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Chain abstraction promises to hide the multi-chain mess behind a single click, but today's versions depend on new trust assumptions around solvers and relayers that you should understand first.
Chain abstraction promises one signature across any blockchain. ERC-7683 is the emerging standard that makes it work. Here is how intents, fillers, and cross-chain settlement actually fit together.
Polymarket has tapped Chainalysis to layer Wall Street-calibre compliance and monitoring infrastructure onto its…
A Fortune 500 corporate-payments incumbent is folding stablecoin rails into treasury and customer settlement — the legitimizing signal stablecoin infra has chased since 2023, and a wedge for BVNK…
Curve StableSwap pools exchange similar-priced assets, while LLAMMA manages crvUSD collateral through soft liquidation. Learn the design and failure modes.
Hyperliquid runs a fully on-chain central limit orderbook for perps. Here's how matching, funding, and liquidations actually work under the hood.
KYC and AML are the identity and money-laundering controls that licensed crypto firms run on their users. Here is what they are, why they exist and what they mean in practice.
Modular chains split the four jobs of a blockchain into separate layers; monolithic chains do all four at once. Neither design has clearly won, and the trend in 2024–2026 is blurring the line.
NEAR pairs sharded execution with chain signatures and an intents-based DEX. Here is what actually works, what is still vapor, and why DeFi activity stays thin.
Chainlink is the decentralized oracle network that brings off-chain data into smart contracts. Here is what it does, what LINK is for, and what to weigh.
BNB Chain is Binance's blockchain ecosystem: fast, cheap, EVM-compatible, and tightly tied to the world's largest exchange. Here is how it works and what to weigh.
A practical compliance map for US-to-Mexico USDC corridors, covering state licensing, MiCA CASP registration, the FATF Travel Rule, and the real audit hot spots.
The GENIUS Act sets US rules for payment stablecoins: 100% reserves, no yield, and a new OCC license. Here is what it actually changes.
PayFi is the label for stablecoin-based payment and credit rails, from on-chain lending to B2B settlement, that rebuilds traditional finance plumbing on faster rails.
Regulation and exchange-custody plumbing, not price, define the day. The CLARITY Act clears the Senate, ICE teams with OKX, and stablecoin rails keep buckling.
Solana DeFi runs on a fast, low-cost chain with notable reliability trade-offs. Here is how the major protocols fit together and where the real risks hide.
Curve is the decentralized exchange built for assets that should trade close to each other — stablecoins and pegged assets — with tiny slippage and concentrated fees.
Toncoin (TON) is the native asset of The Open Network, a blockchain born from Telegram and tightly woven into its messenger and mini-app ecosystem.
A blockchain is a public ledger that everyone shares and no single party can rewrite. Here is how the chain of blocks, nodes and consensus actually fit together.
Issuing a stablecoin legally means picking one of four license types: an EMI, a MiCA authorization, a state money transmitter, or a new federal charter. Each has its own capital, banking, and reporting trapdoors.
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