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Tron: The Ethereum fork that won

I thought people used Tron because it's "cheap USDT chain." Yet USDT transfer on Tron costs $1.87 to $3.74. Ethereum is $0.03 right now. Solana is basically free. Kinda feel stupid for not studying

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What all the recent DeFi shutdowns have in common

At least 10 crypto protocols announced shutdowns in the last two months. No rugging but they ran out of users, money or both. And that's before counting mining companies and lenders like BlockFills

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Whatever Pumps My Bags. (On Aave Will Win)

Aave Labs and ACI just published dueling reports on the same day. Labs released a "Contributions Report" making the case they built everything: V1, V2, V3, eMode, GHO, Flash Loans, the Safety Module.

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Who Owns 'Aave': Aave Labs vs Aave DAO

The recent Paraswap to CowSwap migration on aave.com looks like a minor product update. In reality, it exposed a deeper and long-standing tension inside Aave. The conflict is not about

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Who Controls SOL? Mapping the 605M Coin Supply (Work In Progress)

A simple question born out of curiosity. Last year, I wrote where's all the $ETH. Later @0xEekeyguy made a great public dashboard to check where ETH is hiding. Here's the link for $ETH supply (and

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DeFi’s Next Evolution: How Protocols Become Platforms

The next major leap in DeFi is protocols evolving into platforms. Like Apple’s App Store, protocols are no longer single-purpose tools, but foundations for others to build on. Notice the increasing

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Quick Guide on How to Monetize Your Mindshare

Monetizing your crypto audience is tough and risks reputational damage. Whatever you do, someone will blame and criticize you. You can't make everyone happy. • Sponsored post or ambassador? You're a

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Crypto’s Waning Ambition

From the first glance it looks like crypto is doing amazingly well: After years of rejection, spot ETFs are live with BTC and ETH ETFs seeing record inflows. Trump's win brings crypto closer to the US

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Fluid: The Next Zero-to-One Innovation in DeFi

Discovering zero-to-one innovations in crypto is the ultimate goal. Those rare gems that redefine the game and offer huge upside. I believe Instadapp's Fluid and its token $INST are still overlooked

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Cool Crypto Stuff You Might've Missed this Week

Straight to it: @Stacks activates the Nakamoto upgrade. (Most) transactions are still slow, but optimizations are expected in the coming weeks. Next step: BTC trust-minimized sBTC launch in 6

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L2s Are the New Old L1s—And Why ETH's Price Is Stuck.

Did Ethereum win the L1 wars? It's now an obvious no, you'd say. And that's a big reason why $ETH price is stagnating. But ETH as "L1 winner" was a common belief during the bear run. This was a lesson

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Points-for-airdrop meta ended: What's next for new token launches?

Every bull run brings new methods of token issuance, and understanding these trends could be the most profitable move. The points-for-airdrop trend kicked off this cycle, with projects like Jito and

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