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.
5,922 documents
The document surveys Ethereum’s protocol priorities and the trade-offs they raise. It describes persistent Layer 1 congestion and fees, the role of rollups in moving transaction processing off-chain, and how Dencun’s blob space reduced Layer 2 settlement…
The document outlines a workflow for U.S. digital asset tax reporting: gather transaction records, classify activity, calculate gains or losses, report capital transactions on Form 8949 and Schedule D, and report earned crypto income on an applicable income…
The document compares two crypto projects with different aims. LILPEPE is described as a meme-focused Layer 2 with low-cost transactions, fast processing, and a launchpad that claims to include anti-scam protections. SEI is presented as a trading-oriented…
The document presents Celer Network as a cross-chain platform combining off-chain scaling, state channels or rollups, and the cBridge transfer protocol. It also describes an Inter-chain Message Framework for communication between smart contracts on different…
The document explains CLANKER as a token issuance service connected to Base and social platforms, including Farcaster, X, and XMTP. It describes token creation during social interactions, automatic wallet binding, and a fee-on-transaction model in which a…
The document presents Bitcoin Hyper as a proposed Bitcoin Layer 2 that combines an execution environment based on the Solana Virtual Machine with the aim of reducing transaction costs and delays. It contrasts this design with Bitcoin’s scaling limitations…
The document surveys Bonk as a Solana token whose proposed role extends beyond meme-driven speculation. It describes integrations across decentralized finance, games, and NFT marketplaces, as well as a payment connection and community voting on decisions…
The document describes a DeFi liquidity strategy in which large holders deposit assets such as WBTC, ETH, or staked ETH as collateral on Aave and borrow USDT. Borrowers retain exposure to their collateral while gaining stablecoins that can be held as a…
The document reviews Ethereum’s transition from proof of work to proof of stake at the Merge on September 15, 2022. It describes the Beacon Chain’s role, the shift from miners to validators who stake ETH, and the claim that users did not need to migrate…
The article explains how TON aims to support blockchain games through a sharded architecture, fast transaction processing, and Layer 2 services. It presents Telegram’s Mini Apps as a distribution channel for games and Web3 features, including payments and…
The article surveys Aave’s role in decentralized lending and outlines features and initiatives associated with its ecosystem. It mentions flash loans and collateral swaps, expansion to Ethereum Layer 2 networks, a proposed V4 architecture for specialized…
The document describes a June 2025 exploit of Meta Pool, a liquid staking protocol. It says an attacker exploited a vulnerability in an ERC-4626 function associated with fast unstaking to mint mpETH without depositing collateral. The article reports that…
The document distinguishes the TRON entertainment franchise from the unrelated TRON blockchain and its TRX token. It describes the network as launched in 2017 to support web services, decentralized applications, and smart contracts, with fast, low-cost…
The document introduces The Sandbox as a blockchain-based virtual world and explains how its SAND token supports payments, staking, rewards, governance, and NFT trading. It describes LAND as a virtual property NFT, other user-created assets, and tools for…
The article outlines Cardano’s move toward community-led governance during the Voltaire era, focusing on the Chang hard fork and proposal CIP-1694. It describes ADA holders voting directly or delegating authority to elected representatives, stake pool…
The guide explains Ethereum staking as participation in proof of stake, distinguishing solo validators from pooled, liquid, and exchange-based services. It describes APY as a compounded annual yield and says it varies with the amount of ETH staked, network…
The document explains Optimism as an Ethereum Layer 2 that processes transactions off the main chain, batches data for submission to Ethereum, and relies on Ethereum for data availability and security. It describes optimistic validation: transactions are…
The document outlines Abstract Chain as a consumer-oriented Layer 2 network built with the zkSync ZK stack and EigenDA. It describes chain abstraction as a way to hide tasks such as managing gas, seed phrases, and network changes, and presents the Abstract…
The document explains proof-of-stake staking as locking or delegating tokens to help secure a blockchain and validate transactions in exchange for token rewards. It describes access through staking-enabled exchange-traded products and staking-as-a-service…
The document describes Grayscale’s approach to grouping digital assets by use case, covering smart contract platforms, consumer and culture assets, AI-related tokens, and blockchain services and infrastructure. It presents these categories as a way to help…
This overview describes Phala as a Polkadot parachain offering decentralized cloud computing, with trusted execution environments (TEEs) intended to protect data during computation. Clients send encrypted work to miner nodes, where it is processed inside a…
The document describes Safety Shot’s rebranding as Bonk, Inc. and its Nasdaq ticker, presenting the company as a public-market link to the BONK memecoin ecosystem. Its main business mechanism is a revenue-sharing interest in letsBONK.fun, a memecoin launch…
The document explains BitVM as a proposed bridge that holds deposited bitcoin in escrow and issues Peg-BTC for use on smart contract networks. It describes interoperability with chains including Sui, Base, and Arbitrum, and connects the design to Bitcoin’s…
The document surveys Pi Network’s application ecosystem, user identity checks and migration to its mainnet, token unlocks, and planned AI integration. It describes an App Studio for no-code development and a staking feature that uses Pi tokens to improve app…