DeFi

Gitcoin, often referred to as the "Arsenal of Ethereum," is a donation platform for open-source software, where users can support a variety of decentralized open-source projects. Early-stage projects can also receive donations through Gitcoin to sustain their operations. This article provides an analysis of the Gitcoin donation FAQ and tutorials, helping readers to gain a deeper understanding of its working principles and project applications.

The primary reason DeFiLlama stands out among numerous information websites is its comprehensive inclusion of data, presented in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. To this day, DeFiLlama continues to provide data free of charge to all users while consistently rolling out new features such as a news aggregator site, Chainlist, and free RPC resources.

Zero1 Labs raised $10.78 million through LBP within three days. The average real-time ROI of users on the LBP platform, Fjord Foundry, reached 308.19%. So, what exactly is the charm of LBP? How does it raise funds for projects? Do ordinary people have the opportunity to participate? This article will comprehensively interpret LBPs for you.

Are you struggling with high gas fees on Ethereum? Polygon Bridge offers a fast and cheap way to transfer tokens between Ethereum and Polygon. This guide explains how to use Polygon Bridge to move your assets seamlessly and explore the exciting world of Polygon dApps!

The article discusses the future development of blockchain technology beyond financial applications (DeFi). The author points out that although blockchain has made significant progress in financial use cases, the development of other types of applications has been relatively slow, mainly limited by the user experience and ecosystem fragmentation brought about by decentralization. However, with technological advancement, the application of blockchain in non-financial fields, such as online identity, gaming, social networks, etc., has become more feasible. The article emphasizes that the core value of blockchain lies in serving as a ledger for digital assets, but the challenge faced by the industry is how to expand and provide a simple user experience. Currently, platforms like Ethereum and Solana are exploring different expansion plans, while technologies like account abstraction and light client verification are improving the user experience. The author believes that these advancements will determine whether

Lithium Finance is a dual-quote asset pricing protocol primarily designed for clients with valuation needs for illiquid and private assets. The protocol incentivizes more participants to provide quotes through economic tokens and reputation points while preventing malicious behavior through staking and encryption. The team has experienced some delays in development progress. Founded for over three years, the team has launched a beta version on Polygon. Currently, there is limited market demand for illiquid asset pricing, and the development of the track presents considerable uncertainty.

The restaking protocol offers new solutions to many issues and is an important narrative within the liquidity staking derivative track. The following article briefly discusses ‘restaking’, as well as some underlying implementations and security risks.

BounceBit is a project built within the Bitcoin ecosystem, aiming to generate staking rewards for BTC by creating the BounceBit Chain. Its core is the BTC re-staking mechanism, allowing users to convert BTC to BBTC and stake it on the platform to earn rewards. The project adopts a dual-token system, including governance token BB and BBTC pegged to the value of Bitcoin. BounceBit also integrates DeFi and CeFi, providing liquidity management and cross-chain operations, supporting asset transfers between different blockchains. Additionally, it employs the Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and introduces the LSD (Liquidity Staking Derivatives) mechanism, allowing users to maintain liquidity while staking assets. BounceBit has gained support from notable investors such as Binance Labs.

NEOPIN is a DeFi protocol owned by South Korean gaming company Neowiz that combines the strengths of CeFi and DeFi and operates within a compliance framework. It became a regulated DeFi service provider by being selected for the Abu Dhabi Investment Office's Innovation Program, which is working with the government to develop a DeFi regulatory framework.NEOPIN supports the Klaytn and Finschia networks, and could become a DeFi example of the blockchain merger concept. It offers RWA-based DeFi products and expects its token $NPT to increase significantly in price by the end of Q1 2025.NEOPIN Wallet offers a comprehensive blockchain ecosystem and user experience, proactively embracing regulation and driving the development of compliant RWA products.

Since the beginning of 2024, EigenLayer, based on the Ethereum network, has seen approximately a tenfold increase in TVL, rapidly rising to the third position in total TVL rankings among DeFi protocols. The article outlines how EigenLayer has evolved from a simple concept of securing and generating additional income from sharing the Ethereum network to expanding its ecosystem, meeting the needs of infrastructure builders and investors, and launching numerous derivative projects.

Based on the Ethereum blockchain, Ocean Protocol has created its own marketplace, connecting data consumers and providers. The tokenization of datasets and services, it allows data providers to monetize their data simply and effectively while providing users with a one-stop ecosystem for accessing valuable data.

EtherFi is an innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) project focused on Ethereum staking and liquidity re-staking services. Through its non-custodial staking solution, it enables users to earn staking rewards while maintaining asset liquidity. The project follows three strategic phases: delegated staking, liquidity pools, and node services, introducing the liquidity staking token EETH. EtherFi's core mechanisms include delegated staking, non-custodial control, NFT and validator management, decentralized validator technology (DVT), and the ETHFI token, used for protocol fees, incentivizing participants, and governance voting. The team comprises professionals from the blockchain and DeFi sectors and has secured multiple rounds of funding, including investments from Bullish Capital and CoinFund.

This article aims to illustrate how to effectively manage a DeFi investment portfolio, covering key aspects such as portfolio composition, goal setting, risk management, yield generation, as well as monitoring and security of investments.

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Renzo is a restaking DeFi platform based on EigenLayer, aimed at simplifying the Ethereum restaking process and providing higher yields. After users deposit ETH, Renzo mints an equivalent amount of ezETH, a liquidity restaking token, allowing users to earn staking rewards while maintaining liquidity. Renzo enhances the functionality and security of the Ethereum network through Active Validation Services (AVS) and introduces cross-chain restaking to improve capital efficiency. Additionally, Renzo issues a governance token, REZ, for protocol decision-making and incentives. The Renzo protocol has raised a $3.2 million seed fund and has received investments from entities including Binance Labs.