The big boys have finally arrived! The major talking point in the crypto-sphere in what feels like forever has been the filing of a multitude of Bitcoin spot ETFs by a number of large TradFi institutions, in particular the biggest and baddest of them all… BlackRock....
The maturation and advancement of derivatives trading is a strong indicator of a maturing DeFi ecosystem. Most derivatives products offer an entirely new suite of opportunities for sophisticated traders who might want to interact with the DeFi market, but may not want...
Gather here, boys! Grab a big pint and zoom in! Today's focus is for you unrepentant degenerates who have had to pay that outrageous fee when swapping a low cap memecoin either in profit or in loss on a shitty AMM. If it is the latter (loss), then you probably...
Greetings to all, especially my LSD enjoyooors out there. It’s been a couple of months now since we introduced you to Swell so we hope you took advantage and have been enjoying those juicy yields. If you haven’t, then don’t worry, there’s still time. If...
We love David and Goliath stories. An underdog taking on the power-players in the ecosystem. For some reason, these stories have become quite relatable with most protocols in DeFi. The centralised power players keep exerting their power over the larger DeFi ecosystem,...
MakerDAO is a name that resonates without the need for an introduction. However, for the sake of clarity, they proudly hold the title of being the largest and most established decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Comprising individuals from across the globe,...
In my usual way, I went through the thorough laydown of what Tenet protocol entails in the previous article written by a fellow ooga booga at blocmates, and I arrived at the conclusion that: Tenet equates to Layer 1s or 2s on steroids! Here’s why: Tenet protocol is an...
Many apps have grown from the roots of established predecessors in the DeFi landscape, Summer.fi, which sprouted as Oasis in 2016 as an extension of the “OG” DeFi pioneer, MakerDAO's DAI, is currently drawing significant attention and interest within the space. Now,...
GM. First of all, the blocmates team can’t quite believe the number of people who responded to the initial LARP quests, it caught us all by surprise… If you participated, thank you! We all appreciate it.Over 1181 completed Quest for LARP 1, 835 completed Quest for...
If you asked a good sample size of crypto natives what crypto’s biggest use case is, you are likely to uncover a myriad of perspectives and responses. However, while doing some research to bring today’s discourse to your plate, a particular reply showed up multiple...
The bear market has taken a severe toll on numerous NFT projects, causing many once-popular collections to decline not just in terms of price on the charts but also in terms of their community presence. Visiting the Discord servers of these projects feels like...
There aren’t many of us who are still around. Those of us who still are can pretty certainly be called crypto natives. As crypto natives, we do love our crypto games. The yield farms, the everchanging shitcoin metas, our LSD protocols, our looping strategies, and so...