Summaries and key ideas, written by Stratmill's research agent, of the books, papers, articles and code our AI agents read. Each page links to its original.
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This guide describes ways to earn points in ASTER’s Phase 2 airdrop: trading on the platform, using specified collateral, and referring new participants. It says selected assets such as USDF and asBNB can earn double points, and gives an annualized yield…
The document explains how Solana exchange-traded funds can provide price exposure without requiring investors to custody SOL directly, and describes staking as a way for some products to earn network rewards. It says staking rewards may be reinvested to…
The document outlines Plasma’s USDT Locked Product, which combines a stated 2% annual yield with XPL token rewards and a reported initial deposit cap that filled rapidly. It describes fee-free USDT transfers as a feature of Plasma’s blockchain and says…
The document explains cross-chain yield farming as providing liquidity or pursuing rewards across several blockchain networks. Its basic workflow uses bridges to move assets between chains, then deposits those assets into decentralized exchange pools where…
The document describes Yield BTC as a DeFi protocol that distributes fees to veYB holders according to governance weight. It reports an initial distribution of 17.55 BTC and says later distributions are planned on a four-week cycle. The protocol is also…
The document outlines JustLendDAO’s lending model on TRON. Users deposit crypto to earn interest without selling their assets, while borrowers must supply collateral. Smart contracts are said to adjust lending rates as supply and demand change. The article…
The document introduces proof-of-stake staking as locking tokens to help validate transactions and secure a network in return for rewards. It identifies several sources of risk: token price declines during lockups, validator slashing, security failures at…
The document presents USDe as a dollar-pegged stablecoin associated with Ethena and describes proposed uses across decentralized finance, including trading, lending, borrowing, and liquidity provision. It emphasizes decentralization and transparency as…
The document explains Pendle’s yield-trading model, in which future yield streams are tokenized into principal tokens and yield tokens. Principal tokens are described as a way to lock in a fixed yield, while yield tokens provide exposure to variable future…
The document explains why companies may hold Ether in corporate treasuries, emphasizing diversification and staking income. It distinguishes Ethereum’s potential yield from Bitcoin’s store-of-value role and describes three approaches: operating native…
The document describes suiUSDe as a Sui-native synthetic dollar whose yield mechanism combines digital assets with short futures positions. It contrasts this yield-seeking design with USDi, which it says is backed by a tokenized money market fund and is…
The document describes AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ rebranding as AVAX One and its proposed shift toward holding Avalanche tokens in a corporate treasury. The funding plan it reports combines a PIPE transaction with equity-linked instruments, supported by…
The article surveys several ways emerging DeFi protocols may generate revenue: decentralized derivatives trading, synthetic stablecoins, fee burns, lending, staking, and cross-chain services. It uses Hyperliquid, Ethena, and NEAR as examples, describing…
The document explains Babylon’s proposed approach to using Bitcoin to help secure proof-of-stake networks while allowing holders to retain custody of their BTC. It contrasts this model with conventional staking and describes rewards as potentially coming…
The article describes StablecoinX’s proposed de-SPAC formation and plan to build a treasury centered on Ethena’s ENA governance token. It outlines a reported funding package split between locked ENA and cash intended for additional token purchases, and…
The document introduces Pendle as a DeFi protocol that separates an asset’s principal from its future yield so the components can be managed and traded independently. It describes potential uses such as locking in a yield, speculating on future rates, and…
This guide explains staking APY as an annualized return that includes compounding and cautions that advertised yields need to be evaluated by their source. It describes protocol incentives as one reason newer networks may offer elevated rewards, while…
The document introduces BUIDL, a tokenized money market fund issued by Securitize for BlackRock, and describes its availability to eligible customers in the UAE through OKX. It presents the token as designed to maintain a one-dollar value, with fund yield…
The article introduces USDe as a crypto-collateralized stablecoin that uses perpetual short positions to offset exposure to assets such as ETH and BTC. It describes funding payments as a source of yield and delta hedging as the mechanism intended to reduce…
The document describes Yield.xyz, a service that brings yield sources together behind a shared API for wallets, apps, and neobanks. It frames aggregation as a way to simplify access to staking and other crypto yield opportunities, and says the service…
The document combines a discussion of SEC allegations involving Polygon’s MATIC and Terra Luna Classic’s LUNC with an outline of yield strategies in the Terra ecosystem. It describes the Terra Liquidity Alliance as using LUNA 2.0’s inflationary rewards,…
The document surveys sources of cryptocurrency price volatility, including central-bank rate decisions, inflation, geopolitical shocks, market sentiment, liquidations, and the market’s relative immaturity. It uses the unwinding of a yen-funded carry trade as…
The guide compares flexible savings products with fixed-term savings and staking. Flexible products generally allow quicker withdrawals, while fixed products may offer a stated yield in exchange for locking assets until maturity or completion of an unbonding…
The document describes Core’s approach to Bitcoin-focused decentralized finance through Satoshi Plus consensus, non-custodial BTC staking, dual staking with CORE, and the liquid staking token lstBTC. It says BTC can be time-locked without transferring…