Ethereum’s nature to forever grow increasingly complex is also its curse. This complexity is facilitated by its core development: smart contracts. This new, radical tool enabled developers to chart boldly…
Danksharding: Ethereum’s Scalability Killer
Following up my last piece (where I discussed the role sharding is playing in solving decentralized scaling), it’s time to discuss a novel model that could be the savior of…
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…
AAA GameFi: How Big Could NFT-based Gaming Be?
If you are unfamiliar with GameFi, here is a good primer. If you are unfamiliar with the Avalanche project and what it offers as a scaling solution, here is an…
[Webinar Recording] Now You VC Me, Now You Don’t
Jack Melnick of The TIE Research is joined by Evan Feng (Partner, CoinFund), Brian Johnson (Partner, Republic Capital), and Thomas Klocanas (General Partner & Head of Venture, BlockTower Capital) to…
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…
Mina: The Succinct Blockchain
About a decade into the blockchain industry’s development, early adopters realized that a hidden form of centralization was taking place. As a chain grew utilization, it became longer, which decreased…
The Token Economy – Introducing a Framework for Token Policy
When discussing and analyzing project tokenomics, investors tend to focus on three main areas: – Token distribution & allocation– Token…
AlphaDrops Case Study: CRV, VELO, OP
Over the past few weeks, vote-escrow (or ve) tokens have seen an outsized move in both discussion and price. Through the Coins Profile on SigDev, I was able to quickly…
[Webinar Registration] Now You VC Me, Now You Don’t. 8/16 at 12pm Eastern
Join us for Now You VC Me, Now You Don’t: What It Takes To Have Staying Power In Crypto, on August 16th at 12pm Eastern Our Head of Research Jack…