Written by Charlie Ambrose Oracles are currently a critical component of DeFi. They provide smart contracts with access to real-world data, such as the price of assets, the weather, or the outcome of an election. However, oracles also introduce a number of risks to DeFi that have held the space…

Written by Owen Akel Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve warned on August 25th that continued inflation will necessitate further hiking of interest rates to achieve price stability. Already, the Fed has pushed the fed funds rate to 5.5% — a baseline that has made borrowing expensive across the board…

Written by Owen Akel The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase in early June for offering unregistered securities services to its users, including its staking feature, which allows everyday individuals to participate in validating transactions on blockchain protocols. …

Written by Caleb Saks As blockchain technology has become more widely used, its innovations have impacted the fields of finance, medicine, supply chain management, and voting security. Blockchain’s ability to quickly organize and verify information across international boundaries makes it an extremely powerful tool for large-scale cooperative efforts. …

Written by Aaron Xie and Charlie Ambrose The incentive structure between smart contract auditors and blockchain protocols is broken. This is a major weight on the development of both new protocols and effective auditing teams. New smart contract auditors that accept future equity or long-dated-vesting tokens as compensation should emerge…

Written by Owen Akel Auditing in cryptocurrency refers to the process of evaluating the validity of financial records produced by firms and individuals who hold and use cryptocurrency. As opposed to traditional financial auditing, where an individual’s or firm’s records are often readily available and easy to access, cryptocurrency is…

Written by Liam Tassiello The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has witnessed significant growth in recent years, with innovative platforms and applications transforming traditional financial services. One such platform is Opium, a decentralized derivatives marketplace that aims to democratize access to financial products, increase transparency, and foster innovation. …

Written by James Park, Joshua Piesner, and Ben Williams Market makers play an important role in providing liquidity in all types of markets. In traditional finance, market makers such as Goldman Sachs and Citadel compete against each other to provide the best bid and ask, while making the spread between…

TLDR: Use our link here to access our ‘opinion and comparable’ report on SKALE. For a more in depth approach to SKALE, check out our deep dive here. The Crypto-Verse and the Blockchain Trilemma Since Bitcoin’s inception on January 3, 2009, blockchain and crypto projects have seemingly proliferated in every nook and cranny of our world…