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Base - Coinbase

Understanding Coinbase’s Layer 2 Solution: Base

In Brief: Coinbase’s Layer 2 solution, Base, is a platform that allows for faster, cheaper, and more scalable transactions on the Ethereum network. Base is built on Optimism’s OP Stack framework, which uses optimistic rollups to scale Ethereum transactions off-chain while preserving its security and decentralization. Base uses commit chains to enable off-chain transactions that settle on-chain, reducing transaction fees...

Blockchain, dApps, Front page, Main

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Synthetic Assets

What are Synthetic Assets and Why Are They Important for DeFi?

In Brief: Synthetic assets are crypto assets that mimic the value of other assets using smart contracts and collateral. Synthetic assets enable users to access any asset class without owning or trading the actual asset. Synthetic assets have various use cases for DeFi users, such as access, liquidity, diversification, and innovation. Synthetic assets can be created and traded on various platforms on Ethereum and other...

DeFi, DEX, Featured, Front page, Glossary, Main

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Trader Joe - DEX crypto

How Trader Joe Became the Top DEX on Avalanche and Arbitrum

In Brief: Trader Joe is a DEX that offers liquidity provision, lending, borrowing, and farming services. Trader Joe has grown rapidly in 2023 due to its Liquidity Book model and its launch on Arbitrum. Liquidity Book allows users to provide liquidity in specific price bands and earn higher fees with lower slippage and impermanent loss. Arbitrum is a scaling solution for Ethereum that reduces gas fees and increases...

Cryptocurrencies, DEX, Featured, Front page, Main

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Telegram - Tether USDT

How Telegram’s Tether Integration Boosts Crypto Adoption

In Brief: Telegram has added support for Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin, on its wallet bot. Users can now send and receive USDT directly from their chats, as well as buy, swap, and make P2P trades with the stablecoin. Telegram chose to integrate USDT on Tron because of its compatibility with its wallet bot and its low fees and fast transactions. The integration of USDT on Telegram boosts crypto adoption by...

Altcoins, Crypto adoption, Front page, Main, Stablecoins

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Is Ethereum a security

Then again… Is Ethereum a security? 

In Brief: US regulators and bitcoin maximalists advocate that Ethereum is a security They cite the presence of a recognizable co-founder Vitalik Buterin and a centralized body called the Ethereum Foundation They claim that because its issuance can be controlled via updates of the underlying code, Ether should be deemed a security Others argue that Ethereum is not a security Ethereum’s classification as a...

Blockchain, Ethereum, Featured, Front page, Main

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