The Yield Wars – by Chris Powers
[ad_1] ICYMI: Dose of DeFi is looking for more paid writers and researchers. Click here for more information and to apply. DeFi yields have continued to surge higher. Until very recently, the lending landscape consisted of stalwarts like Maker* and Aave printing money with higher rates while being challenged by a new crop of lending […]
How Robinhood’s MIAX Plans Could Impact Kalshi
[ad_1] Despite building its own prediction exchange, Robinhood won’t move on from Kalshi any time soon; A meaningful pullback would only shave an estimated 10-15% max of Kalshi volume. For much of 2025, Kalshi’s rise as the first scaled, regulated U.S. prediction market platform was closely tied to Robinhood. When the retail brokerage launched event […]
Synthetix Elections, January 2026
[ad_1] It’s election season at Synthetix! Following the passage of the SR-2 governance proposal, four of the seven governance seats at Synthetix are up for election, and you can nominate yourself for a seat! Here’s how you can participate in elections as a candidate and a voter. What is this election for? Each epoch, 4/7 […]
The Case for Constructive Adversarialism at Mainstream Conferences
[ad_1] The contemporary blockchain conference circuit has increasingly adopted the structure of an industrial trade show. This evolution is neither accidental nor without merit. The “expo” format efficiently concentrates builders, vendors, users, and investors in a single venue, enabling hiring, partnerships, product education, and commercial coordination at scale. These functions are legitimate, and in many […]
Solana’s fee-market fork in the road
[ad_1] Solana’s rise has expanded the DeFi field. We’ve followed from afar, but never had a fresh take to offer. However, the last few months of frenzied activity on Solana has provided a new opportunity to look at its position in the market, and how it might evolve. Zhev has previously written technical explainers of […]
Portugal Blocks Polymarket Following Presidential Election Trading Surge
[ad_1] Portugal joins growing list of countries restricting the prediction market platform amid regulatory scrutiny and insider trading concerns Portugal’s gaming regulators are moving forward with plans to order the country’s internet service providers to block access to crypto-native prediction market platform Polymarket. The order came following reports of large trading volume in Polymarket’s Portuguese […]
A New Way To Win Together
[ad_1] Join the team of your favorite trader for a chance to win a share in 500k SNX and exclusive trader perks. In Season 2 of the Synthetix Mainnet trading competition, Synthetix is introducing a new way for traders to win together. Introducing Synthetix Teams: your chance to rally behind your favorite trader, compete for […]
2025: A Year of Execution, Adoption, and Direction
[ad_1] Where 2024 established that Carbon DeFi and the Arb Fast Lane functioned as designed, 2025 established their necessity. Core systems that were already live were used in production and relied upon in practice, with adoption across multiple chains by increasingly sophisticated participants. Over the course of the year, execution translated into sustained adoption, and […]
Modular lending: More than a meme?
[ad_1] There’s an old trope in business and technology: “there are only two ways to make money in business: one is to bundle; the other is unbundle.” This is true in traditional industries but even more true in the world of crypto and DeFi, given its permissionless nature. In this piece, we’ll look at the […]
Golden Globes Polymarket Odds Integration Draws Mixed Reactions
[ad_1] The debut of Polymarket probabilities on Sunday’s Golden Globes broadcast put the brand in front of millions of viewers As usual, Sunday’s Golden Globes inspired a lot of reactions on social media, as many posters offered their takes on award winners and various happenings during the ceremony. But a new feature of this year’s […]