# What I Read This Week!

By [chandan](https://paragraph.com/@iamchandan) · 2024-05-05

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**Topics: Blobs, Sanctum, Solana, Monad, Degen, SUAVE**

**Issues with Blobs**  
For a detailed analysis of Blob inclusion rates and market strategies, check out this article: [Analyzing Blob Inclusion Rates and Market Strategies](https://mirror.xyz/preconf.eth/6lZYL62DR9U14KC7wCC4RHReVdHcBeMy5PKeHVbPq5k).

**Sanctum and the EVM Space**  
Sanctum-like platforms are being replicated in the EVM space for LST and LRT tokens. It's interesting to see apps with distribution launching their own LSTs to capture more value, akin to what's happening in the stablecoin space where every DeFi app with distribution is launching its own token. More details can be found here: [Sanctum’s Strategy](https://x.com/sanctumso/status/1783880977443443171).

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**Solana's Challenges**  
Solana has proven unreliable for settlements due to its downtimes, which is unacceptable for RollApps and Rollups. Nevertheless, it's fascinating to see some in the Solana community considering modularity for scalability, evaluating that monolithic chains can’t scale effectively. Further information is available here: [Solana Community Insights](https://x.com/SuperteamDAO/status/1783871528372724017).

**Monad's Innovations**  
Monad is addressing key issues in EVM, marking a significant advancement for EVM chains which can benefit from the research and development undertaken by the Monad team. This development is seen as a bullish sign for EVM. More on this topic here: [Monad Developments](https://x.com/Decentralisedco/status/1784098948388458532).

**Introduction to Degen Token**  
For an introduction to Degen token, read this article on Farcaster: [Degen Token on Farcaster](https://blog.matcha.xyz/article/degen-token-on-farcaster).

**UX and Layer 2 Strategies**  
A major critique of the rollup-centric roadmap/L2s is the poor user experience (UX) due to domain multiplicity and liquidity fragmentation. However, account abstraction and cross-domain intents with SUAVE could significantly enhance UX. For more insights, read: [Improving UX in Crypto](https://samnotmissing.substack.com/p/ux-will-be-gud-421?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2).

[Solana LST space is growing up quickly similar to Ethereum.](https://x.com/tomwanhh/status/1785404515660837181)

_See you next week!_

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