While the interchain economy has seen an explosive growth in recent years, issues of capital efficiency continue to plague the ecosystem. Particularly, despite the existence of several liquid staking protocols (LSPs), over $15bn of assets are currently natively staked and thus locked and unusable within these networks. Built on Neutron and led by former Lido Finance and P2P contributors, Drop aims to strengthen the economic viability of the interchain by putting these staked assets to work. O...

While the interchain economy has seen an explosive growth in recent years, issues of capital efficiency continue to plague the ecosystem. Particularly, despite the existence of several liquid staking protocols (LSPs), over $15bn of assets are currently natively staked and thus locked and unusable within these networks. Built on Neutron and led by former Lido Finance and P2P contributors, Drop aims to strengthen the economic viability of the interchain by putting these staked assets to work. O...

IntroductionGmonad, and welcome to another ValiDAO deep dive! Today we're exploring the technical side of Monad. While details are still sparse, we've done our best to gather all relevant information and present what's known in one article. If you've been on crypto twitter in the past year, you've no doubt come across the Mondalak. But you may be wondering: whence cometh the hype? What's Monad all about? Is Monad only popular because they have an insanely cute ma...

IntroductionGmonad, and welcome to another ValiDAO deep dive! Today we're exploring the technical side of Monad. While details are still sparse, we've done our best to gather all relevant information and present what's known in one article. If you've been on crypto twitter in the past year, you've no doubt come across the Mondalak. But you may be wondering: whence cometh the hype? What's Monad all about? Is Monad only popular because they have an insanely cute ma...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.CelestiaOn the road to 1 GB blocks, Celestia has announced Shwap, the first DA network upgrade is now live on testnet. https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1846215427560821087 The Shwap upgrade improves sampling speed, sync time, and block data usage by ...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.CelestiaOn the road to 1 GB blocks, Celestia has announced Shwap, the first DA network upgrade is now live on testnet. https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1846215427560821087 The Shwap upgrade improves sampling speed, sync time, and block data usage by ...

Treasury Update 4 Overview ValiDAO remains committed to transparency, and as part of this commitment, we are pleased to share the fourth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report offers DAO members a detailed and accurate overview of our project's financial standing, including holdings and liquidity. Our aim is to provide members with the critical information necessary to make informed decisions and to fully grasp the financial foundation of our project. Whilst sl...

Treasury Update 4 Overview ValiDAO remains committed to transparency, and as part of this commitment, we are pleased to share the fourth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report offers DAO members a detailed and accurate overview of our project's financial standing, including holdings and liquidity. Our aim is to provide members with the critical information necessary to make informed decisions and to fully grasp the financial foundation of our project. Whilst sl...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator. Story: Following the current Iliad testnet using the CosmosBFT, Story Protocol announces the upcoming Odyssey testnet, featuring major technical upgrades for the network.Story has also just released the Troy update, upgrading the Proof of Creativity proto...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator. Story: Following the current Iliad testnet using the CosmosBFT, Story Protocol announces the upcoming Odyssey testnet, featuring major technical upgrades for the network.Story has also just released the Troy update, upgrading the Proof of Creativity proto...

Overview ValiDAO remains dedicated to transparency, and in line with this commitment, we are excited to present the fifth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report provides DAO members with a comprehensive and precise overview of our project's financial position, including asset holdings and liquidity status. Our goal is to equip members with essential insights to make informed decisions and gain a clear understanding of the project's financial foundation. Va...

Overview ValiDAO remains dedicated to transparency, and in line with this commitment, we are excited to present the fifth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report provides DAO members with a comprehensive and precise overview of our project's financial position, including asset holdings and liquidity status. Our goal is to equip members with essential insights to make informed decisions and gain a clear understanding of the project's financial foundation. Va...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.HyperliquidLet's start this week off right with Hyperliquid, which has enabled seamless mobile support alongside the final L1 points distribution, presumably with mainnet/TGE coming soon after.We've also released some of our own publicly availabl...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.HyperliquidLet's start this week off right with Hyperliquid, which has enabled seamless mobile support alongside the final L1 points distribution, presumably with mainnet/TGE coming soon after.We've also released some of our own publicly availabl...

Overview ValiDAO remains firmly committed to transparency, and in line with this promise, we are pleased to present the fifth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report offers DAO members a detailed and accurate overview of our financial position, including asset holdings and liquidity status. Our aim is to provide members with valuable insights to make informed decisions and gain a clear understanding of the project's financial foundation. ValiDAO Treasury The Val...

Overview ValiDAO remains firmly committed to transparency, and in line with this promise, we are pleased to present the fifth edition of our monthly Treasury and Liquidity Report. This report offers DAO members a detailed and accurate overview of our financial position, including asset holdings and liquidity status. Our aim is to provide members with valuable insights to make informed decisions and gain a clear understanding of the project's financial foundation. ValiDAO Treasury The Val...

Overview ValiDAO is dedicated to transparency, and in line with this commitment, we are pleased to present the third edition of our monthly treasury and liquidity report. This report provides DAO members with a comprehensive and precise overview of our project's financial status, including holdings and liq ruidity. Our goal is to equip members with the essential information needed to make informed decisions and to fully understand the financial underpinnings of our project. ValiDAO Treas...

Overview ValiDAO is dedicated to transparency, and in line with this commitment, we are pleased to present the third edition of our monthly treasury and liquidity report. This report provides DAO members with a comprehensive and precise overview of our project's financial status, including holdings and liq ruidity. Our goal is to equip members with the essential information needed to make informed decisions and to fully understand the financial underpinnings of our project. ValiDAO Treas...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator. Berachain: The Beras revealed the Request for Broposal (RFB) program, consisting of three components designed to promote and foster teams with all things Proof of Liquidity (POL).More specifically, qualified apps that apply before October 9th will gain ac...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator. Berachain: The Beras revealed the Request for Broposal (RFB) program, consisting of three components designed to promote and foster teams with all things Proof of Liquidity (POL).More specifically, qualified apps that apply before October 9th will gain ac...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.CelestiaWith the goal of achieving 1 GB blocks, Celestia has unveiled the results of the Mammoth Mini testnet. https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1848771235448295490 Over the course of the testnet, Mammoth Mini was able to support 88 MB blocks and 27 M...

Welcome back to another edition of the ValiDAO Digest! Each week, we update our dear readers with all the major developments happening within the ecosystems where we operate, provided by your very own local, organic, seed-oil-free validator.CelestiaWith the goal of achieving 1 GB blocks, Celestia has unveiled the results of the Mammoth Mini testnet. https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1848771235448295490 Over the course of the testnet, Mammoth Mini was able to support 88 MB blocks and 27 M...

Within Proof of Stake blockchains, validators are required to stake a bond in the chain’s native currency to secure the network. Various primitives have been developed around this concept, including liquid staking tokens (LSTs), restaking platforms, and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs), all aimed at enhancing composability and capital efficiency within these ecosystems. However, this staking infrastructure remains isolated from many blockchains and struggles to scale with the emerging wave of m...

Within Proof of Stake blockchains, validators are required to stake a bond in the chain’s native currency to secure the network. Various primitives have been developed around this concept, including liquid staking tokens (LSTs), restaking platforms, and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs), all aimed at enhancing composability and capital efficiency within these ecosystems. However, this staking infrastructure remains isolated from many blockchains and struggles to scale with the emerging wave of m...