DeFi Correspondent — L2s, MEV, restaking, yield
Automated market makers now clear a record share of spot trading, yet the design is in flux. Inside the fight over LVR,…
Every major exchange now sells staking as easy passive income, but the headline APY is not what you keep. We compare what…
A 22% ETH rally put liquid staking back in focus. Lido, Rocket Pool and Frax now represent three very different bets on…
Tokenized Treasuries and private credit turned DeFi lending into an institutional business in 2026. Here is how Aave, Morpho, and Wall Street…
Smart-account wallets promise gasless, keyless crypto, but someone still settles the bill. Here is how paymasters, exchanges, and stablecoins pay for the…
SSV Network helps secure a large slice of Ethereum's validators through distributed validator technology, yet its token trades near record lows. Here…
Perp DEXs traded over a trillion dollars in a single month and now rival regulated venues. Here is how on-chain perpetual futures…
Account abstraction is quietly rebuilding the crypto wallet. Here is what smart accounts actually let you do in 2026: gasless swaps, session…
Crypto's fuel mix is no longer just where miners plugged in; it is shaped by a 2026 scramble for cheap power against…
Bridges lost hundreds of millions again in 2026, yet losses are falling and $15 billion fled to safer designs. Here is how…
