2 days agoBrinc Finance: Innovative Treasury-backed Token on Arbitrum | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Intro OlympusDAO played a defining role in the rise of DeFi 2.0. Its unique mechanisms and tokenomics pioneered concepts such as protocol-owned liquidity and investing treasury assets to generate revenue for the protocol, making it a treasury-backed currency rather than a reserve-backed currency. …Defi3 min readDefi3 min read
Jan 16Unleashing NFT Liquidity: GumBall Protocol | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Intro GumBall Protocol is a creative NFT launching and trading platform on Arbitrum. GumBall utilizes a unique solution to bootstrap liquidity to new NFT projects. On top of NFT trading, GumBall also allows users to stake NFTs or fractionalized NFTs to earn trading fees and borrow assets. Current State of NFT Liquidity …Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Jan 9Vesta Finance: The Next MakerDAO? | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Intro Stablecoins, especially algorithm stablecoins, is often deemed the holy grail in crypto. The business model is easy to understand with a great network effect. However, after the Luna crash, people started to lose hope and over-collateralized stablecoins regains the market share. Vesta Finance is a layer…Defi4 min readDefi4 min read
Dec 28, 2022Expirable Contracts in DeFi: Contango | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Intro The derivatives markets always have more potential than the spot markets since derivatives offer various kinds of products for different purposes. In crypto, we have perpetual, options, exotic derivatives, etc. However, there is a niche market that is covered in CeFi but not in DeFi —…Defi4 min readDefi4 min read
Dec 19, 2022Helpful or Riskier? Directional LP by Maverick | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. Maverick Capital efficiency is always a topic in DeFi and projects have been trying different ways like flash loans, composability, etc. to improve their performance. Maverick Protocol is a DeFi protocol that wants to improve capital efficiency through a more customised Automated Market Maker (AMM). Intro Maverick AMM…Defi7 min readDefi7 min read
Dec 11, 2022Camelot: the Next Curve for Customisable DEX? | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. Camelot Although Arbitrum hasn’t launched its token, the season has already been gaining traction. All the infrastructure-level protocols have been deployed on Arbitrum and GMX acts as its creative super-app. Camelot, as a DEX with its new ideas, wants to challenge the big two. Intro Camelot is an…Defi6 min readDefi6 min read
Dec 8, 2022Yuliverse Public Beta: Our Experience and Thoughts | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn @FriedWagyuu editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. Yuliverse Intro Yuliverse is a location-based metaverse empowered by in-game social app. Players can meet other players nearby while playing Yuliverse and connect with like-minded people in the same city. Before Yuliverse, there are many location-based GameFi projects like Genopets or Affyn, but Yuliverse is the first…Gamefi6 min readGamefi6 min read
Nov 26, 2022Y2K: A Playful Way to Hedge Depeg Risk | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. About Y2K Back in May, UST severely deviated from $1 and went into a death spiral with Luna, causing huge losses to both institutional and retail investors. The UST depeg gives crypto newbies their first lesson about extreme events. But how can you protect yourself from them? …Defi7 min readDefi7 min read
Nov 20, 2022The GMX for Credit Markets: IPOR | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. IPOR Intro As we know, the current DeFi ecosystem started from fundamental financial tools like exchanges, stablecoins, and lending, to advanced tools like options, perpetual, and other derivatives. …Defi6 min readDefi6 min read
Nov 13, 2022More Research on Real Yield Protocols: Buffer Finance | TKX Weeklyby @Guaaronnnn editor @FriedWagyuu Part I. Buffer Finance As GMX gains traction, Arbitrum transactions and liquidity have been growing significantly. Buffer Finance, as an option DEX, is taking its position in the Arbitrum ecosystem. Traders can create, buy, and settle options against protocol-owned liquidity (POL). Intro Buffer Finance started as V1: a general option platform…Defi7 min readDefi7 min read
