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The Airdrop Economy: How Crypto Projects Bootstrap Communities & Solve the Cold Start Problem
Web3 token airdrops solve the "cold start problem" by giving up to 50% of supply to early users. Learn how Uniswap, BONK, and others use strategic distributions to build communities and create aligned incentives.
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The Woeful State of Web3 Auditing, And What Can Be Done
Crypto audits have evolved from catching real bugs to listing quantum computing risks and noting that "code quality could be improved." As programmers got better at avoiding basic mistakes, auditors started padding reports with generic warnings, leaving the actual risks buried or ignored entirely.
Liquidation Alchemy Part 2: From BitMEX to Hyperliquid & Beyond
As perps dominate crypto trading, exchanges are stitching together opaque insurance funds, credit extensions and ADL exemptions — a network of hidden leverage that leaves the ecosystem vulnerable to a cascading, cross-platform failure.
What’s Shaping Crypto’s 2026 Stack: RWA Perpetuals, Exotic Markets, AI-Native Development
As crypto shifts from tokenization experiments to synthetic markets and AI-driven development, new categories are emerging as the core architecture of the next cycle.
Liquidation Alchemy: Turning Losses Into Gold
October’s liquidations remind us that decentralization doesn’t make losses optional. DeFi can move risk around, but it can’t suspend the laws of leverage or liquidity.
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Trump's Headlines on Swiss Alps Boost Bitcoin
Trump’s Davos pivot reignited Bitcoin’s rally and risk appetite, but beneath the bounce, historical halving patterns, shrinking returns, and rising institutional dominance suggest a very different crypto cycle from 2016.
Hong Kong to Launch Stablecoin Licensing Regime in 2026, Financial Chief Says
Financial Secretary announces regulatory progress at Davos as city positions for tokenized asset growth
Crypto Sells Off Alongside Broader Markets as Trump Reignites Trade War Fears
Bitcoin dips below $88K as tariff threats trigger risk-off rotation into gold and silver
Solv Protocol Secures EU MiCA Registration for Bitcoin Yield Platform
Dutch registration enables cross-border token offerings as protocol expands into tokenized real-world assets