Cosmos is made up of nearly 50 completely sovereign L1 blockchains called “zones”, each customized to meet their application-specific needs. For example, Osmosis is a DEX/AMM powered by its own blockchain. IBC is a framework for connecting this universe of blockchains, allowing the scalable and secure transfer of assets and data between IBC-enabled chains. The term “Cosmos” refers to this ecosystem of different IBC chains. Sometimes however, it is used to refer to the Cosmos Hub L1 blockchain...

Cosmos is made up of nearly 50 completely sovereign L1 blockchains called “zones”, each customized to meet their application-specific needs. For example, Osmosis is a DEX/AMM powered by its own blockchain. IBC is a framework for connecting this universe of blockchains, allowing the scalable and secure transfer of assets and data between IBC-enabled chains. The term “Cosmos” refers to this ecosystem of different IBC chains. Sometimes however, it is used to refer to the Cosmos Hub L1 blockchain...

IntroductionThe █████ Cartel is a strategic branch of Olympus DAO initially serving as its arm of exposure in the Curve Wars. Once just a standard fork, the protocol has now flourished into an independent and all-encompassing DeFi product suite. [REDACTED] has positioned itself to be distinctly recognized as the DeFi pioneer it truly is with its latest V2 release. The Cartel offers several products, including Pirex liquid wrappers, the Hidden Hand bribe marketplace, and the rlBTRFLY token flo...

IntroductionThe █████ Cartel is a strategic branch of Olympus DAO initially serving as its arm of exposure in the Curve Wars. Once just a standard fork, the protocol has now flourished into an independent and all-encompassing DeFi product suite. [REDACTED] has positioned itself to be distinctly recognized as the DeFi pioneer it truly is with its latest V2 release. The Cartel offers several products, including Pirex liquid wrappers, the Hidden Hand bribe marketplace, and the rlBTRFLY token flo...

IntroductionSperax is a robust Arbitrum-native DeFi protocol offering users “auto-yield” on its $USDs stablecoin. Simply put, Sperax’s main product is a yield-bearing crypto-collateralized decentralized stablecoin. Can you say that 10 times fast? Sperax aims to create a well-rounded fully crypto-collateralized stablecoin that passes yield to its holders. With Arbitrum Nitro’s launch just around the corner, the layer 2’s ecosystem looks primed to catch a wave of speculation that Sperax will un...

IntroductionSperax is a robust Arbitrum-native DeFi protocol offering users “auto-yield” on its $USDs stablecoin. Simply put, Sperax’s main product is a yield-bearing crypto-collateralized decentralized stablecoin. Can you say that 10 times fast? Sperax aims to create a well-rounded fully crypto-collateralized stablecoin that passes yield to its holders. With Arbitrum Nitro’s launch just around the corner, the layer 2’s ecosystem looks primed to catch a wave of speculation that Sperax will un...

IntroductionOcean Protocol is a framework for building decentralized tokenized-data marketplaces. These enable anyone to trade data/data services on the blockchain or spin up their own data marketplace. Ocean aims to build a permissionless network of markets that makes data as accessible as possible, especially for “data-intensive industries” like AI. This is what I would consider a Web 3 project. Note: This summary was written during the OceanOnda V4 deployment. I do not hold $OCEAN. The Pro...

IntroductionOcean Protocol is a framework for building decentralized tokenized-data marketplaces. These enable anyone to trade data/data services on the blockchain or spin up their own data marketplace. Ocean aims to build a permissionless network of markets that makes data as accessible as possible, especially for “data-intensive industries” like AI. This is what I would consider a Web 3 project. Note: This summary was written during the OceanOnda V4 deployment. I do not hold $OCEAN. The Pro...

[UPDATED 07/07/23]IntroductionVesta Finance is a stablecoin lending protocol best described as a fork of Liquity and the $LUSD token, but with more collateral types and built on Arbitrum. The $VST stablecoin offers minters other notable advantages like dynamic interest rates, juicy yield, and fully custom vault parameters by collateral type. Vesta has a vision of becoming a dominant layer 2 stablecoin protocol, and what it has in the pipeline definitely positions itself to achieve this vision...

[UPDATED 07/07/23]IntroductionVesta Finance is a stablecoin lending protocol best described as a fork of Liquity and the $LUSD token, but with more collateral types and built on Arbitrum. The $VST stablecoin offers minters other notable advantages like dynamic interest rates, juicy yield, and fully custom vault parameters by collateral type. Vesta has a vision of becoming a dominant layer 2 stablecoin protocol, and what it has in the pipeline definitely positions itself to achieve this vision...

