Ethereum

CoW Protocol, Uniswap, and 1inch are three representative infrastructures in today’s decentralized trading landscape. Each approaches on-chain trading optimization from a different angle. As the DeFi ecosystem continues to evolve, factors such as transaction costs, slippage, and MEV risk have become increasingly important in users’ choice of trading protocols, driving the emergence of new trading mechanisms.

Coincidence of Wants (CoW) is an order matching mechanism in which multiple traders’ needs align, allowing trades to be executed directly without relying on liquidity pools. In decentralized trading environments, this approach reduces intermediary routing and improves execution efficiency.

Over the past week, markets saw heightened volatility driven by recurring geopolitical tensions and stronger than expected economic data. Shifting signals from the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher, with WTI rising more than 7% on the week. Solid retail sales, ISM readings, and nonfarm payrolls supported a rebound in equities, while precious metals reached new highs. Crypto assets moved in line with improving risk appetite, with Bitcoin approaching the $70k resistance level. On the flow side, BTC ETFs recorded modest weekly net inflows of about $22.3 million, an improvement from the prior week but still limited, while ETH ETFs continued to see net outflows. Quarter end rebalancing and holiday effects led to quick reversals after initial inflows. On chain and trading activity concentrated in oil and precious metals, DEX structure reshuffled, and Meteora volumes increased significantly. Stablecoin supply remained elevated, with USDC edging lower while DAI and USDS absorbed incremental flows, and A

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The biggest Ethereum network update ahead of the upcoming Merge

A set of standard rules for creating ethereum tokens

Layer 2 is a protocol built on top of an existing blockchain (layer 1) for increased performance and output. This is achieved without compromising the security of the blockchain. With the rise in the number of users and transactions on layer 1 blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum, there is a need for increased throughput without compromising security and decentralization.

Sharding is a database partitioning technique that helps blockchains build scalability, allowing transactions to be processed in parallel by multiple sharding chains to reduce network congestion and increase transactions per second (TPS).

EVM is an abstraction layer between the code and the host that serves as a guarantee to maintain the smooth operation of Ethereum. What is EVM after all? What are the principles and typical use cases of EVM? Let’s dive deeper into it.

ERC-20 has emerged as the technical standard used for all smart contracts on the Ethereum Network.

A change in one of the top cryptocurrencies that might impact the whole ecosystem

Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) refers to the maximum value that can be extracted by including, excluding, and changing the order of transactions in a block, with the purpose of earning more than standard block rewards and transaction fees.

Connection and asset transfer between blockchains

Separate blockchains that help scalability

Yearn.finance is a decentralized smart financial product built on Ethereum. It implements algorithms to shift assets between different smart contracts to attain the highest yields. Yearn.finance launched the YFI token in July 2020. Its price soared from $3 to $30,000 within one month, which rapidly attracted a large number of investors. Its founder, Andre Cronje, is a South African fintech developer. He created Yearn.finance when he realized that different DeFi applications offer different yields. Users flocked to Yearn.finance soon after it was launched. Its market cap reached $1.5 billion by September 2020. Data shows that its total value locked in the network exceeded $6 billion at its peak in November 2021. How did the craze sweep the whole crypto space? How does it work? Let’s explore.