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Proprietary Research & Analysis. Deep-dives into DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, and DAOs. Market analysis & insights from futures and options markets.

Jun 2, 2022

THE BIGGEST DEFI EXPLOITS & PRICE ORACLES

THE BIGGEST DEFI EXPLOITS & PRICE ORACLES 2 min read

Another $2 million DeFi exploit on mirror protocol was exposed today. DeFi seems to be collapsing and outflows are reaching all-time highs. What's going on? An explanation of price oracles and failures👇

Jun 2, 2022

POLYGON: ONE LAYER 2 TO SCALE THEM ALL (PART 1)

POLYGON: ONE LAYER 2 TO SCALE THEM ALL (PART 1) 5 min read

As of April 26, 2022, over 19,000 dApps had been built on Polygon, up from only 3,000 in November 2021. Moreover, these dApps are not simply a port-over from Ethereum, and Alchemy data shows that 65% of the teams integrated exclusively on Polygon, compared to 35% deployed on Ethereum.

Jun 1, 2022

CAN INTELLIGENT NFTs SAVE THE NFT MARKET?

CAN INTELLIGENT NFTs SAVE THE NFT MARKET? 18 min read

Alethea and Altered State Machine (AST) are at the vanguard of the NFT revolution that aims to tokenize artificial intelligence ownership through a “train-to-earn” model that will reward numerosity rather than scarcity.

May 30, 2022

PRINTER GO BRRR: CAN CRYPTO FIX IT?

PRINTER GO BRRR: CAN CRYPTO FIX IT? 1 min read

A smart-contract-based borrowing and lending model has the ability to dynamically adjust risk in response to market conditions without the inherent delay that current monetary policy is predicated on.