IntroductionFrax Finance is a stablecoin protocol where anyone can use crypto collateral to mint the $FRAX stablecoin. Frax stands out with its partially-algorithmic, “hybrid” design, and is the first fractional reserve stablecoin ever. It is the fifth largest stablecoin by market cap, is the top-ranking player of the famous “Curve Wars”, and is live on over a dozen chains with over $1 billion TVL. Frax’s staple product is its stablecoin, and it scales horizontally with its frxETH liquid stak...

IntroductionFrax Finance is a stablecoin protocol where anyone can use crypto collateral to mint the $FRAX stablecoin. Frax stands out with its partially-algorithmic, “hybrid” design, and is the first fractional reserve stablecoin ever. It is the fifth largest stablecoin by market cap, is the top-ranking player of the famous “Curve Wars”, and is live on over a dozen chains with over $1 billion TVL. Frax’s staple product is its stablecoin, and it scales horizontally with its frxETH liquid stak...

Introduction3xcalibur is a multidimensional Arbitrum protocol built by the 3six9 Innovatio, and currently has a live testnet on Arbitrum’s Goerli. Powered by good lore, the $XCAL token, and a capital efficient AMM infrastructure, it will introduce a new technologically-advanced puzzle piece into the layer 2 ecosystem. 3xcalibur’s tri-AMM architecture is made up of volatile asset pools, a stableswap, and lending/borrowing pools. It campaigns itself as a “permissionless, liquidationless, oracle...

Introduction3xcalibur is a multidimensional Arbitrum protocol built by the 3six9 Innovatio, and currently has a live testnet on Arbitrum’s Goerli. Powered by good lore, the $XCAL token, and a capital efficient AMM infrastructure, it will introduce a new technologically-advanced puzzle piece into the layer 2 ecosystem. 3xcalibur’s tri-AMM architecture is made up of volatile asset pools, a stableswap, and lending/borrowing pools. It campaigns itself as a “permissionless, liquidationless, oracle...

IntroductionH2O is a stable asset protocol which issues the over-collateralized, non-pegged stable $H2O currency used for trading on Ocean’s data marketplace. A New Order DAO incubator project, H2O is striving to be a staple component in the growing “DataFi” economy. The protocol recently made an announcement outlining their upcoming V2 update as well. This update, along with the gradual market realization of the importance of data ownership, positions H2O to be the decentralized money of the...

IntroductionH2O is a stable asset protocol which issues the over-collateralized, non-pegged stable $H2O currency used for trading on Ocean’s data marketplace. A New Order DAO incubator project, H2O is striving to be a staple component in the growing “DataFi” economy. The protocol recently made an announcement outlining their upcoming V2 update as well. This update, along with the gradual market realization of the importance of data ownership, positions H2O to be the decentralized money of the...

IntroductionSolace is a decentralized insurance protocol offering FDIC-style protection for DeFi users. Protocols and individuals alike can purchase coverage on a wide range of risk positions, and Solace offers its services on several different chains. Users can receive an instant quote based on their onchain portfolio and optimize their coverage amount to be as accommodating to their portfolio as possible. Solace presents a novel infrastructure for DeFi insurance unlike any existing solution...

IntroductionSolace is a decentralized insurance protocol offering FDIC-style protection for DeFi users. Protocols and individuals alike can purchase coverage on a wide range of risk positions, and Solace offers its services on several different chains. Users can receive an instant quote based on their onchain portfolio and optimize their coverage amount to be as accommodating to their portfolio as possible. Solace presents a novel infrastructure for DeFi insurance unlike any existing solution...

IntroductionKujira is a layer 1 blockchain built using the Cosmos-SDK. Built as a dApp on Terra back in November 2021, Kujira’s ambitions were cut short with the chaos of its native ecosystem. Now it looks to keep pursuing its ambitions as its own chain to create an all-in-one DeFi hub with an expansive range of products. Kujira has impressed Cosmonauts with its FIN and ORCA products, and just recently released its highly anticipated $ATOM-backed $USK stablecoin. Now a growing part of the cen...

IntroductionKujira is a layer 1 blockchain built using the Cosmos-SDK. Built as a dApp on Terra back in November 2021, Kujira’s ambitions were cut short with the chaos of its native ecosystem. Now it looks to keep pursuing its ambitions as its own chain to create an all-in-one DeFi hub with an expansive range of products. Kujira has impressed Cosmonauts with its FIN and ORCA products, and just recently released its highly anticipated $ATOM-backed $USK stablecoin. Now a growing part of the cen...

IntroductionQuicksilver Protocol is a liquid staking hub for the Cosmos ecosystem. Like all things in Cosmos, Quicksilver is its own sovereign network connected to all other Cosmos-SDK chains via the IBC protocol. Although it is still un-launched, mainnet is right around the corner. Quicksilver will leverage exciting features like interchain accounts and interchain queries to add next-level flexibility for stakers. Ultimately, it aims to offer a range of different stakeable IBC assets through...

IntroductionQuicksilver Protocol is a liquid staking hub for the Cosmos ecosystem. Like all things in Cosmos, Quicksilver is its own sovereign network connected to all other Cosmos-SDK chains via the IBC protocol. Although it is still un-launched, mainnet is right around the corner. Quicksilver will leverage exciting features like interchain accounts and interchain queries to add next-level flexibility for stakers. Ultimately, it aims to offer a range of different stakeable IBC assets through...

