Key developments have brought our initial STX thesis into further focus. We will elaborate later, but at a high-level, demand for Bitcoin block-space has solidified, increasing the demand for the product STX is building. We believe Stacks is building a place to explore more elaborate BTC-denominated utility, with the intention of converting to a true Bitcoin L2 once this is technically enabled. The Stacks developer team is on track to undergo the Nakamoto upgrade before the Bitcoin halving in Ap
Chainlink 2.0 — Emerges as a Web 3 service platform
Chainlink, as a leading decentralized oracle network, plays a pivotal role in providing real-world information to blockchain networks. Its position as an essential solution for numerous projects is well-established.
Building upon their remarkable achievements facilitating over $7 trillion in transactions in 16 networks since 2022, Chainlink is now gearing up to unlock the full potential of the oracle network through an upgrade to ‘Chainlink 2.0’.
HAVAH — The Next Generation of NFT Interchain Platform
From simple PFPs to NFTs functioning as game characters and AI-Powered NFT that morph based on user activity, the NFT market continues to evolve, while NFT Infrastructure lags behind. The most significant challenge lies in the inherent ‘chain dependency problem’ plaguing NFTs.
Havah solves this problem by utilizing Icon Loop's BTP protocol. Currently, Havah supports NFT transfers between major chains, such as Polygon, BNB Chain, Klaytn, and their own mainnet, Havah.
Account Abstraction and VISA — the Key to Innovating Blockchain Payment System
On May 17, account abstraction gained a lot of attention after VISA announced that it had deployed two Paymasters on the Ethereum Goerli testnet.
Since Vitalik's ERC-4337 proposal in 2021, there has been an ongoing technical discussion about account abstraction, mainly due to its potential to revolutionize the blockchain payment systems.
In this article, we'll take a look at account abstraction and the innovation it can bring to payment systems, focusing on the case of VISA.
The Shanghai Upgrade, the largest Ethereum upgrade in nearly half a year since last year's The Merge, successfully went live on 12th April.
The Shanghai Upgrade is significant because it enables ETH withdrawals nearly two years after the launch of Ethereum's staking feature, and given Ethereum's current stature and scale, we expect ETH's liquidity along with withdrawals to have a significant impact on the overall crypto ecosystem.
Trader Joe! The New Dark Horse in the Arbitrum DEX Ecosystem
Focusing on Joe V2’s new AMM Liquidity Book
With the airdrop of the $ARB governance token to arbitrum mainnet users on March 23rd, the competition between DEXs to capture the liquidity that has been poured into the Arbitrum ecosystem is fierce.
In the midst of all this, one protocol has emerged as a dark horse with steep TVL growth and high fee reward rates, and it's Trader Joe!
In this article, we'll take a look at Trader Joe's upgraded version, Joe V2, and its new AMM Liquidity Book.
STO Series Part 1 : History and Current Status of Japan’s Security Token Market
Japan’s crypto market that turned crisis into opportunity
On February 5th, the Korea Financial Services Commission released guidelines for the issuance and distribution of security tokens.
Before the Korean security token market gets off the ground, we'd like to take a look at a country that is already regulated and active through legislation.
In this article, we'll take a look at the history and current state of the Japanese security token market.