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DeFi
Marinade Finance: the latest liquid staking protocol on the Solana blockchain
Marinade (MNDE) has emerged as a new addition to the decentralized finance (DeFi) space , functioning as a robust liquid staking protocol on the So
Oct 21, 2025
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Ethereum
Staking
DeFi
What is EtherFi? A new approach to Ethereum staking
EtherFi is a decentralized, non-custodial liquid staking platform that brings positive disruption to DeFi by allowing staking on Ethereum. The protoc
Apr 25, 2024
Intermediate
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DEX
DeFi
Web3
What is Hyperliquid: the perpetual DEX HYPE behind HyperEVM
As one of the hallmark achievements in the crypto space, DEXs have transformed how crypto users engage with trading digital assets. Unlike their tra
Dec 11, 2024
Beginners
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DeFi
What is a wrapped token: modifying tokens for blockchain interoperability
What if you wanted to use Bitcoin within the Ethereum ecosystem, perhaps to access DeFi (decentralized finance) services, but realized that Bitcoin ca
Nov 8, 2024
Beginners
3
Altcoin
DeFi
DApps
What is NEAR? The operating system redefining the open web
In the evolution of decentralized technologies, Bitcoin (BTC) emerged as a pioneering project, primarily designed for storing and transferring its d
Apr 25, 2024
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DEX
DeFi
How to use DEX Screener: top tips to find and trade low-cap gems
If you're active on crypto social media, you're likely to come across users boasting about huge gains when trading low-cap crypto gems. While some may
May 31, 2024
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22
DeFi
What is Injective (INJ)? A gateway to decentralized finance
Dubbed "the blockchain built for finance," Injective is an interoperable and environmentally friendly layer-1 network empowering developers to build p
Jun 4, 2024
1
DeFi
DEX
What is Maximal Extractable Value: how MEV impacts DeFi swaps
For those venturing into the exciting yet intricate world of cryptocurrency, understanding Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) is important. While seeming
Apr 25, 2024
Intermediate
3
Bitcoin
Stablecoins
DeFi
Synthetic USD on Bitcoin: The future of stablecoins?
Crypto users who want to be able to access the price stability of the U.S dollar (USD) can get it either through: - __Direct banking access__, by depo
Apr 25, 2024
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DeFi
Top 11 crypto lending platforms in 2024
Crypto lending platforms are one of the most revolutionary additions to the crypto industry. Although they’ve been around for a while, crypto loans be
Apr 22, 2025
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Altcoin
DeFi
What Is Creditcoin (CTC)?
Creditcoin is a blockchain-based interoperable lending protocol. It connects investors/lenders and fundraisers/borrowers who register matching loan co
Feb 24, 2025
Protocols
DeFi
What is Ondo Finance (ONDO)? Bridging TradFi to DeFi
Ondo Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that’s designed to bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi through the to
May 28, 2024
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5
DeFi
DEX
Top crypto yield farming platforms in 2024
Yield farming, also known as liquidity mining, has allowed traders to gain crypto tokens by providing liquidity to DeFi products. It’s an alternative
May 20, 2024
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Bitcoin
Institutional top of mind | #1
We all know the digital assets markets move fast and it can be challenging to keep up with all the movements and news impacting the institutional spac
Apr 25, 2024
DeFi
Stablecoins
Bitcoin
Institutional top of mind | #3
Keep up with the top industry updates as we present bi-weekly market insights that are important to traders in the institutional space. This week, Kel
Apr 25, 2024
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Altcoin
What Is PumaPay?
PumaPay is a blockchain-based, open-source billing protocol intended to make crypto payments flexible, fast, and straightforward. The project enables
Apr 25, 2024
DeFi
Altcoin
What Is Serum (SRM)?
Launched in August 2020, Serum is a first-of-its-kind order book based decentralized exchange that allows buyers and sellers to instantly trade crypto
Apr 25, 2024
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Altcoin
What Is Acala?
The Acala network is a smart contract platform that seeks to become the central hub of decentralized finance in the Polkadot ecosystem. But what is Ac
Apr 25, 2024
DeFi
DApps
9 leading DeFi DApps to try in 2024
Blockchain technology has changed the way we interact with digital assets and financial services, offering greater transparency and security in a dece
Nov 21, 2025
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Altcoin
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What Is Celo?
 CELO is a mobile-fir
Sep 2, 2024
DeFi
Stablecoins
Blockchain
What is DAI: understanding Maker's crypto-backed stablecoin
Launched by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) named MakerDAO in November 2019, Dai (DAI) is a crypto-collateralized stablecoin that's so
May 21, 2024
Beginners
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DeFi
What is Compound Finance? DeFi’s top lending platform explained
The idea of borrowing and lending resources has been around for thousands of years, and has now become an integral component of the financial indust
Sep 30, 2025
Beginners
23
DeFi
Altcoin
DApps
Solana ecosystem guide: what are the best SPL tokens to watch?
At the time of writing, Solana remains among the top five largest cryptocurrencies by market value. That status is thanks in large part to a rebound
Sep 18, 2025
Intermediate
2
Altcoin
DEX
DeFi
What is Uniswap (UNI): how does the popular DEX work?
Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs) have cemented their place in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. They provide a solution to centralization by
Sep 5, 2025
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