DeFi Correspondent — L2s, MEV, restaking, yield
Bitcoin's hashrate went flat in 2026 without a ban or a crash to force it. Here is what that growth number genuinely…
Some on-chain dollars are not borrowed from a pool; they are minted against locked collateral. Here is how CDP stablecoins like DAI,…
In 2026 the seed phrase vanished for most mainstream users, hidden behind passkeys, embedded wallets and gasless signing. The friction did not…
Restaking was sold as extra yield for re-pledging staked ETH to secure other networks. In a year when cash pays 4% with…
Account abstraction made your crypto wallet programmable, but not portable. Here is why your smart account still lives on one chain in…
Bitcoin's hashprice clawed back nearly half its losses in 2026's rally. But the difficulty thermostat just re-engaged, and it, not the Fed,…
A bridge's smart contract is the one part that gets audited, and in 2026 it is almost never where the money leaves.…
The median token trades below its debut price within three days of listing, and most never recover. Here are the seven ways…
Mining and staking are the two ways to earn a block reward, and in 2026 they are priced very differently. Here is…
Perpetual futures were born offshore and permissionless. In 2026 Kalshi, Coinbase and a two-person SEC are dragging them onshore, and both markets…