IntroductionBerachain is a developing EVM-compatible blockchain leveraging its unique “Proof-of-Liquidity” consensus to allow users to stake layer 1, bluechip DeFi, and stablecoin assets with Berachain validators. It sprouted as an idea from the Bong Bears NFT community, and it is built with the Cosmos-SDK. The chain operates around a tri-token structure consisting of $BERA, $BGT, and $HONEY. There is still no official documentation or public testnet yet, but the number of new users and proto...

IntroductionBerachain is a developing EVM-compatible blockchain leveraging its unique “Proof-of-Liquidity” consensus to allow users to stake layer 1, bluechip DeFi, and stablecoin assets with Berachain validators. It sprouted as an idea from the Bong Bears NFT community, and it is built with the Cosmos-SDK. The chain operates around a tri-token structure consisting of $BERA, $BGT, and $HONEY. There is still no official documentation or public testnet yet, but the number of new users and proto...

IntroductionCurve Finance plays a monumental role in the DeFi ecosphere, hosting the most liquid stablecoin pools of many top-ranking protocols. It has pioneered countless noteworthy innovations like the veToken, governance-controlled gauge weights, bribes, and more. Now, Curve’s innovations live on as DeFi infrastructure. The rise of “Curvenomics” is evident even beyond DeFi, and what once was created uniquely for the protocol itself has now become a model framework for decentralized protoco...

IntroductionCurve Finance plays a monumental role in the DeFi ecosphere, hosting the most liquid stablecoin pools of many top-ranking protocols. It has pioneered countless noteworthy innovations like the veToken, governance-controlled gauge weights, bribes, and more. Now, Curve’s innovations live on as DeFi infrastructure. The rise of “Curvenomics” is evident even beyond DeFi, and what once was created uniquely for the protocol itself has now become a model framework for decentralized protoco...

IntroductionCurve Finance started as the best new place to trade stablecoins. Established AMMs worked well in handling volatile assets, but their designs weren’t specialized for stable assets. There was a solution, and it involved next-dimensional math and llamas. Curve’s AMM for non-volatile assets launched in 2020, offering the lowest slippage in the game and harboring the most liquid pools for the most highly regarded stablecoins. The low-fee trading hub has become the heart of onchain liq...

IntroductionCurve Finance started as the best new place to trade stablecoins. Established AMMs worked well in handling volatile assets, but their designs weren’t specialized for stable assets. There was a solution, and it involved next-dimensional math and llamas. Curve’s AMM for non-volatile assets launched in 2020, offering the lowest slippage in the game and harboring the most liquid pools for the most highly regarded stablecoins. The low-fee trading hub has become the heart of onchain liq...

IntroductionCurve Finance revolutionized the way protocols attract liquidity. As a hub of deep stablecoin liquidity and low slippage, Curve hosts high-volume pools for several top-tier protocols. Igniting back in 2020, The Curve Wars is an arms race between protocols to obtain as much veCRV voting power as possible. Protocols looked to reward liquidity providers without straining their own token, and Curve was just the right solution.The ProblemIf protocols want liquidity for their token, peo...

IntroductionCurve Finance revolutionized the way protocols attract liquidity. As a hub of deep stablecoin liquidity and low slippage, Curve hosts high-volume pools for several top-tier protocols. Igniting back in 2020, The Curve Wars is an arms race between protocols to obtain as much veCRV voting power as possible. Protocols looked to reward liquidity providers without straining their own token, and Curve was just the right solution.The ProblemIf protocols want liquidity for their token, peo...

IntroductionThe Cosmos Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) worked flawlessly during the Terra collapse, preserving the rest of the sovereign Cosmos app-chain universe even when Terra halted operations. Nonetheless, the fall of UST left a harsh impact on Cosmos TVL after losing a fundamental component of its thriving ecosystem. UST was accepted as the primary native stablecoin in the Cosmos ecosystem, so naturally many suffered big after its dramatic implosion. Now Cosmonauts yearn f...

IntroductionThe Cosmos Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) worked flawlessly during the Terra collapse, preserving the rest of the sovereign Cosmos app-chain universe even when Terra halted operations. Nonetheless, the fall of UST left a harsh impact on Cosmos TVL after losing a fundamental component of its thriving ecosystem. UST was accepted as the primary native stablecoin in the Cosmos ecosystem, so naturally many suffered big after its dramatic implosion. Now Cosmonauts yearn f...