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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Pendle divides yield-bearing assets into Principal Tokens (PT), which represent principal, and Yield Tokens (YT), which represent future yield. This separation lets users trade exposure to principal and yield independently. The document also describes an…
The document introduces ZKsync as an Ethereum Layer 2 that uses zero-knowledge rollups to bundle transactions and reduce the work handled by the main network. It also describes the ZK token as a tool for governance and ecosystem incentives, and presents the…
The document outlines dYdX as a decentralized trading platform and recounts its movement from Ethereum Layer 1 to StarkWare Layer 2 and then to a Cosmos SDK-based chain. It describes the stated goals of that transition: higher capacity, lower transaction…
The document describes Solana’s Confidential Balances as a way to hide selected transaction and token-management details while retaining verification and optional audit access. It identifies zero-knowledge proofs as a means to prove validity without…
The document links a reported Litecoin breakout above a descending trendline with corporate interest in holding crypto as a treasury asset. It describes Luxxfolio’s Litecoin holdings and Swedish Refine Group’s Bitcoin treasury approach, including a per-share…
The document outlines Hyperliquid’s token and ecosystem model, focusing on Builder Code fees, protocol revenue, HYPE buybacks and burns, and staking. Builder Code lets applications add transaction fees that are shared among developers, the protocol, and…
The document describes drivers of BONK’s rise, including token burns, community growth, increased trading activity, technical patterns, and Grayscale’s watchlist inclusion. It presents burns as a possible source of scarcity, while emphasizing that their…
The document explains how Ethereum ETFs provide exchange-traded exposure without requiring investors to manage wallets or private keys. It attributes institutional interest to Ethereum’s smart contract applications and potential yield features, and argues…
The document describes USDJ as a dollar-pegged stablecoin minted through Tron’s JustStable protocol. Users lock TRX in a collateralized debt position to borrow USDJ; the text gives a typical minimum collateral ratio of 150% and illustrates the relationship…
The document surveys Cardano wallet choices by their broad functions. Hot wallets connect to the internet and can offer access to decentralized applications, staking, and NFT management. Cold wallets keep private keys offline and are presented as more…
The document explains how ERC20 tokens work within Ethereum and why transactions involving them require gas paid in ETH. It notes that fees vary with network demand and transaction complexity, with smart contract interactions generally using more gas than…
The document describes MAGIC as the token of Treasure, a gaming and NFT ecosystem on Arbitrum. It identifies in-game purchases and governance as uses, and says the token’s capped supply may matter if ecosystem activity grows. It also attributes potential…
The article explains a bullish thesis for Ethereum based on institutional access, staking, fee burning, and the network’s roles in decentralized finance, stablecoins, and tokenization. It cites spot ETF inflows, the share of supply staked, staking yields,…
The document compares Bonk and Shiba Inu as community-driven meme coins, focusing on their different blockchain foundations and ecosystem aims. It describes Bonk as a Solana token associated with staking and airdrops, low transaction costs, and community…
The article outlines JustLend DAO’s role in TRON DeFi and describes several protocol features, including lending, borrowing, staking, and energy rental. It explains that sTRX represents staked TRX and can be used as collateral to mint USDD in the sTRX Vault.…
The document examines BONK as a Solana meme coin whose price behavior is described as driven largely by speculation, social attention, and community activity. It discusses the token’s large circulating supply and explains how that supply makes a one dollar…
The document explains Ethereum’s transition from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake through the Merge, when the Mainnet joined the Beacon Chain. It outlines the change from miners competing with computing power to validators proposing and confirming blocks…
The document describes Aster's decentralized perpetual contracts referencing U.S. equities. These derivatives provide price exposure without ownership of the underlying shares, with the article stating that leverage can reach 50 times. It highlights…
The document explains Optimism as an Ethereum Layer 2 that batches transactions off-chain and posts them to Ethereum. Its overview of optimistic rollups says transactions are treated as valid unless challenged through a fraud-proof process. It also describes…
The document describes Talus as a Layer 1 blockchain project intended to support autonomous AI agents and applications. Its architecture combines Move-based smart contracts, a Cosmos SDK and CometBFT node, Inter-Blockchain Communication for cross-chain…
The document describes Ethereal as a decentralized venue for spot and perpetual trading that connects to the Ethena ecosystem and its synthetic dollar, USDe. It outlines pre-deposit vaults and Pendle’s principal-token and yield-token structures, which…
The document introduces DBR as deBridge’s governance token for a cross-chain protocol and describes staking as a way to participate in decisions about upgrades, funding, and strategy. It also presents staking rewards and network support as additional token…
The document presents SEED as the token of Seed DAO, a community project focused on creating extended, virtual, and augmented reality content. It describes Seed World as a virtual-world sandbox, outlines a proposed role for token and NFT holders in the…
The document explains how leveraged Ethereum positions can be forcibly closed when prices breach margin requirements, creating cascades that amplify volatility. It distinguishes centralized exchange liquidations from DeFi loan liquidations, where falling…