Recently, I’ve been researching the points system on Lighter, this decentralized exchange, and discovered several good arbitrage strategies.
There are mainly four approaches you can take: first, cross-platform hedging, arbitraging price differences between different exchanges; second, spot-futures linkage, leveraging the price difference between contracts and spot; third, betting on the exchange rate fluctuations between BTC and ETH; fourth, hedging opportunities in the forex market.
The benefit of these methods is that while you earn points, you can avoid being harvested by automated bots on

Spot trading with zero fees - sounds too good to be true?
Turns out there's a DEX actually pulling this off. Lighter's been quietly eating into the perp DEX market share, and now they're bringing that same aggressive approach to spot markets.
The math is simple: when trading costs drop to zero, liquidity follows. We've seen this playbook work in perpetuals already. Question is - how long before the spot volume migration becomes obvious to everyone else?

Real talk about launchpads nobody wants to admit:
You launch a platform, list some coins, then what? Just sit back and watch?
Here's the brutal reality — successful launchpads are silently running the game 24/7. Liquidity injections. AMM bots keeping those charts alive. Volume that doesn't look like a ghost town.
No flashy announcements about it. Just consistent action behind the scenes.
Because here's the thing: if your top ecosystem tokens are bleeding red with dead volume, users notice. They might not say it out loud, but they're already one foot out the door.
The platforms that get this? T

Lighter just rolled out spot trading on mainnet! ETH pairs are now live and ready to trade. They're hinting at more assets dropping soon—could be an interesting play for anyone watching DEX developments. Not a bad time to check what they're building.

There's something brewing in the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain that deserves attention. A specialized blockchain infrastructure is being built specifically for banking institutions, aiming to bridge a massive gap: bringing $100 trillion in global liquidity onchain.
What makes this approach different? The focus is on compliance-first tokenization of real-world assets, with privacy mechanisms baked into the architecture. Not just another DeFi experiment, but infrastructure designed to meet regulatory standards that banks actually require.
The momentum is real. This week alon

Recently, I've been trading perpetual contracts on-chain, and after trying out a few decentralized derivatives platforms, I found a protocol that's quite easy to use. The slippage is well controlled, and the liquidation mechanism is relatively transparent, making it suitable for those who want to try on-chain leveraged trading but are concerned about the risks of centralized platforms. On-chain contracts are definitely becoming more and more mature now.

Some projects are now integrating Chainlink's VRF to nail down truly random launch windows. What does this solve? Sniper bots vanish. Insider bundles? Gone. Gas war chaos at 100x? Not happening. The result: every participant locks in at the identical entry price. It's a leveling mechanism that cuts out the usual launch-day advantages.

DeFiTuna could be flying under everyone's radar as one of Solana's most slept-on protocols right now.

Recently, I’ve noticed that the BNB Chain ecosystem is maintaining its popularity. A lending protocol has updated several practical features that are worth paying attention to.
First, the most hassle-free one: fixed-rate savings. You can deposit stablecoins for 7-30 days and get an annualized yield of 4%, which is more attractive than many traditional financial products—easy passive income with no stress.
Then there’s the new one-click looped lending feature. The operational logic is quite smart—after using BNB or slisBNB as collateral to borrow funds, the system automatically adds the borrowe

Ran into something wild recently—a tool rebuilt my entire DeFi history spanning six chains, even when two protocols had already killed their subgraphs months back.
Instead of hitting dead ends with broken indexers, it pulled raw transaction traces directly. No guesswork, no missing pieces. Just a complete position timeline that actually made sense for once.

Last month, I wanted to try out the returns of different stablecoins, so I put 50,000 each into flexible savings pools.
After 20 days, I checked the results: USDT brought in 40u, while USDD gave me 298u directly. With the same amount of money and the same timeframe, the returns differed by more than 7 times.
I originally planned to spread my investments evenly, but with data like this right in front of me, I really can't pretend not to notice. Money votes with its feet—yields are the most honest metric.

Ever wonder where your stablecoin deposits actually go when DeFi platforms promise you "juicy yields"? Yeah, most protocols want you to just trust their slick UI and pray.
Here's the thing—one project is done playing that game. Instead of another "trust me bro" dashboard, they're embedding zero-knowledge proofs directly into the yield flow. Deposit your stables, watch them work, and verify every move cryptographically. No smoke, no mirrors.
Not hyping moonshots here. Just fixing the gap between "we're decentralized" and actually proving it on-chain. Transparency shouldn't be optional in DeFi—i

Been experimenting with copy trading bots lately and the results? Pretty wild.
Pairing automated trading tools with smart wallet setups can seriously amplify your position management game. Speed matters too—BSC chain execution feels noticeably snappier compared to congested networks.
If you're into algorithmic trading strategies, internal wallet integrations might be worth exploring. The automation layer cuts down reaction time when opportunities pop up.
Anyone else testing similar setups? Curious what chain combos people are running.

A new platform for perpetual contract DEX has arrived 🎉
If you're interested in trading, now might be your chance! It could be a good idea to try it out early 💡

Weekend vibes mean it's time to explore some new prediction markets. Been mainly using Myriad for my predictions lately, but thinking of testing out SportybetFi now.
Anyone tried it yet? Would love to hear your experience or grab some referral codes if you've got them. Always interesting to compare different prediction platforms in the space.

Last December 5th, MacBrennan from Project 0 sat down for a conversation about how their platform aims to crack the capital efficiency puzzle in DeFi.
Project 0's approach focuses on unlocking liquidity bottlenecks that have long plagued decentralized finance protocols. The discussion dove into mechanisms designed to help DeFi users maximize their capital deployment without sacrificing security or flexibility.
Capital efficiency remains one of the thorniest challenges in the DeFi space—assets often sit idle or fragmented across protocols. Project 0's framework attempts to address this by stre

DeFi's actually making a real difference. More access, less gatekeeping—that's what the world needs right now.

So we've been hearing about prediction markets, tokenization, and real-world assets for years now. Separately, they sounded cool but kinda theoretical.
Now? They're actually converging.
Take what just happened with that $11 billion U.S.-regulated prediction exchange integrating with a Layer 1 blockchain. Suddenly, real-world events—elections, rate decisions, sports outcomes—aren't just bets on some centralized server. They're tradable on-chain. Settled with SEI. Paid in USDC.
That's not just another partnership announcement. It's a signal that on-chain settlement is becoming the rails for stuf

We thought crypto would break down financial barriers. But here's the twist—stablecoins might be doing exactly the reverse. Eswar Prasad raises a sharp question: are we handing the keys back to corporate giants? The promise was decentralization. The reality? Power could be pooling in fewer hands than before.