DeFi

Short for decentralized finance, DeFi refers to peer-to-peer financial services that operate permissionlessly — check out major DeFi news, deep dives into DeFi protocols and guides on how to DeFi.
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Crypto Basics
What Is Unibot? Rise of Telegram Bots
Telegram bots are all the hype lately — with Telegram trading bot, Unibot, leading the pack. Explore what telegram bots are and how they work!
By Daniel Phillips
8mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Arkham Intel Launches Marketplace, Linea, Base and Mantle Rolling Out to Mainnet
Numerous launches from projects as EthCC kicks off this week — from Layer-2s like Linea, Base and Mantle to on-chain analytics platform, Arkham Intel. Check out more in our weekly DeFi recap!
By 0xKira
9mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: EigenLayer Caps To Increase, DYdX V4 Testnet Live and yETH Bootstrapping
EigenLayer raises restaking cap limit after oversubscription, while MakerDAO's Spark is going multi-chain. Check out the latest DeFi alpha right here on our weekly roundup!
By 0xKira
9mo ago
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How-to Guides
How To Avoid MetaMask Infinite Approval Exploits
Learn about the token approval process when interacting with DApps, potential exploitation, and how to keep your ERC-20 tokens safe when using MetaMask.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
9mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is opBNB? BNB Chain's Optimistic Layer 2 Chain
CoinMarketCap Academy takes a deep dive into opBNB, a new layer-2 scaling solution for BNB Chain, based on Optimism's OP Stack.
By 0xKira
9mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Central Banks in DeFi, Compound Finance CEO Steps Down and ZK-Stack Unveiled
Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha — from central banks using Curve for CBDC test, Matter Labs releasing ZK Stack and dYdX announcing the testnet of their Cosmos-based chain.
By 0xKira
9mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: BNB Chain L2, Polygon PoS ZkEVM and Velodrome V2
BNB Chain announced its own Layer 2 chain — opBNB, while Polygon proposed to convert the PoS chain to zkEVM. Read on to find out the latest DeFi news and alpha!
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Crypto Basics
The Fei-Fuse Nightmare: A Wake-up Call for Improved DAO Governance
An overview of the Fei Protocol's downfall — a result of disputes, vetoes and lack of trust that created a domino effect.
By Ivan Cryptoslav
10mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is Uniswap?
Uniswap V4 introduces "hooks" — contracts that run at various points in a pool action's lifecycle. Find out how it works!
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is Fraxchain? Frax Finance's New Layer-2 Chain
Sam Kazemian, founder of DeFi protocol Frax Finance, announced plans to launch Fraxchain, its very own layer-2 chain. Find out more about how it works!
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: EigenLayer Mainnet Launch, Uniswap V4 and Polygon 2.0
Major announcements from EigenLayer, Uniswap, Polygon, Frax Finance and more — while a few protocol suffered exploits. Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha here!
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: StETH Now Supported for CrvUSD, Arbitrum Pauses and an Optimism Upgrade
Arbitrum halts as Optimism upgrades — check out the biggest DeFi news in our comprehensive weekly roundup.
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Crypto Basics
Overview of Crypto Wallet Trackers
Discover some of the most popular crypto wallet trackers, their key features, pros, and cons for tracking whales and managing your holdings across various blockchains.
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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How-to Guides
How To Track Smart Money in the Crypto Space
Navigate the complex crypto universe by learning how to follow the trail of smart money and make informed decisions!
By Daniel Phillips
10mo ago
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Crypto Basics
What Makes Bull Market Winners So Successful?
Not all projects thrive in a bull market — let's dive into the common factors that fuel the meteoric rise of some projects in a bull market!
By Daniel Phillips
10mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Uniswap Fee Switch Vote Fails, Celestia Collaborates with Optimism
Uniswap fee switch vote failed to pass, but not because it was unpopular, as Celestia launches a modular DA interface for the OP Stack — find out more in our weekly DeFi roundup.
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Is LSDFi? Overview of LSDFi Protocols and How To Use Them
Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) was all the rage in 2023 leading up to Ethereum's Shapella upgrade. Explore DeFi protocols building on top of LSDs — also termed LSDFi.
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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Crypto News
Week in DeFi: Multichain Woes, the Future of Synthetix and Penumbra’s New DEX
Bridging platform Multichain suffers downtime as TradFi rates arrive on Avalanche — find out about these and more in our weekly DeFi roundup.
By 0xKira
10mo ago
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