Unit Zero Research is an anonymous collective of crypto veterans providing free and open source research
A Walk Through the Dark Forest
By KatsuragiThere’s been much ado about MEV lately. Why is it so hot right now? No telling, really. MEV has been widely present (and captured) on Ethereum for many months now. Proper understanding eludes the masses due to its complex technical nature, so we set out to share our thoughts on it and why it is important. The existence of MEV on state-rich blockchains like Ethereum creates powerful incentive structure that can pervert the decentralized nature of the EVM itself, as we will explore....
A Walk Through the Dark Forest
By KatsuragiThere’s been much ado about MEV lately. Why is it so hot right now? No telling, really. MEV has been widely present (and captured) on Ethereum for many months now. Proper understanding eludes the masses due to its complex technical nature, so we set out to share our thoughts on it and why it is important. The existence of MEV on state-rich blockchains like Ethereum creates powerful incentive structure that can pervert the decentralized nature of the EVM itself, as we will explore....
Cosmos: The Internet Chain
By AyanamiAs the COVID helicopter cash came flowing into bank accounts across the U.S. in 2020, retail investors, without the ability to go outside, immediately poured that money into risk-on assets across the investment landscape. The depths of Twitter and Reddit spurred major moves both in crypto (Defi Summer 2020) and traditional markets (WSB). For the more crypto-initiated, DeFi summer was blessing, allowing those who suffered through the bear market to start the bull run with massive gai...
Cosmos: The Internet Chain
By AyanamiAs the COVID helicopter cash came flowing into bank accounts across the U.S. in 2020, retail investors, without the ability to go outside, immediately poured that money into risk-on assets across the investment landscape. The depths of Twitter and Reddit spurred major moves both in crypto (Defi Summer 2020) and traditional markets (WSB). For the more crypto-initiated, DeFi summer was blessing, allowing those who suffered through the bear market to start the bull run with massive gai...
The Evolution of DeFi and the CRV Wars
By Katsuragi This post is an attempt to identify the key developments of DeFi in the past few years, the innovations that have been spurred as a result, and all of the subsequent implications on where DeFi is headed in 2022. Advanced readers will understand the concepts behind AMMs, CRV, and Olympus, but we introduce these concepts in order to establish a foundation from which we can make our judgements. Ultimately, a lot has happened in the DeFi space since 2019, and we attempt to articulate...
The Evolution of DeFi and the CRV Wars
By Katsuragi This post is an attempt to identify the key developments of DeFi in the past few years, the innovations that have been spurred as a result, and all of the subsequent implications on where DeFi is headed in 2022. Advanced readers will understand the concepts behind AMMs, CRV, and Olympus, but we introduce these concepts in order to establish a foundation from which we can make our judgements. Ultimately, a lot has happened in the DeFi space since 2019, and we attempt to articulate...
Genesis
Welcome to Unit Zero — an anonymous collective of veterans in the crypto arena, providing free and open source research on topics ranging from investment trends, technical architecture, tokenomics, market insights, and general opinions. This shop was borne from a need. We come from backgrounds in finance and tech, but became deeply engaged with the burgeoning crypto economy beginning in 2017. After leaving our TradFi posts, we took the jump to work in the space full time and have thrived in t...
Genesis
Welcome to Unit Zero — an anonymous collective of veterans in the crypto arena, providing free and open source research on topics ranging from investment trends, technical architecture, tokenomics, market insights, and general opinions. This shop was borne from a need. We come from backgrounds in finance and tech, but became deeply engaged with the burgeoning crypto economy beginning in 2017. After leaving our TradFi posts, we took the jump to work in the space full time and have thrived in t...
