In 2021, the stablecoin market saw a growth of close to 400%, growing from $29 billion dollars in January to over $140 billion by the end of December. Many analysts, including Peter Johnson of Jump Capital, believe that this number will rise to over $500 billion by the end of…

On December 28th, Terra’s premiere AMM, Astroport, opened up its doors to trading. Incubated by the infamous Delphi Labs and Terraform Labs teams, as well as We3 and Attic Labs, there has been a large amount of excitement for the launch. Given that trading has been live for more than…

Options, one of the most widely traded derivative products in traditional finance, have finally made their way into DeFi. For those that aren’t aware, an option is essentially a contract to buy or sell an asset at a specified price at a specified time. This allows many different strategies to…

(This should not be taken as financial advice, cryptocurrencies can be incredibly risky. Consult a financial advisor before making any investment decision.) “If You Only Knew The Power Of The Dark Side…” There’s a new AMM forcing its way onto the scene, and it goes by the name of Vader…

I have seen a lot of discussions on Twitter and in my own circle pertaining to the confusion surrounding where Layer 1 native assets get their value. People often speak as though the value is derived only because users need the token to pay gas fees for their transactions. But…

Lending platforms have become an integral part of the DeFi infrastructure, as protocols like Aave, Compound, and Anchor have locked up over $45 billion in combined TVL. The market so far has been completely dominated by a model where users must deposit collateral in order to borrow funds, which can…

For those active on LUNA-tics Twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen posts regarding Prism, a new Terra project with the goal of “refracting and revolutionizing DeFi.” Given little information yet provided by the team, I recently tried my best to figure out what this project could look like through a thread…

Accelerated product development and a focus on real-world crypto adoption are paving the way for the success of the Terra financial ecosystem. — A lot of cryptocurrencies are promising big things, but few are actually infiltrating the current financial system. Terra has made it their mission to make crypto adoption mainstream in way that doesn’t require intense knowledge of blockchain technology and the DeFi ecosystem to benefit from their advancement. And after only…