6 Posts by

Gustavo Lobo

Defi 101: Frax Finance

Introduction In the rapidly evolving world of decentralized finance, the stablecoin market has experienced significant growth and diversification. One innovative project that has captured attention is Frax Finance, a stablecoin…

Defi 101: Curve Finance

Introduction to Curve Curve was founded by Michael Egorov, a Russian physicist and entrepreneur who had previously co-founded an encryption protocol for big data called NuCypher, in early 2020. While…

Aptos vs Sui

Introduction After years of seeking regulatory compliance, Diem, a cryptocurrency payment project from Facebook/Meta, ended abruptly in 2022. Its assets were sold off, including the underlying blockchain network. In its…

Growing up with Kujira

Key Take-Aways Kujira was initially launched as ORCA, a Terra-native liquidation platform focusing on liquidations on Anchor Protocol, and was rebuilt as a semi-permissioned Cosmos SDK blockchain in July 2022,…

Silo Finance: An Isolated Advantage

Introduction Lending protocols in DeFi aim to create decentralized, permissionless loans, which enable capital-efficient strategies for users. Users can lend their money out and earn interest yield. Borrowers can then…

Move With Sui

Introduction With the Solana and Nomad hacks over the last week, the demand for a secure and scalable blockchain has become increasingly apparent. Our previous report discussed Aptos, a blockchain…

Diving into the Aptos Network

Introduction After years of seeking regulatory compliance, Diem, a cryptocurrency payment project from Facebook/Meta, ended abruptly in 2022. Its assets were sold off, including the underlying blockchain network. Mo Shaikh…