Understanding the Mechanics of Automated Market Makers Paid Members Public
Automated Market Makers (AMMs) are reshaping the landscape of DeFi. They offer a new way to trade assets without traditional intermediaries. This innovation is crucial for understanding the evolving crypto market. AMMs use algorithms to set prices and facilitate trades. They rely on liquidity pools, which are collections of funds
How DeFi Oracles Work: Price Feeds Explained Paid Members Public
What Are DeFi Oracles? Oracles are the infrastructure that connects blockchains to the outside world. In the context of DeFi, oracles primarily provide price data, letting smart contracts know what an asset is worth so they can calculate collateralisation ratios, execute liquidations, settle derivatives, and perform countless other operations that
DeFi Best Practices for Q2 2026 Paid Members Public
DeFi Best Practices for Q2 2026 DeFi has changed significantly over the past year. The ecosystem has matured, threats have evolved, and the tools and infrastructure available to users look very different from what existed even 12 months ago. For anyone participating in DeFi in Q2 2026, whether a newcomer
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
