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Hyperliquid: The emerging DeFi Chain

Hyperliquid has emerged as a noteworthy Layer 1 blockchain engineered for high-speed, on-chain financial applications. In an environment where real-time transaction performance is increasingly non-negotiable, Hyperliquid’s proprietary design and revenue-sharing token model are drawing attention from both institutional and retail participants. This report examines Hyperliquid’s technology, operational metrics, and the economic model behind its native […]

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Injective Protocol: The most innovative & Interoperable blockchain

Injective is one of the most thoughtfully structured chains in crypto. Built for slightly more advanced crypto users, Injective provides reliable DeFi services to the crypto industry. This L1 blockchain is protected through a strong and diversified network of API nodes, as well as by its native token INJ, which contributes to securing the network

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Here’s The Untold Reality of Cardano (ADA)

Origin Story Cardano (2015) was founded by Charles Hoskinson in, who was the co-founder and CEO of Ethereum (2013). Charles left Ethereum over a dispute between himself and Vitalik Buterin about whether Ethereum would be a commercial or non-profit network. Buterin had the final say and the team decided to go with non-profit. This was

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Binance: the largest global crypto exchange

Binance – founded in 2017 by entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast Chengpeng Zhao – is the no.1 crypto exchange in the world by market cap, volume, and users. It was originally based in China, but due to harsh crypto regulations (and even an outright crypto ban) the company went remote shortly after. Binance is a huge

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Aave: the biggest liquidity protocol in DeFi

What is Aave? Aave is a non-custodial liquidity market protocol. It specializes in decentralized lending and borrowing. Aave allows individuals to lend and borrow money without any middlemen or custodians such as banks or companies like Celsius that take depositors money and do essentially whatever they want with it, simply put the protocol directly connects

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A look into the trending social protocol NOSTR

Social media plays a very centric and important role in the world today. Whether its business, news, entertainment, education, politics, or simply just everyday life, social media can enhance the world’s ability to connect. It is the perfect way to communicate. According to a report by Kepios, 59.4% of the world population uses social media today.

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Let’s talk about Solana

Solana is often branded as a competitor and alternative blockchain to Ethereum. The project was founded in 2017 by The Solana Foundation based out of Switzerland. Solana is a Layer 1 blockchain hosting around 350-360 applications & tools. Solana aims to solve the issue of scalability. For context, blockchains have three qualities: Decentralization, security, and

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Arbitrum: Ethereum’s Leading Scaling Solution

Scaling is one the biggest unresolved issues in crypto, especially on the Ethereum Network. Arbitrum is a recent attempt on Ethereum to combat the current fees, and it’s been quite successful. To put numbers in perspective, Arbitrum is the 7th Largest blockchain globally ranked by total locked value. Despite 2022 being one of the harshest years

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Monero: the untappable security blockchain

Privacy is a core value in the blockchain space. Monero – a privacy-centric cryptocurrency – was the first of its kind. It was born from the blockchain project “CryptoNote”, where the dispute ensued between the founder and several core community members over future privacy plans. CryptoNote was forked, and a majority of users migrated along

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Tether the #1 ranked Stablecoin: Breakdown

Traded under the ticker USDT, Tether has become the primary source for trading into and out of exchanges / wallets. Tether was launched in 2014, and has since become the unquestionably leading stablecoin since 2017. Tether currently has a market cap more than $19 billion higher than its closest stablecoin competitor (USD Coin – USDC),

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