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Understanding Hyperliquid's HLP Vault
Oct 16, 2025Hyperliquid is a decentralized perpetual futures exchange built on its own L1 blockchain, capturing over 73% market share by mid-2025.
Comprehensive Guide to Trading Tokenized Gold Onchain
Nov 6, 2025Exploring the two most prominent tokenized gold options — $PAXG and $XAUT — both digital representations of physical gold bars.
Why Stripe and Circle Are Launching Their Own L1s Instead of Using Existing Infrastructure
Aug 12, 2025Two fintech giants announced they would build their own L1s — Stripe with Tempo and Circle with Arc.
Pudgy Penguins are Waddling Towards World Domination
Jul 9, 2025How a collection of 8,888 cartoonish penguins on Ethereum evolved into a cultural and financial force.
Draftables Is Out Today on The Arena and Avalanche
Jun 27, 2025A free-to-play game where users draft, train, and manage a team of unique players with distinct stats.
Arbitrum's Liquidity Capture is Ramping Up
Aug 5, 2025Net inflows into Arbitrum have been ramping since the end of 2024 and don't seem to be slowing down.
Why Chainlink Is Perfect for Crypto Beginners
Jul 24, 2025Chainlink as a solid, low-risk entry point for beginners and traditional investors because it's utility-driven.
We Now Have Easy Access to Circle's CCTP for Free USDC Bridging
Sep 24, 2025CCTP.to burns USDC on the source chain and mints an equivalent amount on the destination chain, ensuring 1:1 capital efficiency.