DeFi Correspondent — L2s, MEV, restaking, yield
Liquid staking tokens no longer just free up locked ETH. They now anchor DeFi's lending markets, yield curves and institutional custody rails…
Every Coinbase vs Binance vs Kraken vs OKX comparison covers fees and licenses. Few explain what actually happens when you try to…
A Nasdaq treasury firm, a listed market maker and a major custodian have quietly moved capital into restaking since late 2025. Here…
Restaking multiplies staking yield by reusing the same ETH across protocols, but risk does not stay isolated. Here is how correlated slashing…
EigenLayer still leads restaking, but Symbiotic has no token and Karak just rebranded away from the category. Here's who's actually left in…
Coinbase and Kraken launched onshore crypto perpetuals this summer, OKX partnered with NYSE's parent, and Binance lost EU access. Here's how the…
Lido, Rocket Pool and Frax all let you stake ETH without locking it up, but they diverge sharply on decentralization, token design…
Restaking lets already-staked crypto secure a second protocol for extra yield, and extra risk. Here is how EigenLayer, Symbiotic, Babylon and SSV…
Restaking promised extra yield from EigenLayer, SSV and Babylon, but much of it came from points and token emissions rather than real…
Solo staking still means 32 ETH and real hardware, but Pectra, DVT, and friendlier US rules are changing the math. Here is…
