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The fundamentals of Base
In this week's research piece, we focus on the current state of Base's product, business model, financials, usage, competition, and more! Base is a L2 smart contract platform for decentralized applications on Ethereum. Base was founded by the Coinbase team and launched in 2023.
Fantom – value proposition, new tech stack (Sonic), economics, overcoming challenges & more | ep.77
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, Michael Kong, CEO/CIO of the Fantom Foundation, discusses the unique value proposition of Fantom within the blockchain landscape, its core technology, and approach to achieving scalability.
The fundamentals of Arbitrum
In this week's research piece, we focus on the current state of Arbitrum's product, business model, financials, usage, competition, and more! Arbitrum is a L2 smart contract platform for decentralized applications on Ethereum. Arbitrum was founded by Offchain Labs and launched in 2021.
The Ethereum Investment Framework: History, tech, economics, ETH price targets, and more!
On this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we welcome back Michael Nadeau, who runs the DeFi Report, to deepen our understanding of valuing blockchain networks. Michael has been working on deep-diving into this topic for several years and has recently published the 'Ethereum Investment Framework'.
The state of zkSync: scaling, security, UX, traction, challenges, financials | Fundamentals ep.75
In this episode we’re joined by Alex Gluchowski, the Co-Founder and CEO of Matter Labs – the engineering team behind zkSync – a Layer-2 blockchain protocol that scales Ethereum with zero knowledge technology.
The benefits of a vertically integrated data pipeline: why data providers reported different trading volumes for Uniswap
Two weeks ago, a handful of data providers and media outlets reported that Uniswap had experienced a recent surge in trading volume.
Stratos – Valuing L1s and L2s, monetary premium, fat protocols, sustainability, and more | ep.74
In this episode, we’re joined by Rennick Palley, Founding Partner at Stratos – a fund that seeds the future of crypto.
The Fundamentals of Chronicle Protocol
This research piece focuses on Chronicle Protocol, currently the exclusive Oracle for MakerDAO and the second-largest Oracle by total value secured. Let’s dig in!
Come for the points, stay for the frens
This week's research piece focuses on friend.tech, an up-and-coming web3 social media application.