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 document presents Solana’s Proof of History, high claimed transaction capacity, and low fees as features supporting use in decentralized finance, gaming, and NFT markets. It also reviews competitive pressure from Ethereum scaling networks and other…
The document outlines Acala as a Substrate-based Polkadot parachain designed to host decentralized finance applications. It describes Acala Swap as an automated market maker, Homa as a liquid staking protocol that issues transferable representations of…
The document explains Ethereum’s EIP-1559 fee system, introduced in the London upgrade in August 2021. It contrasts the earlier first-price gas auction with a protocol-set base fee that responds to network demand, an optional priority tip, and blocks that…
The document surveys factors supporting stablecoin growth, including regulatory frameworks, institutional use, and improvements in blockchain scalability, interoperability, and transaction costs. It describes stablecoins’ roles in decentralized finance,…
The document explains Tether’s planned integration of USDT with Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, positioning Bitcoin’s base layer as a security foundation and Lightning as a route to faster, lower-cost transfers. Taproot Assets is described as enabling…
The document describes OpenEden’s real-world asset tokenization model through TBILL, which represents short-dated U.S. Treasury Bills and associated yield, and USDO, a stablecoin backed by tokenized Treasury Bills. It frames tokenization as a way to support…
The document outlines American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A, a $250 million SPAC targeting DeFi, artificial intelligence, energy, and defense. Its DeFi thesis centers on connecting traditional finance with blockchain systems through tokenized assets,…
The article describes possible uses of artificial intelligence in blockchain games, including adaptive non-player characters, personalized experiences, and software that adjusts in-game token supply, demand, or rewards. It also explains Web3 gaming concepts…
The article surveys proposed directions for scaling Ethereum, including increasing the block gas limit while raising costs for operations described as inefficient. It also discusses zero-knowledge proofs for privacy and communication between layer-two…
The document explains how real-world assets such as property, commodities, and art can be represented as blockchain tokens. It outlines a typical process involving asset selection, token design, legal compliance, and ongoing management, with tokens…
The document explains why dollar-pegged stablecoins may appeal to people and businesses facing inflation, currency devaluation, limited banking access, or costly international transfers. It highlights Latin America, particularly Argentina and Venezuela, and…
The article surveys institutional interest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and decentralized finance. It frames Bitcoin as a scarce treasury asset and Ethereum as a programmable network for smart contracts and decentralized applications. Corporate Bitcoin holdings are…
The article explains Stellar as a public blockchain designed for lower-cost payments and transfers across currencies. Its Stellar Consensus Protocol is described as the mechanism supporting transaction agreement, while XLM serves as the native asset used for…
The document describes a contractual dispute between Core Foundation and Maple Finance over their collaboration on lstBTC, a liquid-staked Bitcoin yield product. Core alleges that Maple used confidential information and intellectual property to develop the…
The document outlines a market narrative in which Bitcoin strength lifts sentiment across altcoins, memecoins, and decentralized finance tokens. It describes traders rotating toward smaller assets during bullish periods, and points to Ethereum’s role in…
This guide surveys Solana and selected projects in its ecosystem, explaining the SPL token standard and grouping applications by their roles. It describes Marinade and Jito as liquid staking services, with Jito adding MEV-related rewards; Orca as a…
The document introduces Chainlink 2.0 as an oracle and Web3 infrastructure framework built around Decentralized Oracle Networks. These networks connect blockchains with external data and computation. Hybrid smart contracts combine on-chain execution with…
The document describes SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ Project Crypto as a proposed effort to modernize U.S. securities regulation and support financial activity on public blockchains. It outlines three areas that could benefit from this direction: Layer 1…
Livepeer is described as an open-source protocol that distributes video transcoding across independent operators called orchestrators. Developers and users can access their computing resources, while the network’s decentralized design is intended to provide…
Creditcoin is presented as an interoperable blockchain for matching lenders and borrowers through recorded credit transaction events. The proposed model aims to reduce verification costs and information gaps, enabling credit-based lending rather than relying…
The document compares centralized exchanges (CEXs), which custody customer funds and commonly use internal matching engines, with decentralized exchanges (DEXs), where users trade from their own wallets through smart contracts. It contrasts their typical…
The document describes FullSend as a Binance Smart Chain meme token with a transaction fee split between redistribution to holders and token burning. It presents this design as a way to reward holding and reduce circulating supply, but provides no market…
The document outlines Sky Protocol’s transition from MakerDAO and describes its two main tokens: SKY for governance and USDS as a dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by over-collateralized assets. It notes that MKR can be converted to SKY at a stated ratio and…
The document introduces four stablecoin designs: fiat-backed tokens supported by reserves, commodity-backed tokens linked to physical assets, crypto-collateralized tokens that may use overcollateralization, and algorithmic tokens that manage supply through…