IntroductionPlutus DAO was first known as a governance layer for the Dopex onchain options platform. Now however, it has quickly grown into a staple yield protocol for many Arbitrum users and protocols alike. Plutus offers higher rewards on all types of different assets compared to what could be earned by users independently. With its plsAsset and plvAsset products, the protocol aims to cement itself as a go-to yield and governance hub for the broader Arbitrum ecosystem. plsAssets are pegged ...

IntroductionPlutus DAO was first known as a governance layer for the Dopex onchain options platform. Now however, it has quickly grown into a staple yield protocol for many Arbitrum users and protocols alike. Plutus offers higher rewards on all types of different assets compared to what could be earned by users independently. With its plsAsset and plvAsset products, the protocol aims to cement itself as a go-to yield and governance hub for the broader Arbitrum ecosystem. plsAssets are pegged ...

IntroductionSei Network is a sovereign layer 1 blockchain within the Cosmos ecosystem that is still under development. It will serve as advanced infrastructure for DeFi applications, especially for those leveraging its natively integrated central limit order book (CLOB). Currently, there is an incentivized testnet live for whitelisted users. Sei will be a highly scalable “use case-specific” blockchain with a design that massively benefits DeFi developers and users alike, built by some of the ...

IntroductionSei Network is a sovereign layer 1 blockchain within the Cosmos ecosystem that is still under development. It will serve as advanced infrastructure for DeFi applications, especially for those leveraging its natively integrated central limit order book (CLOB). Currently, there is an incentivized testnet live for whitelisted users. Sei will be a highly scalable “use case-specific” blockchain with a design that massively benefits DeFi developers and users alike, built by some of the ...

IntroductionGno.land is a developing layer 1 blockchain built with the Cosmos-SDK and powered by Tendermint consensus. It’s an initiative being led by Tendermint CEO and Cosmos co-founder Jae Kwon after departing from the core team. Gnoland will be a platform for developing smart contracts written in Gnolang, a custom fork of Golang. The chain will be powered by a dual-token structure using the $GNOT token for gas and security, and the $GNOSH token for governance. Ultimately, it focuses on op...

IntroductionGno.land is a developing layer 1 blockchain built with the Cosmos-SDK and powered by Tendermint consensus. It’s an initiative being led by Tendermint CEO and Cosmos co-founder Jae Kwon after departing from the core team. Gnoland will be a platform for developing smart contracts written in Gnolang, a custom fork of Golang. The chain will be powered by a dual-token structure using the $GNOT token for gas and security, and the $GNOSH token for governance. Ultimately, it focuses on op...

IntroductionRage Trade is striving to become “the most liquid $ETH perp” on Arbitrum. Users can long or short $ETH with up to 10x leverage using Rage Trade’s deep, “recycled” omnichain liquidity. Rage Trade is building an ultra-composable central liquidity hub for trading $ETH on margin. Using LP tokens from a bunch of different EVM-compatible chains, Rage Trade works with an abundance of liquidity and near-instant execution.The ProblemAs it stands today, it is hard to leverage trade without ...

IntroductionRage Trade is striving to become “the most liquid $ETH perp” on Arbitrum. Users can long or short $ETH with up to 10x leverage using Rage Trade’s deep, “recycled” omnichain liquidity. Rage Trade is building an ultra-composable central liquidity hub for trading $ETH on margin. Using LP tokens from a bunch of different EVM-compatible chains, Rage Trade works with an abundance of liquidity and near-instant execution.The ProblemAs it stands today, it is hard to leverage trade without ...

IntroductionUXD Protocol offers a fully-collateralized dollar-pegged stablecoin that passes strategically generated yield back to its holders. UXD tackles all three parts of the stablecoin trilemma with its stable, fully decentralized, and capital efficient $UXD stablecoin. The protocol is currently live on Solana but also has a highly anticipated launch on Cosmos’s Sei network. As a whole, UXD aims to establish itself as a go-to stablecoin protocol not just for Solana but the broader Cosmos ...

IntroductionUXD Protocol offers a fully-collateralized dollar-pegged stablecoin that passes strategically generated yield back to its holders. UXD tackles all three parts of the stablecoin trilemma with its stable, fully decentralized, and capital efficient $UXD stablecoin. The protocol is currently live on Solana but also has a highly anticipated launch on Cosmos’s Sei network. As a whole, UXD aims to establish itself as a go-to stablecoin protocol not just for Solana but the broader Cosmos ...

IntroductionVertex is an exuberant all-in-one liquidity hub for trading, yield, and debt. Its highly anticipated testnet opened to the public last week as it moves closer to the final stages of its launch. The protocol was initially building on Terra, but has now chosen Arbitrum as its home network. Vertex bridges the gap between the Web2 and Web3 trading experience with its diverse product suite. Few decentralized exchanges offer a comprehensive and user-friendly trading UI/UX while even few...

IntroductionVertex is an exuberant all-in-one liquidity hub for trading, yield, and debt. Its highly anticipated testnet opened to the public last week as it moves closer to the final stages of its launch. The protocol was initially building on Terra, but has now chosen Arbitrum as its home network. Vertex bridges the gap between the Web2 and Web3 trading experience with its diverse product suite. Few decentralized exchanges offer a comprehensive and user-friendly trading UI/UX while even few...