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Silo Finance is a lending protocol deployed on Ethereum and Arbitrum. It is unique because it introduced silos and bridging assets to isolate risks, which is conducive to expanding the application scenarios of long-tail assets.

The NFT lending projects releases illiquid assets and idle capital. It is playing an important role as the number of Web3 users and NFT use cases increases. The two major competitors in the market, BendDAO and ParaSpace, have their own Features. ParaSpace has become a dark horse because it launched a credit lending system. What is the next step for BendDAO - the established NFT lending protocol?

The veModel, namely, the vote-escrowed model, has become one of the most widely used models that bring long-term value since it was introduced in Curve. That’s because it is novel in having a weight depending on time. This article will deeply discuss its mechanism and innovation in simple terms.

Bitcoin ordinals are unique digital assets on the Bitcoin blockchain with potential use cases in art, gaming, and entertainment, and gained popularity especially through Bitcoin Ordinal NFT collections.

Bitcoin Ordinals is a protocol based on the Bitcoin blockchain that provides Bitcoin with non-fungible properties through the use of specified ordinals. It unlocks the potential for Bitcoin NFTs and other applications.

Silvergate was founded by Derek Eisele in 1988 as a tiny community lender in California. It focused on real estate deals in its early days. In 2013, Silvergate began to provide services for digital assets. At the time, cryptocurrencies were rarely accepted by the broader financial community, and even major players on Wall Street knew little about crypto. Silvergate rapidly expanded its business leveraging the crypto boom, but was eventually affected by the collapse of FTX and macro-environmental changes, as well as the improper risk management moves.

As a peer-to-peer and non-custodial decentralized exchange, ZigZag uses ZK-Rollups to drive its order book. By utilizing this innovative protocol, users can conduct transactions with extremely low fees in a fast and secure way. Additionally, they will benefit from the same quotes as centralized exchanges, regardless of their order size. Committed to creating a decentralized exchange, ZigZag replicates the user experience of existing centralized exchanges while retaining the advantages of optimal liquidity and non-custodialization.

After the initial announcement on February 28, the typical NFT project Doodles has launched Doodle MAP — the project’s new plan. As Doodles claimed in the announcement, Doodle MAP is planned for better creation and circulation, and it may go beyond people's understanding of its original route.

Injective is an interoperable Layer 1 (L1) blockchain dedicated to building DeFi applications, designed to be a truly decentralized, trustless, and publicly verifiable system. INJ, the native utility and governance token of Injective Protocol, plays an important role in protocol and ecosystem governance, derivative collateralization, protocol security, market making, relayer incentives, and protocol fee value capture. In addition, the INJ token has a unique “burn auction” mechanism, which facilitates the value accrual for the entire Injective ecosystem.

As a veteran DeFi star project, MakerDAO has proposed the "Endgame Plan" concept with the goal of restructuring its asset business within the next decade to achieve complete decentralization of DAI. This article provides a brief introduction to MakerDAO's mechanism, elaborates on the "Endgame Plan," and delves into the protocol's ecosystem business changes and current financial situation.

QuickSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Polygon network that lets users easily swap ERC-20 tokens.

The Ethereum Shapella upgrade is the next significant improvement in the Ethereum ecosystem. What will the upgrade's effect be, and what do Ether holders need to know about this upgrade?

LEO is a token that provides Bitfinex users with benefits like fee discounts, which can be used across iFinex's various platforms.

Access Protocol’s unique model uses ACS tokens to incentivize creators to deliver high-quality content while giving consumers frictionless access to multiple content providers.

XDC Network is an open-source, enterprise-grade blockchain protocol that supports enforceable smart contracts on an EVM-compatible chain.