Lombard is a cooperative liquidity staking protocol built on Babylon. As such, it is one of the fastest emerging leaders in the rapidly evolving Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi) landscape. Lombard boasts $1.9B of total value locked (TVL) in Bitcoin related assets. This egregious amount of liquidity is opening up exciting new...
The whispers are getting louder. BTCFi. Bitcoin Decentralized Finance. It sounds revolutionary, doesn't it? As if to finally release the stored energy of the king. But don’t go jumping in head first to this new frontier quite yet — let’s pump the breaks. The reality is we have to be...
Is Bitcoin about to give up the whole “digital gold” shtick in favor of becoming a full-fledged DeFi revolutionary? For over three years, Ethereum and other blockchains frolicked in the glory of DeFi innovation. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was a stoic outsider looking in. I'm here to tell you, the winds are...
Okay, let's be real. The crypto space is crowded with projects that all assert they will be the savior of this or that. Sadly, most just turn out pancake flat after being crushed under a truck. Every now and again, something really cool comes along, something that causes you to...
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) offers a bridge for Bitcoin holders to engage with the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. For Bitcoin holders, WBTC provides a new way to put Bitcoin to work. They can use other DeFi protocols, such as lending platforms or liquidity pools. This model comes with custodial risk...
Okay, let's cut to the chase. You’re reading the news articles, you’re listening to the chatter…Ethereum is back. This isn’t your typical meme coin/ Twitter hype pump and dump. This rally feels different. And it is different. The reason? Staking.Put aside the hocus-pocus overbought indicators and talk of a coming...
I have a vivid memory of talking with my friend Sarah after a hackathon last year. She’s incredibly bright, a total coding whiz, but the moment I began explaining the concept of staking ETH, her eyes kind of glazed over. It just seems really overwhelming,” she admitted, “and to be...
So, Lido got hacked. A measly $4,200 was lost. Big deal, right? Wrong. It’s not only about payment, either. It’s a story about the fragility of our entire DeFi ecosystem and the false positive sense of security we are all too frequently addicted to. Think of it like this: your...
Ether.fi, a decentralized staking protocol, is filled with excitement. In fact, its total value locked (TVL) has surged by over 43% over the past 30 days – surpassing $130 billion. The platform’s weekly fees have reached a high point since February at $3.1 million. At the same time, monthly revenue...
Alright, let's be real. The financial world feels rigged, doesn't it? Big banks pulling the strings and leaving people the size of crumbs to eat. Then something like Ether.fi gets released, and all of a sudden, that feeling of powerlessness begins to recede. Ether.fi’s public staking activity has recently experienced...
Okay, let's be real. You've probably heard the buzz: Ethereum's on the rise. This isn't just another pump-and-dump story. We’re not just talking about a change, we’re talking about a large fundamental shift, a tectonic plate movement in the financial landscape. Put aside all the fancy charts and graphs for...
Okay, let's talk crypto. You've seen the headlines: Solana ETF launched, but...crickets? The hard underperformance in relation to Ethereum is raising a lot of eyebrows. Truthfully, it ought to enrage you. Is the SEC slightly, or perhaps less so, shading Solana, while golden-childing Ethereum? It sure feels that way.SEC's Stance:...
Robinhood’s taking a similar plunge into Ethereum—with their own Ethereum Layer-2 network. Institutional investors are pouring billions into ETH. Almost a third of all Ether is currently locked, creating a potential supply squeeze as we described here. So it’s all rosy futures and unicorns for the Boomer generation, yeah? Maybe....
We're told staking is the future. A future of trustless banking, enhanced privacy, and generating crypto yield. How do we know this utopian dream isn’t just a very well masked desert mirage twinkling in the distance? I think it's time we acknowledge the elephant in the digital room: staking, as...
Okay, let's be real. Almost everyone assumed Solana would moon after the ETF launch. I mean, a Solana ETF! It makes this clunking sound, like a rocket ship poised for lift-off. Thus far, the story the numbers are telling is the exact opposite. Ethereum is still king. Why? Here’s my...
REX Shares, an investment firm with just over $5 billion in assets under management (AUM) in 2024, has launched a Solana Staking ETF. This decision puts REX Shares in a very competitive field. Industry behemoths such as BlackRock are at the forefront with a staggering AUM of $11.5 trillion.The Solana...
Forget boring bank accounts! Staking crypto is on the verge of blowing up and you’ll want to be in place to win big when it does. Think of it like this: your crypto is throwing a party, and you get paid to attend. It’s no longer enough to simply HODL—the...
Ethereum’s staking mechanism is essential to the network’s security and operation, but it has serious challenges around access and capital threshold. To initially become a validator, you are required to stake 32 ETH. This often insurmountable requirement pushes away many, particularly those who live in hardship and marginalized communities. Fortunately,...