Mason Marcobello
DeFi Essay
How Pepe the Frog Was Born a Meme, Survived the Alt-Right, and Became a $4M NFT
Before Bored Apes and CryptoPunks there was Pepe.
DeFi 101
DeFi 2.0 Primer: Decentralized Finance is Poised to Expand its Reach But Challenges Loom
In this DeFi 2.0 primer, Mason Marcabello explores the next iteration of the DeFi story.
DeFi 101
What is DeFi? The Ultimate DeFi 101 Guide to Ethereum, Layer 2s, Yield Farming, and More
This updated primer on DeFi explains Ethereum, layer 1s and Layer 2, top projects, and governance.
DeFi Research
Fantom Deploys High-Speed PoS to Solve the ‘Blockchain Trilemma’
While the ever expansive world of decentralized finance is improving on its traditional counterpart the web3 is not without its problems. For example, to maintain an optimal state of functionality, commonly used assets like Bitcoin need to compromise between one of three core components: scalability, security, or decentralization. This concept is known as the “blockchain […]