As the Ethereum Merge is fast approaching, let’s round out our 3-part study series on the topic by discussing one of the most important changes to Ethereum’s mechanics which is proposed to be implemented after the Merge - Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS). It would be integrated with Danksharding and

Background on privacy in Web3 One of the main goals of blockchains such as Ethereum is decentralization. One of the characteristics which currently enables decentralization is that all transactions are kept in a public ledger. Everyone has the ability to see everything and every transaction that happens on the Ethereum

Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool Overview A Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool or LBP is a type of pool created by Balancer to achieve its namesake; to “bootstrap” or “kickstart” the liquidity of a project. An LBP does not use the standard token weight of 50/50 which is commonly used in other LP

In this article, we will explain the Balancer Vault and Liquidity Pools, which is a liquidity provider, portfolio manager, and an AMM that runs on Ethereum.

In this article we'll discuss one of the most important mechanics that will be implemented after the Merge, "Danksharding" (DS) and why it matters

The Ethereum foundation made big news last week when they released a “soft” timeline for the much-anticipated merge (switch to PoS) to be completed by September (but still subject to change). A lot of people have been talking about making the “merge trade” (stacking ETH in the run up to

Impermanent Loss (IL) happens when you deposit tokens into a liquidity pair and one of the tokens changes in value while the other remains more stable. This is because the liquidity pool maintains a balance in the value of the tokens deposited. When one token increases in value, the amount

The recent by of fall Terra’s $UST token shook the whole of DeFi. Trust for algorithmic stablecoins is at an all-time low, and there has been much more scrutiny towards the surviving stablecoins, particularly FRAX. People have been drawing parallels between UST-LUNA and FRAX-FXS. So is the token in

Cowswap (“CoW” stands for Coincidence of Wants) is a relatively new DEX that operates using a different method than most of its competitors like Uniswap or Sushiswap. How it works Cowswap combines on-chain and off-chain (user to user) transactions to execute orders using a method it calls batch auctions. * When

The excellent article written by codex crew member BowtiedBart summarises what Curve and Convex are [https://templecodex.link/curve-convex/] and their importance. This article is a deeper exploration into how these two protocols introduced us to the concept of veTokens, gauges, and bribes Birth of the veToken Curve is known

It's safe to say that before NFTs became popular, not many people were familiar with the term “fungible assets” and its meaning in economics. Fungible tokens like ETH and BTC can be traded for any other identical token and share the same value, much like fiat currency. NFTs (non-fungible tokens)

A Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) is an interaction between two parties, in which one (the prover) proves that they possess a piece of information to another party (the verifier) without having to actually reveal what the information is. This has many applications in crypto especially in the realm of privacy. ZKPs

Lately, the cost of trading on the Ethereum network has gone sky high. These fees have become so expensive that it has priced out many casual investors. This has led to the rapid growth of alternative L1 chains, which are much more accessible due to their lower trading fees. These

What is an NFT? An NFT is non-fungible token that exists on the blockchain. This post will explain many of the concepts related to NFTs. Let’s start with some terminology: Fungible vs. non-fungible Fungible means something is able to be exchanged or substituted and will hold the same value.

The FRAX Wars will be similar to the Curve Wars. Voting will be done with staked FXS tokens and protocols will fight for bribes and voting power.