The Fee Switch Era: Uniswap, Aave, and Buyback Design
Uniswap's fee switch and Aave's automated buybacks turned protocol value capture into a template. A look at what the mechanisms actually take, and from whom.
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Uniswap's fee switch and Aave's automated buybacks turned protocol value capture into a template. A look at what the mechanisms actually take, and from whom.
DeFi 17 min read
Who Decides the Truth in Prediction Markets
Polymarket added a proposer whitelist to its UMA oracle under UMIP-189. A taxonomy of resolution failure modes and which oracle designs survive each.
DeFi 16 min read
The Post-FTX Plumbing Is Growing a Balance Sheet
Off-exchange settlement removed an FTX failure mode while leaving others intact. Mapping counterparty risk in ClearLoop, Interchange, and BitGo.
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Ark Arrives: Bitcoin Payments After Lightning Plateau
Lightning public capacity fell then recovered while volume grew ~266% YoY. Ark hit mainnet in 2026. A mechanism-level comparison.
BTCFi 17 min read
World ID, zkPassport, EUDI: Proving the Human
Orb biometrics, NFC chips, and state wallets anchor personhood differently. Each breaks differently, and agent delegation inherits the break.
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Based Sequencing and Preconfirmations After Base
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