You Need to Know About NEIROETH in 2025

Neiro is a Shiba Inu Dog that inspired the launch of Neiro tokens across different blockchains. As of 2025, Neiro Ethereum (NEIROETH) has evolved into a leading meme coin with a $215 million market cap, 87,000+ holders, and listings on 12 major exchanges. The ecosystem now includes a DAO for community governance, an official merchandise store, and a mobile app. NEIROETH has implemented layer-2 solutions to enhance scalability and secured its position in the top 10 dog-themed meme coins by market capitalization, backed by a vibrant community and leading crypto influencers.
5/23/2025, 6:58:17 AM
Jupiter LFG Launchpad: A Game-Changer for Solana Projects in 2025
Intermediate

Jupiter LFG Launchpad: A Game-Changer for Solana Projects in 2025

Jupiter LFG Launchpad is the first and only launchpad on Solana that leverages the DLMM algorithm to offer a game-changing solution for Solana projects and investors. As of 2025, it has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of the Solana ecosystem, launching 78 projects, achieving $1.2 billion in Total Value Locked, and expanding its user base to 780,000. The platform now features advanced price discovery mechanisms, multi-chain integration, AI-powered risk assessment, and privacy-preserving features. Learn how Jupiter LFG Launchpad works, its latest technological enhancements, impressive performance metrics, and how it has transformed the token launchpad landscape in 2025.
5/23/2025, 1:44:00 AM
DeFi on Bitcoin: Finally Getting Interesting?
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DeFi on Bitcoin: Finally Getting Interesting?

Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential in DeFi: How Babylon, Lombard, SatLayer & Solv Protocol Revolutionize Staking, Liquid Staking & Restaking
5/19/2025, 3:56:39 AM
Tokenizing Yield Strategies: Lorenzo Merges CeFi & DeFi to Build Web3's Answer to 'BlackRock + Goldman Sachs'?
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Tokenizing Yield Strategies: Lorenzo Merges CeFi & DeFi to Build Web3's Answer to 'BlackRock + Goldman Sachs'?

This article analyzes in detail Lorenzo's strong performance in TGE and the innovative financial model realized through the construction of a Financial Abstraction Layer. Lorenzo provides users with low-threshold, diversified income options through modular financial infrastructure, integrating the advantages of DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi.
5/19/2025, 3:53:09 AM
From BTCFi to “On-Chain Investment Banking”: How Is Lorenzo Reshaping the Landscape of On-Chain Asset Management?
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From BTCFi to “On-Chain Investment Banking”: How Is Lorenzo Reshaping the Landscape of On-Chain Asset Management?

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the current situation and challenges of capital efficiency optimization in the cryptocurrency market, as well as Lorenzo's innovative model of tokenizing CeFi financial products and deeply integrating them into the DeFi scene through the Financial Abstraction Layer (FAL).
5/19/2025, 2:47:29 AM
Liquidity Wars 3.0 where Bribes Become Markets
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Liquidity Wars 3.0 where Bribes Become Markets

This article delves into how voting escrow (ve) mechanisms, meta-incentives, bribery platforms (such as Votium), and emerging protocols (like Turtle Club and Royco) are optimizing capital efficiency and shaping the meta-governance layer of DeFi through innovative mechanisms.
5/19/2025, 2:43:34 AM
Everything You Need to Know About the Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
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Everything You Need to Know About the Ethereum Pectra Upgrade

Explore Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, activated on May 7, 2025, introducing 11 EIPs to enhance scalability, user experience, and validator efficiency. Discover how this significant update sets the stage for future advancements in the Ethereum ecosystem.
5/16/2025, 6:14:46 AM
Discover Solana: Why It's the Star of the Crypto Market in 2025
Beginner

