# #4 What I Read This Week...

By [chandan](https://paragraph.com/@iamchandan) · 2024-04-22

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Eigen layer, Tron, Railgun, Tokenizing RWA, Pendle, Intent Protocols

First, let's take a look at what I wrote this week:

[https://mirror.xyz/iamchandan.eth/PC4cSuabC-0BmrgBcDnsmVlusNgczq1V20qOkA1Kop8](https://mirror.xyz/iamchandan.eth/PC4cSuabC-0BmrgBcDnsmVlusNgczq1V20qOkA1Kop8)

Restaking with any asset" has been on the Eigen layer roadmap from Day 1, This makes Karak network obsolete.

[https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/dual-staking/](https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/dual-staking/)

@0xSplits has seen hockey stick growth in Splits created on @base in February.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4f6e00b8ee7c45ea5b8193be9dc0e3d2964ae635db27b25148c342d5b70a3106.png)

Runes offer greater flexibility in their creation. The token standard can feature an open mint, fair distribution, or single address minting. BRC-20s are limited.

[https://x.com/Delphi\_Digital/status/1779887326971248778](https://x.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1779887326971248778)

List of zkVMs in the market right now

[https://x.com/dhruvbodani/status/1779831169493717325](https://x.com/dhruvbodani/status/1779831169493717325)

innovative on-chain experiments

[https://x.com/MariaShen/status/1779850842582982714](https://x.com/MariaShen/status/1779850842582982714)

Power law in action

the top 20 applications account for as much as 70-100% of Network activity

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/23bf2cda3351790a9ea4bab7411897b30cc1f5cacabeebc2b7e32d66e236bd85.png)

On Tron Cost per transaction is averaging 67 cents, which is significantly less than Ethereum L1 but higher than every L2 in the ecosystem, but we still seeing high usage of Tron for Tether payments.

[https://thedefireport.io/research/should-we-be-taking-tron-seriously#conclusion](https://thedefireport.io/research/should-we-be-taking-tron-seriously#conclusion)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/10a8be2f128dbdc46e5c330ce2dcc4c1313da9afdc4232fadf6fec339929d7d5.png)

[https://bwetzel.medium.com/intent-based-architectures-and-projects-experimenting-with-them-c3ee63ae24c](https://bwetzel.medium.com/intent-based-architectures-and-projects-experimenting-with-them-c3ee63ae24c)

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBHHbR7kBU4)

Railgun is a better way of solving privacy then building layer2 [https://x.com/eli5\_defi/status/1767123551092633628](https://x.com/eli5_defi/status/1767123551092633628)

DApps lessons for web3 founders.

[https://www.reverie.ooo/post/why-the-winners-won](https://www.reverie.ooo/post/why-the-winners-won)

**Tokenizing the future yield of an asset: Pendle & Alchemix**

[https://docs.pendle.finance/ProtocolMechanics/YieldTokenization/YT](https://docs.pendle.finance/ProtocolMechanics/YieldTokenization/YT)

how gear works- leverage anything,

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrIuMI-g_M)

Brief intro to Eigen layer

[https://research.despread.io/reports-eigenlayer/?ref=test-newsletter](https://research.despread.io/reports-eigenlayer/?ref=test-newsletter)

Intent protocols will eat the market share of bridges and spot Dexs.

[https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1778434588739527090](https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1778434588739527090)

[https://x.com/shaundadevens/status/1780666974588092471](https://x.com/shaundadevens/status/1780666974588092471)

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*Originally published on [chandan](https://paragraph.com/@iamchandan/4-what-i-read-this-week)*