History of Avalanche A group of unnamed enthusiasts known as "Team Rocket" first introduced the Avalanche network on the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in May 2018. The network was subsequently created by Cornell University academics under the direction of...
Introduction The alternative Layer 1 trade was commonplace during the crypto bull run from 2020-2021. Crypto natives and new speculators alike would jump between up-and-coming blockchains in search of gains, farms, and yield. Traders loved a brand new chart and...
Introduction When it comes to the various DeFi primitives, there’s no denying that liquid staking is one of the major ones. As per DefiLlama, if we divide all the DeFi protocols based on different categories, then liquid staking protocols will come in at a staggering...
It is becoming increasingly clear that we’re headed towards a multi-chain future. A whole plethora of alternate L1s will and continue to flourish. Optimistic and zk rollups will play a key role in scaling Ethereum, as such, L2s will continue to gain widespread...
Introduction to D-Squared Finance There’s no denying that DeFi on Arbitrum is picking up steam. Innovative protocols are emerging left, right and centre. Something is in the air! Most of these projects are unique. They bring something new to the table, to a crypto...
A Guide to the Omnichain Future Introduction: In the DeFi summer of 2020, we saw the meteoric rise of decentralised finance (DeFi). Ethereum was the undisputed dominant network for DeFi, with the lion’s share of users and capital. Ethereum’s ecosystem was filled with...
Introduction When it comes to traditional financial services, asset management is a core pillar. From high-net-worth individuals to retail participants, a significant subset of the population depends on the external expertise of coveted fund managers. After all, only...
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Introduction to Sturdy If you’re a frequent blocmates content consumer, then you may have read our initial guide on Sturdy Finance. In that guide, we provided a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the protocol and how they’re essentially reimagining traditional...
If you’ve been keeping up with the content at blocmates, then you may have read our recent article covering Maia DAO. Within that guide, we touched upon one of the primary products launched by Maia DAO, the Hermes protocol. In this article, I will further expand and...
Introduction In a previous article, we took a deep dive into Vertex, a decentralised exchange on Arbitrum offering a suite of DeFi products. If you would like to know more about Vertex then check this article, but here’s a quick TL;DR. Vertex is a VERTically...
Introduction Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have emerged as a significant use case of blockchain technology. The provable scarcity of non-fungible digital assets, on-chain and on an open, decentralised network, is undoubtedly a concept a 5th grader could understand....