Sasha Markevich
Once a promising Layer 1 blockchain, HECO failed to sustain growth, facing declining user interest and security and liquidity issues.
Sasha MarkevichWith Solana’s staking market booming, centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are reaping the rewards, leveraging their position to maximize staking and trading revenues.
Sasha MarkevichAs Telegram bots and mini-apps rapidly expand their reach, the in-app currency substitute is finding more use cases. In the end, this can also benefit Ton token.
Sasha MarkevichAvara, formerly known as Aave, acquired 'Family', a non-custodial Ethereum wallet. The feature-rich wallet, now launched for iOS, offers a high-end UX/UI combined with advanced DeFi features, flexible settings, and a full-fledged messenger.
Sasha MarkevichAerodrome Decentralized Crypto Exchange (DEX) is now officially the highest fee-generating platform on Coinbase's Layer 2 blockchain Base. Is this the result of the unique features and collaboration with Base, or just wash trading?
Sasha MarkevichThe share of DEX (Decentralized Exchange) trading volume has been growing over the last months, reaching an all-time high of 23% in October. Community projects escape from CEX (Centralized Exchange) listing complications, while users find DEXs much easier to use.
Sasha MarkevichThe growing interconnection between stablecoins and T-bills used for their backing is raising concerns. While the US Treasury admits the importance of a unified monetary unit for further tokenisation of legacy systems, it believes that the present stablecoin design is not suitable for that purpose.
Sasha MarkevichSecurity and user experience remain paramount (and mutually exclusive) factors in the crypto industry. A plastic smartcard wallet is a handy, cheap, and familiar device for securing digital assets, but do we compromise on security? Our observer discusses it with Satochip founder Bastien Taquet
Sasha Markevich