Our Content

Our insights on consumers, institutions, apps, agents, and more.

Filter by
Dropdown
Dropdown
Dropdown
Dropdown
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Jia Expands Credit Solution on Huma to Foster Growth in Emerging Markets
Addressing a $5 trillion global credit gap in emerging markets, Jia, which connects capital to small businesses in every corner of the world, scales up its credit solution on Huma, which builds infrastructure for real-world lending.
Ethereum’s 8th Anniversary: Ecosystem Leaders Share Insights
Contributor Chris Castiglione spoke with seven leaders in the Ethereum ecosystem to celebrate the past eight years of Ethereum, and to look forward to what's on the horizon.
Empowering the Yield Ecosystem: Sommelier Use-case
This article was co-written by Josh Kessler from Sommelier Finance.
The Metamorphosis DeFi Lending Needs
A few days ago, I wrote The Two Paths for DeFi: Decentralized Brokers vs. Protocols.
Upgrading Morpho's brand, preparing for the future
We are at the dawn of Morpho's next chapter, and what better way to start it than with an upgraded brand identity fit for the future?
Ambient Finance Raises Seed Round Funding
We’re excited to announce that Ambient Finance (previously known as CrocSwap) has raised $6.5M in a seed round at $80M network valuation led by Blocktower with participation from Jane Street, Circle, Tensai Capital, Naval Ravikant, Yunt Capital, Susa Ventures, Quantstamp, and Hypotenuse Labs, along with angel investors Julian Koh, llllvvuu, Dogetoshi, afkbyte, Jai Prasad, Don Ho, and others.
Tokenomics 101: How to build a thriving financial community using blockchain
At Jia, one of our main value propositions is creating a financial community where entrepreneurs participate as owners, not just customers. This commitment is based on our core belief that ownership enhances the behavior of small business entrepreneurs within a community, encouraging loyalty.
The Halo-Halo System: Creating a Unified Brand for a Global Financial Community
Welcome to our third edition of Behind The Brand, a weekly newsletter featuring leaders at startups and VCs to highlight their unique perspectives on design, brand, and marketing for founders, operators, and investors across the early stages. At Slope, our goal is to build category defining creative for exceptional companies, and we believe brand is applicable to everyone in different ways depending on your role, stage, or industry.
The Two Paths Ahead For DeFi: Decentralized Brokers vs. Protocols.
DeFi is still in its infancy and faces a major fork in the road.
Promoting staking security with the Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS)
Today, we’re proud to be a part of a collaborative group of industry-leading staking players to announce the Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS) certification, a first-of-its-kind certification built specifically for Ethereum node operator risk management.
Discover Who's Behind Midas
When we started Midas, our ambition was to make saving and investing work like the internet, open and accessible to everyone. Our team’s experience spans top protocols and companies, combining unmatched expertise in traditional finance and decentralized technologies.Midas isn’t just a platform—it’s the best place to save and invest on the internet. We’re excited to have you with us!Discover Who's Behind Midas [https://blog.midas.app/content/images/2024/08/Leadership.png]Let’s introduce you to the key players driving our mission:🌟 Fabrice Grinda, our Executive Chairman, is a trailblazing angel investor and marketplace entrepreneur, having achieved over 300 exits across 1,000+ investments. From co-founding OLX, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, to being named the top angel investor by Forbes, Fabrice’s experience is unparalleled.🤵 Dennis Dinkelmeyer, our CEO, brings a wealth of experience from his time at Capital Group and Goldman Sachs. His sharp insights and strategic vision guide Midas toward new horizons in the crypto space.💼 Jonas Konstandin, our Chief of Staff, previously led the Digital Asset unit at Solaris Group SE, launching innovative crypto products for heavyweights like Coinbase and Binance.🚀 Romain Bourgois, our Head of Product, brings a wealth of experience from his time at Ondo Finance ($1b market cap token).🤝 Greg Feibus, Head of Institutional Sales & Partnerships, has a rich background in capital markets and digital assets, having held senior roles at SunGard (FIS Global) and Anchorage Digital. Before Midas, Greg operated as a Director of Sales for Ondo Finance.🛡️ Alec Horner cut his teeth at MakerDAO, where he gained deep insights into decentralized governance and the broader decentralized economy.🔧 Jonathan C, our Head of Engineering, is the tech visionary behind Midas’s innovative platform. 🔍 Alex Berto, our risk management advisor, was pivotal in setting resilient DeFi risk standards at Aave.With such a diverse team, Midas is poised to lead the charge at the intersection of traditional finance and DeFi. 💡Stay connected with us for the latest updates, or explore our platform and products to see how we're revolutionizing the future of onchain finance!🔗 Visit our website [https://midas.app/?ref=blog.midas.app] | 📲 Join our Telegram [https://t.me/midasrwa?ref=blog.midas.app] | 🔔 Follow us on Twitter [https://x.com/MidasRWA?ref=blog.midas.app] | 📃 Read our Docs [https://docs.midas.app/?ref=blog.midas.app]
Brewing Success: How African Originals Unlocked Growth with Jia’s Invoice Financing and Turned…
This article is part of a series spotlighting local partners providing valuable services in their communities, powered by Jia’s financing.
Case Study: Definitive’s Post-Trade Reporting is Bridging Critical Gaps in Onchain Trading
In traditional finance (TradFi), post-trade reporting is indispensable for ensuring accountability and accuracy in trade execution, settlement, and compliance with regulatory requirements. However, within the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape, robust and granular reporting is missing entirely, creating significant barriers to adoption by institutional asset managers.
Introducing Obol Contributions: Stake, Contribute, Earn
Today marks the launch of the Obol Contributions Program, an opportunity for EVERY staker to get recognition for scaling and decentralising Ethereum by staking on Obol distributed validators (DVs). Stakers can participate by staking on Obol DVs via a Contributions launch partner such as Stakely, Mellow’s vault for Lido,
Superform + deBridge = Cross-Chain Yield Swaps
Superform’s deBridge integration is now live! As a permissionless omnichain yield marketplace, Superform uses the deBridge Liquidity Network (DLN) for cross-chain swaps, enabling deposits into any yield vault on any EVM chain.