This article is part of our Year in Review series. It’s known: 2021 was the year of the NFT.  Million dollar sales of CryptoPunks went from news to a seemingly weekly occurrence. Bored Apes Yacht Club launched in spring at a 0.08 ETH mint price, and now sits at a floor price of over 50…

No one really knows what it is, and prior "versions" have foundered. But the metaverse was one of the biggest stories of the year.

Layers 2s had a banner year in DeFi but their TVL still lags.

These five things were the biggest hassles in DeFi in 2021.

The arrival of EIP 1559, Ethereum's big upgrade, changed the supply-and-demand calculus for the smart contract giant.

The contest between Layer 1s versus Ethereum and Layer 2s was a big story in 2021.

DeFi was a steady story in a mad year in the crypto markets.

DeFi’s purpose is to create greater financial inclusion. That’s the core mission, to lower the barriers of access to wealth generation so anyone with the internet can participate.  How do we get a mother in Mozambique to be empowered and participate? She’s not looking to day trade and purchase a Lamborghini. She might be looking…

DAOs should memorialize their cooperative structures in legal entities that protect members from liability, the authors say in this research piece.

After 30 years n gestation, the metaverse is finally emerging with citizens, economies, currencies, and millions of users.