Intro Ethereum’s scaling has been a hotly debated topic for a while. Layer 2 solutions have been at the forefront of this battle, offering a way to handle transactions off the main chain to alleviate congestion and reduce fees. But there’s a catch. Even L2s face limitations that hinder their efficiency and scalability. EIP-4844 is the next step in increasing L2’s potential and aligning Ethereum with its scaling roadmap.   So, what is EIP-4844 all about? How exactly does it help with scaling L2s? What new possibilities does it unlock? And is it true that it can reduce transaction fee ..read more

Intro  Did you know that when you make a move on Ethereum, there’s a hidden, high-stakes game playing out?  And what if I told you this game could be the secret to cheaper, more efficient transactions or, sometimes, the cause behind those unexpected high fees and delays?  Meet MEV, a concept that’s reshaping the Ethereum we know.  But who drives this game? What roles do searchers, builders and proposers play? How do Flashbots come into the picture, and what’s their mission? And does MEV provide extra incentives for validators or create an existential threat to the decentra ..read more

Intro  With The Shanghai/Capella upgrade rapidly approaching, there is a lot of discussion about Ethereum Staking Withdrawals and what this means for the Ethereum ecosystem as a whole.  So how do withdrawals work? What are common misconceptions about this process? And what are the implications of enabling Ethereum stakers to withdraw their locked-up ETH? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in this article. The Beacon Chain Let’s start with understanding how we got here and why staking withdrawals weren’t enabled when Ethereum moved from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake.&n ..read more

Intro  The collapse of FTX is clearly one of the most impactful events in the history of crypto.  So what’s the story behind FTX? How did it rise to power and became one of the biggest crypto exchanges so quickly? What led to its collapse? And what kind of impact will it have on crypto and DeFi? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in this article.  Rise To Power The story of FTX starts with its founder Sam Bankman-Fried or SBF.  In 2014, SBF graduated from MIT with a degree in physics and started working full time at Jane Street Capital, a well-known proprietar ..read more

So what is Perpetual Protocol all about? What are some of the improvements that come with the recently launched version 2 of the protocol? How does it make use of Uniswap V3? And what are perpetual futures in the first place? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article.  Intro  Perpetual Protocol is a DeFi project with the main goal of creating the best, most accessible and most secure decentralized exchange for perpetual futures.  Perpetual Protocol was founded in 2019 by a small team of startup founders and software engineers. Initially called “Strike”, the project ..read more

So what is DeFi 2.0 all about? Is this just a new, temporary narrative or a paradigm shift? What are some of the most interesting DeFi 2.0 protocols? And what does this all mean for the already existing DeFi projects? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article.  Intro  The crypto space loves new narratives. DeFi Summer, Layer 1 Summer or “jpeg” Mania to name a few. It seems like “DeFi 2.0” is the new kid on the block and has recently been gaining more and more traction.  Although the ideas behind DeFi 2.0 are still crystallising, in general, the concept refers to a ..read more

NFTs are clearly one of the hottest topics in crypto at the moment. CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs, Bored Apes, Pudgy Penguins – some of them selling for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.  So are NFTs just a hype or a paradigm change? What are some of the most interesting NFTs out there? And what are the biggest challenges of this new space? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article.  NFTs  Let’s start with a quick recap of what NFTs are in the first place.  An NFT or a Non-Fungible Token is a way of representing ownership in the digital world. Since ..read more

So what are rollups all about? What’s the difference between optimistic and ZK rollups? How is Arbitrum different from Optimism? And why are rollups considered to be the holy grail when it comes to scaling Ethereum? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article. Intro Ethereum scaling has been one of the most discussed topics in crypto. The scaling debate usually heats up during periods of high network activity such as the CryptoKitties craze in 2017, DeFi Summer of 2020 or the crypto bull market at the beginning of 2021.  During these periods, the unparalleled demand for the Et ..read more

So what was the first large scale bank run in DeFi all about? Why is it so hard to create a working algorithmic stablecoin? And what can we learn from the IronFinance fiasco? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article.  Algorithmic Stablecoins  IronFinance initially launched on Binance Smart Chain in March 2021 and aimed at creating an ecosystem for a partially collateralized algorithmic stablecoin.  As we know, building algorithmic stablecoins is hard. Most projects either completely fail or end up in a no man’s land by struggling to maintain their peg to the US Do ..read more

Intro So why is Sushi believed to be one of the most underrated protocols in DeFi? What are some of its new features such as BentoBox, Kashi and Miso all about? And what is Sushi’s approach to launching on different blockchains and scaling solutions? You’ll find answers to these questions in this article.  Let’s start with a bit of background.  Sushi launched in August 2020 during DeFi Summer – the first period of major growth of DeFi. The project quickly gained a lot of traction mostly due to the nature of its launch.  Sushi – back then known as SushiSwap – aimed at directly c ..read more