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Reports

The Shaga Model

Shaga converts everyday hardware into global infrastructure, powering cloud gaming and AI-ready data. Dive into our latest research here.

An Analysis of the Role of Vote Buying in DAO Governance

Our report shows onchain vote buying moving from informal back-room deals to transparent marketplaces, where aligned delegation and market-driven pricing reshape DAO participation and governance.

The Return of Uncollateralised Lending in Crypto: A Sector of Risk and Reward

This report explains how onchain uncollateralised lending is resurfacing, with transparent borrower-level vaults and analytics-driven underwriting replacing opaque pooled risk, rebuilding trust and broadening access to DeFi credit.

Evaluating Risk in DeFi

Exponential standardises DeFi due diligence by converting complex technical, economic, and operational data into intuitive A-F risk scores. Discover how its framework clarifies product safety and guides smarter yield strategies in our latest deep-dive.

iYield: The Ultimate Financial Planning Tool for Crypto Natives

iYield redefines financial tracking by integrating digitial and TradFi assets into one powerful portfolio hub. Explore how it simplifies budgeting, yield tracking, and more in our latest deep-dive.

Solv Protocol: The Onchain Bitcoin Reserve

Is the decentralized MicroStrategy here? Dive into Solv Protocol’s innovative approach to turning Bitcoin into a yield-generating, multi-chain powerhouse.

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The Privacy DEX of the People: Moshe Cohen on PriveX’s Push for Private Trading and Simple AI

The Next Generation of Education: Mete Al on ICB Labs’ Metaverse and Blockchain-Based Learning

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From 2M to 10M Users: Erik Gjergji on BTCC’s Explosive Growth and Global Web3 Strategy

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A conversation with Wishlonger, CEO at Pharos

A conversation with Dr. Clark Alexander, Co-founder & head of AI at Argentum AI

A conversation with Przemek Kowalczyk, Co-Founder and CEO of Ramp Network

Building Asia’s Stablecoin Superapp: A Conversation with Dr. Sangmin Seo, CEO at Kaia

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Owning vs. renting liquidity: kpk’s framework for sustainable DeFi markets

Stop Wallet Losses: Trezor Expert Turns Setup Into Secure Habits

Re7 & Starknet launch a new era for Bitcoin finance

When Bad Data Liquidates Markets, RedStone Delivers Oracle Certainty

DeFi Yield is too complex? YO automates your entire strategy

Building the AI-ready web3 stack: Compute, data, and intelligence

How builders are leveraging decentralised compute with Aleph Cloud

Introducing Napier AMM: The next-gen liquidity engine for Yield trading

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Enso is simplifying DeFi with 'shortcuts,' using its intent engine to turn requests into predefined workflows.

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The state of digital assets in Europe

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Kontos: The AI-Powered Omnichain Infrastructure Pioneering Chain Abstraction

Mainstream adoption of blockchain technology hinges on two components—interoperability and user experience (UX). For blockchain to reach users beyond digital natives earnestly discussing use cases, regardless of whether they exist yet, it needs one connected ecosystem and a decidedly web2 front end.

Zeta Markets: Perpetual growth

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Zircuit: The L2 with AI-enabled Security

Born out of the need to scale Ethereum, Layer 2 (L2) networks have truly taken off, each with its own unique design choices. Zircuit introduces a novel feature called Sequencer Level Security, which is designed to prevent malicious transactions from ever being finalised on the blockchain.

Polkadot is levelling up

The Polkadot network has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation since its 2020 mainnet launch, and this cycle is no exception. Polkadot is reaching new heights with a host of technological advancements including the Join-Accumulate Machine, or JAM upgrade, a proliferation of AI-driven projects and applications, and new forays into decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN). Time to level up!

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