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Yield Bearing Stables Are Just a Fad

Stablecoins have been all the rage. And while the total stablecoin market cap is only up around 30% from the 2022 peak, yield-bearing stablecoins have dominated the narrative with 300% growth over the last year. But is this just a fad?
Jason
Garland
June 20, 2025
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5 min read
Writing
Points Are Here to Stay
The rise of points campaigns had all the hallmarks of being another crypto fad, but instead, they quickly evolved into one of DeFi builders' most effective tools for honing their products.
Jason
Garland
March 10, 2025
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5 min read
Writing
DeFAI as Default?
Successful AI agents in crypto now have an almost meme-like status. Cut back this fluff and AI shows real promise in being able to soothe some of DeFi’s sorest functionality pain points.
Jason
Garland
January 29, 2025
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5 min read
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zkRollup Ecosystem Map

A bird's-eye view of the projects building zkRollups, related tech, and some of the early adopter protocols that have deployed on zkRollups.
Jason
Garland
February 25, 2022
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Convex Finance

We take a deep look at what Convex Finance achieves, how it became so successful so quickly, and what to know when investing in CVX & cvxCRV.
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Garland
February 21, 2019
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