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An On-Chain Look Into The ApeCoin Staking Launch
Staking Mechanism Seeks to Spur Interest in Yuga Collections — Is it Working?
Polygon’s Embrace of ZK Testnet May Usher in Vibrant Season for Crypto
ZKSync’s Coming Mainnet Launch Underscores Mounting Activity for the Technology
Exploring Ethereum’s On-Chain Activity After The Merge
Mechanics of Ethereum’s Blockchain Are Changing in a Proof of Stake World
IntoTheBlock: Stablecoin Yields Reveal the Inner Workings of DeFi
Stablecoin Yields Mirror Speculative and Deleveraging Cycles
IntoTheBlock: How One DeFi Protocol is Sustaining Growth in the Bear Market
A Look at Ribbon Finance Shows Key Lessons on Revenue and TVL
IntoTheBlock: Diving into Optimism and the Promise of Layer 2s
Speculation Mounts About Prices and Airdrops
The USDN Fiasco Spotlights Economic Risk in DeFi
IntoTheBlock: There Are Other Threats Besides Exploits in DeFi
How Swapping and Staking on Curve Drives High User Engagement
In this primer, IntoTheBlock unpacks how Curve drives user engagement with staking and swapping.
IntoTheBlock Report: How DEXs Use Incentives and Tokenomics to Generate Revenue
In this exclusive report, IntoTheBlock explores the financial structure of decentralized exchanges and how they produce revenue.
MakerDAO’s Update is a Pure Expression of DeFi 2.0
IntoTheBlock explores how MakerDAO’s update will allow it to interact with the secondary market with more control over DAI.
Axie Infinity is Up 223x This Year: Here’s the Skinny on What’s Propelling AXS
On-Chain Markets Update by Juan Pellicer, IntoTheBlock Since our last in-depth analysis of Axie Infinity almost two months ago the price of their AXS token has increased over 100% within a few weeks. The rally has multiplied the value of AXS by 223 times since January. The catalyst behind this latest bull-run may have been the Series […]
Exploring the Multi-Chain Universe Amid Incentives & Upgrades
On-Chain Markets Update by Lucas Outumuro, IntoTheBlock Smart contract platforms’ tokens have been amongst the top performers of 2021. While Ether has recorded a remarkable 330% return year-to-date, newer platforms such as Solana, Avalanche and Terra have seen their tokens grow over 1,000% in 2021. The rise in these platforms has been driven initially by […]
A Deep Dive on the Lessons and Surprises of the Recent Crash
On-Chain Markets Update by Juan Pellicer, IntoTheBlock DeFi protocols, apps and their stablecoins are a key area of the whole crypto markets. Even though the average daily trading values of DeFi are 80 times lower than in centralized exchanges, their smart contracts enable open financial services that impact the whole market by providing key functionalities […]
48,000% Returns? Popping the Hood on NFT Mania
On-Chain Markets Update by Lucas Outumuro, IntoTheBlock NFT mania continues to grow, with new drops popping up everyday and Ethereum’s gas prices consistently back above triple digits. The recent wave into NFTs was further amplified by Visa’s acquisition of a CryptoPunk and Budweiser’s buy of the beer.eth domain. Prices of notable NFT collections such as […]
Inside the Data Driving Axie Infinity’s Torrid Growth
On-Chain Markets Update by Juan Pellicer, IntoTheBlock Axie Infinity has recorded unprecedented growth in the crypto space. This week the data confirmed that it surpassed more than $1 billion in sales and the equally spectacular achievement of one million daily users. Where is the limit for Axie Infinity? Will play-to-earn help to expand crypto adoption […]