DeFi Correspondent — L2s, MEV, restaking, yield
SSV promised a marketplace where Ethereum validators sell fault-tolerance to based applications instead of restaking. Two years on, the plumbing thrives but…
Liquid staking lets you earn staking rewards while holding a tradable token you can use across DeFi. In 2026 the idea runs…
Account abstraction turns a plain Ethereum address into a programmable smart account. Here is how ERC-4337 and EIP-7702 work, what they unlock,…
Liquid staking protocols all quote a yield, but fees, commissions and peg drift sit between the validator and your wallet. Here is…
A validator's pay has three parts, and Ethereum's next upgrade rewires the one that still runs off-protocol. Here is how ePBS and…
In one November week, billions moved to a few hardened cross-chain rails while two more bridges were drained the same old way.…
The smart-account wallet went mainstream in 2026, then powered crypto's largest-ever theft. Now the same account is being pulled two ways: locked…
Automated market makers swapped the order book for a formula that sets every price, fee, and LP return. Here is how AMM…
All three liquid staking protocols shipped major 2026 upgrades, yet the gap only widened. The reason is not technology but demand for…
Solana's apps earn more real revenue than any chain in crypto, yet little of it reaches token holders as yield. Here is…