Discover Solana: Why It's the Star of the Crypto Market in 2025

Solana has solidified its position as a cryptocurrency market leader in 2025, building on its significant growth from previous years. This article explores the multiple factors driving Solana's continued success, including its technical advancements, enhanced security mechanisms, institutional adoption, and ecosystem expansion. With over $53.9 billion staked across 505,938 wallets, Solana staking dominance and impressive 8.31% annualized return highlight its growing prominence in the proof-of-stake arena. The implementation of ""correlated slashing"" has addressed previous security concerns, while the strong performance of spot Solana ETFs and increased corporate treasury diversification demonstrate rising Solana institutional adoption. Cross-chain liquidity inflows exceeding $120 million further fuel Solana DeFi and Solana memecoin sectors, cementing its position as a cornerstone of the cryptocurrency market.
5/12/2025, 10:02:38 AM
All You Need to Know About Cambrian Network
Beginner

All You Need to Know About Cambrian Network

Cambrian Network is an innovative AI infrastructure protocol that integrates on-chain and off-chain data, providing developers and users with a fast, comprehensive, and verifiable financial intelligence platform. With its multi-chain support and user-friendly APIs, the platform serves both current human-guided intelligent agents and establishes the groundwork for future autonomous agent ecosystems. The team brings together experts from renowned projects like The Graph and Semiotic Labs, combining deep expertise in decentralized data indexing and machine learning technology.
4/28/2025, 7:54:53 AM
The Power Play Behind Solana’s MEV
Intermediate

The Power Play Behind Solana’s MEV

This article dives into Solana’s MEV ecosystem, highlighting how Jito, the dominant player, controls 94% of validator nodes and generates $35 million in annual revenue. It explains how MEV profits flow toward the Jito protocol, high-stake validators, and blockspace brokers. In the client race, Jito-Solana currently leads, but the high-performance Firedancer client could shape the future. The article also uses Sol Strategies as a case study to show how large institutions are increasingly penetrating the Solana ecosystem.
4/28/2025, 6:36:12 AM
The Truth About BTC DeFi
Intermediate

The Truth About BTC DeFi

This article exposes the truth about Bitcoin DeFi projects. Due to Bitcoin's lack of a Turing-complete virtual machine, projects like BitVM, Rootstock, Sovryn, and BitcoinOS are either heavily centralized or impractical to implement. These projects employ misleading marketing to hide their centralization risks—ultimately creating a collective delusion fueled by greed and ignorance. The article demonstrates that Bitcoin cannot fundamentally support true decentralized finance, a limitation that will likely persist for the foreseeable future.
4/28/2025, 5:40:26 AM
Understanding Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Its Role in the Agentic Economy
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Understanding Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Its Role in the Agentic Economy

MCP enables AI systems to discover and interact with available tools dynamically, supporting persistent two-way communication between models and external systems.
4/27/2025, 6:53:11 AM
Glider: DeFi Enters the Era of Simple Investing
Intermediate

Glider: DeFi Enters the Era of Simple Investing

Glider has completed a $4 million funding round led by a16z CSX (Startup Accelerator). Its ability to secure a position in the seemingly simple but operationally complex field of on-chain investing benefits from the momentum of technologies like Intent and LLM. However, DeFi as a whole indeed needs to be restructured to lower the barriers to investment.
4/27/2025, 5:51:12 AM
What is Helix Labs?
Advanced

What is Helix Labs?

Helix Labs is a blockchain infrastructure protocol focused on enhancing liquidity and utility for non-ETH Layer 1 assets through restaking mechanisms.
4/27/2025, 3:45:50 AM
When Innovation Compounds: Second-Order Effects in Crypto
Intermediate

When Innovation Compounds: Second-Order Effects in Crypto

This article explores how innovation compounds in the crypto space, examining how technology catalyzes ecosystem growth through the synergy between infrastructure and applications—from EigenLayer's restaking and Pendle's points system to Solana's memecoin surge and EVM experience improvements. The analysis reveals that lasting value typically flows not to the original innovators but to those who can effectively scale, refine, and foster new user behaviors. At the intersection of innovation, liquidity, and usability lies the key to identifying the next breakthrough.
4/27/2025, 2:57:28 AM

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