Beginner Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling A strategic guide to liquidity management, capital preservation, and the real tradeoff between selling and borrowing crypto Open guide
Part 1 Advanced The Market Maker’s Exchange Checklist (Liquidity, Latency, and Risk Controls) Market makers and HFT desks: evaluate exchanges on execution quality, liquidity, latency, fees, margin, and security — with a WhiteBIT walkthrough. Open guide
Part 2 Advanced Crypto-as-a-Service Playbook: How Banks, Telcos, and Fintechs Launch Crypto Products Fast, Safely, and Compliantly An institutional playbook for launching crypto via CaaS: architecture, phased rollout, security, compliance, payments, KPIs, and vendor diligence. Open guide
Part 3 Advanced Token Listing Playbook — How Projects Prepare for a CEX Listing and Sustain Healthy Liquidity A practical playbook for crypto teams to prepare for a CEX listing: readiness, integration, liquidity, market making, launch comms, and post-listing ops. Open guide
Layer-2Ethereum lost over $100 million in fees this year, and one corporate giant kept the profitLayer-2 networks drive Ethereum's activity but retain more profits, causing a significant revenue shift for the blockchain network. 4 months ago
Layer-2Arbitrum launches $40M DeFi incentive amid intensifying L2 raceThe DRIP program paves new avenues for decentralized finance, earmarking 80 million ARB tokens for incentive distribution. 8 months ago
OutageStarknet resumes block production after major outage following Grinta upgradePost-outage, Starknet's token suffers as team works to mitigate future disruptions with transparency and updates. 8 months ago
Layer-2Vitalik Buterin highlights risk of weak proof systems in Ethereum Layer-2 rolloutButerin supports multisig setups to mitigate proof system vulnerabilities in Layer-2. 12 months ago
CryptoEthereum supply turns inflationary as gas fees drop to record lowsFees declined due to increased use of Layer 2 scaling solutions and the adoption of blob transactions. 2 years ago
CryptoBase outpaces Optimism and Arbitrum amid Coinbase’s Smart Wallet debutThe Coinbase-backed Base network has hit a transaction record, nears Optimism in TVL. 2 years ago
HacksLinea under scrutiny for unilateral block production halt amid Velocore hackLinea says its goal remains maintaining a permissionless, censorship-resistant environment. 2 years ago
CryptoEthereum Name Service proposes ENSv2 upgrade to tap into booming layer 2 networksEthereum layer2 networks are enjoying a period of high adoption and a record TVL. 2 years ago
DeFiPolygon leads in EVM efficiency as DeFi users favor low transaction costsDeFi activity analysis finds side chain solutions like Polygon more cost-effective, although Ethereum secures most transaction fees. 2 years ago
TechnologyOKX launches testnet for X1, a zkEVM layer-2 network built with Polygon Chain Development KitX1 is a developer-centric network designed to catalyze the growth of Web3 by bridging diverse communities across DeFi, enterprise, and other verticals. 2 years ago
TechnologyA16z’s mystery ‘orange ball’ revealed — new L2 rollup client ‘Magi’A16z Crypto's Magi aims to enhance the diversity and performance of the Optimism Layer 2 network ecosystem. 3 years ago
DeFiBehind zkLend, a dual solution money market protocol for institutions and retailThe L2 money-market protocol wants to build the next legacy of finance. 4 years ago