Flash Loans: How Uncollateralised DeFi Borrowing Works Paid Members Public
What Are Flash Loans? Flash loans are one of the most novel financial primitives to emerge from DeFi, uncollateralised loans that must be borrowed and repaid within a single blockchain transaction. If the loan is not repaid (plus any applicable fee) by the end of the transaction, the entire transaction
What Are Wrapped Tokens? How WETH, WBTC, and Token Wrapping Work in DeFi Paid Members Public
What Are Wrapped Tokens? Wrapped tokens are digital assets that represent another cryptocurrency on a different blockchain or in a different token standard. The most common examples are Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), which represents Bitcoin on the Ethereum network as an ERC-20 token, and Wrapped Ether (WETH), which converts Ethereum&
Sky (MakerDAO): The Protocol Behind DAI and the Endgame Transformation Paid Members Public
What Is Sky (Formerly MakerDAO)? Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, is one of the foundational protocols in DeFi and the issuer of DAI, the most widely used decentralized stablecoin. Since launching in 2017, Maker established the blueprint for overcollateralised stablecoin issuance that many subsequent protocols have followed. In 2024, the
Curve Finance: The Stablecoin DEX at the Heart of DeFi Paid Members Public
Curve Finance is one of the foundational protocols in DeFi, it is a DEX designed specifically for efficient swaps between assets that should trade at similar prices. While Uniswap handles the general-purpose token swap market, Curve carved out its niche by optimizing for stablecoin-to-stablecoin and pegged-asset
DeFi TVL April 2026: Weekly Movers & Market Data Paid Members Public
DeFi TVL April 2026: Weekly Market Report Total DeFi TVL reached $95.07B this week, recovering from the sharp drawdown triggered by the Drift Protocol exploit on April 1. A 90-day tariff pause and a US-Iran ceasefire drove a broad risk-on rally across crypto markets, pushing Bitcoin
DeFi Governance: How DAOs and Token Voting Work Paid Members Public
Understanding DeFi Governance: How DAOs and Token Voting Work Governance is one of the defining features that separates decentralised finance from traditional financial systems. In conventional finance, decisions about how a bank sets interest rates, how an exchange lists new assets, or how a fund manages its portfolio are made
How to Evaluate a DeFi Protocol Before Using It Paid Members Public
How to Evaluate a DeFi Protocol Before Using It With thousands of DeFi protocols in existence and new ones launching regularly, knowing how to evaluate a protocol before depositing funds is one of the most important skills a DeFi user can develop. The space has seen hundreds of exploits, rug
Stake DAO on The DeFi Drop: Liquid Lockers, Vote Markets, and the Infrastructure Behind DeFi Governance Paid Members Public
Guest: Hubert, Core Contributor at Stake DAO Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward sits down with Hubert, core contributor at Stake DAO, to unpack how one of DeFi’s most important governance infrastructure layers actually works. Stake DAO has quietly become a
