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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The article explains how margin failures force exchanges to close leveraged positions and how those closures can cascade through volatile crypto markets. It distinguishes long liquidations during falling prices from short liquidations during rising prices,…
The document introduces Injective as a DeFi-focused Layer 1 built with Cosmos technology, highlighting its cross-chain support, smart contracts, and trading applications such as perpetual markets and synthetic assets. It describes INJ as a governance and…
The guide explains that leverage increases market exposure relative to posted margin, amplifying gains and losses while moving liquidation closer to the entry price. It describes setting leverage per order and checking the platform’s estimated liquidation…
This article outlines Hyperliquid as a decentralized exchange built around an on-chain order book and a proprietary Layer 1. It describes the venue as targeting fast execution and transparent trading, and names HyperBFT as its consensus mechanism. Other…
The document introduces SunPerp as a decentralized perpetual futures exchange on Tron and explains that perpetual contracts have no expiry, allowing positions to remain open indefinitely. It attributes the platform’s intended appeal to low transaction costs,…
The document analyzes a sharp weekly rise in Curve DAO’s CRV token using technical indicators, chart levels, on-chain measures, sentiment, and derivatives positioning. It reports a golden cross between the 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages,…
The document surveys Plasma’s stablecoin-focused blockchain proposition alongside XPL’s post-launch price swings. It describes claimed fee-free USDT transfers, token allocations for DeFi incentives, a large token sale, and a yield program. For traders, it…
The document explains how cryptocurrency perpetual futures let traders take leveraged long or short exposure without owning the underlying asset or managing a fixed expiry. Unlike dated futures, a perpetual contract can remain open while the trader has…
The document presents HyperLiquid as a decentralized perpetual exchange running on its own Layer 1, with on-chain order books intended to combine rapid trading with public settlement. It describes HYPE as the platform token and names RSI, MACD, and…
The document surveys Hyperliquid’s trading venue and token ecosystem. It describes a purpose-built Layer 1 with a custom consensus mechanism, gas-free transactions, and a fully on-chain order book, contrasting that structure with automated market makers. The…
The document attributes a reported record of $1.2 trillion in perpetual decentralized exchange volume in October 2025 to trading incentives, infrastructure improvements, and heightened volatility. It identifies an October 10 liquidation event as a catalyst,…
The document surveys on-chain capital markets, focusing on trading perpetual futures funding rates as an asset, tokenized real-world assets, and interest-bearing stablecoins. It says funding rates can support hedging and basis trading, and describes…
The document describes Hyperliquid’s buyback model and links it to HYPE’s token supply, trading activity, and market position. It says the Assistance Fund directs 97% of collected fees to buybacks and reports a single-day buyback of $3.97 million. It also…
The document summarizes four crypto trading products offered to eligible OKX Singapore users who complete a suitability quiz. It distinguishes spot margin, which borrows funds to enlarge a spot position, from perpetual swaps, which provide long or short…
The document compares crypto-margined perpetual futures with USDT- or USDC-margined contracts. It explains differences in quote currency, contract face value, collateral, and profit-and-loss settlement. In its examples, a BTC/USD crypto-margined contract…
The document recounts a whale-driven move in the pre-launch XPL market on Hyperliquid. It says a $16 million USDC long position cleared the order book and pushed the reported price from $0.60 to $1.80 within minutes, triggering more than $160 million in…
The article explains liquidation as an exchange-forced closure when margin no longer supports a leveraged position, then uses reported XPL perpetual-contract liquidations over a 24-hour window to illustrate the metric. It breaks the total into long and short…
The document describes WLFI’s token release and governance structure, alongside ways investors may encounter the project through a public company treasury strategy and perpetual futures. It says tokens were initially non-transferable, then a governance vote…
The document surveys Hyperliquid’s decentralized derivatives ecosystem, describing its perpetual futures activity, the roles of USDC and the planned USDH stablecoin, and the HYPE token. It also outlines platform features such as leverage, asset movement…
This beginner guide outlines a wallet-based workflow for trading on HyperLiquid. It describes bridging USDC from supported networks to the platform, then using the stablecoin as trading collateral. The platform is characterized as an on-chain order book…
The document introduces Decibel as a decentralized trading platform built on Aptos and outlines a planned testnet followed by a mainnet launch. It describes an intended trading ecosystem spanning spot markets, perpetual contracts, lending, and vaults, though…
The article describes THORWallet’s integration with dYdX for trading crypto perpetual futures through a mobile wallet. It says users can access more than 200 markets, take long or short positions without expiry, and use leverage up to 50x, subject to margin…
This discussion traces DeFi’s development from stablecoins, decentralized exchanges, and lending into yield farming, derivatives, liquid staking, and cross-chain services. Contributors attribute adoption to self-custody, access to long-tail tokens and NFTs,…
The document attributes TRON’s reported Q3 2025 protocol revenue growth to several parts of its network: TRX burns and staking, heavy USDT transfer activity, DeFi applications, and fee-efficient transactions. It describes Stake 2.0 participation, stablecoin…