Smart contract platforms have two broad sectors. DeFi & NFTs. First DeFi had a major run, then NFTs followed. The potential third major run can come from a sector that harnesses the power of both, GameFi. Through NFTs users can now own & trade their in-game assets/characters, through DeFi elements…

Okay the title is kinda clickbait, decentralized governance itself isn’t a meme, in fact it is a necessity. It’s the popular mechanism of decentralized governance through token voting that I think is somewhat of a meme. If you’ve been in this space long enough you would know that most tokens…

Staking has been an integral part of DeFi for a long time, and a subsequent improvement on regular staking is liquid staking. As a product it is not sexy. It’s a relatively simple process which lacks any room for differentiation and ponzification. While everyone knows it exists, it doesn’t truly…

The idea of stablecoins is an extremely powerful one. In a 24/7 market of constant volatility, there is a need for an asset that counteracts this volatility. Stablecoins are coins which are pegged 1:1 to another asset, be it a fiat currency or a commodity. Since the most popular application…

JPEG’d is the place where NFTs meet DeFi. It’s founded by @Defigod1 (follow on Twitter) and is backed by some of the brightest minds in this space. …

Crypto maximalism is by far the strangest but most fascinating thing in the crypto space. People back their chain of choice like it’s their local football team. Ever since taking a deep dive into this space I never really understood maximalism. I personally watch a ton of football (actual football…

With the rise of any new industry comes its fair share of frameworks for analyzing the industry. With the rise of crypto, many of the brightest minds have shared their own breakdowns of ways to look at crypto as a technology or an investment. …

All the hype in the DeFi space right now is around Daniele Sesta. The king of #FrogNation. Daniele and his team have made the #OccupyDeFi movement a reality through their relentless building and innovation. In this beginners’ guide, I will introduce you to something that I like to call the…

The cryptocurrency space has brought along a lot of interesting investment theses with it. Out of all of them, the ones I found most interesting were the concepts of the ownership economy proposed by the Variant Fund and the attention economy by Eugene Wei. …