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  • Perps DEX War (1/5): Extended’s Yield-on-Trade Model

    Perps DEX War (1/5): Extended’s Yield-on-Trade Model

    Jan 8, 2026

    Extended is a perp DEX built by ex-Revolut engineers that combines CEX-level speed and UX with a unique yield-on-trade margin system, letting active traders earn up to ~35% APR while they trade.

  • Lighter's $675M Airdrop

    Lighter's $675M Airdrop

    Jan 4, 2026

    Lighter’s $675M airdrop proved that airdrop incentives can buy attention and volume, but it also exposed how easily mercenary capital exits when token design does not prioritize long-term user retention.

  • Recharging for 2026

    Dec 24, 2025

    I’m stepping away at the end of 2025 to rest and reset. The best investment I can make right now is recharging my energy before what I believe will be an important year in 2026.

  • Polymarket: The Truth Market of Everything

    Polymarket: The Truth Market of Everything

    Dec 17, 2025

    Polymarket has emerged as crypto’s first mainstream product by transforming prediction markets into a real-time “information exchange” where prices reveal collective truth, positioning it as a potential crypto cornerstone project.

  • Solstice: The Ethena of Solana

    Solstice: The Ethena of Solana

    Dec 13, 2025

    Solstice Finance is positioning itself as the “Ethena of Solana” by offering a high-yield, delta-neutral stablecoin system ahead of its high-stakes December 22 TGE and airdrop.

  • Lighter Is Coming for the Throne

    Lighter Is Coming for the Throne

    Dec 9, 2025

    Lighter is rapidly overtaking Hyperliquid by combining impressive tech and explosive volume growth, positioning itself as the most anticipated airdrop since HYPE.

  • Perpetual DEXs Are DeFi's Biggest Opportunity

    Perpetual DEXs Are DeFi's Biggest Opportunity

    Dec 5, 2025

    The rise of high-performance Perp DEXs like Hyperliquid and next-generation protocols like Lighter, Paradex, and Extended represents a massive opportunity to disrupt the extractive business model of centralized exchanges.

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