Yesterday, Ignas dropped a detailed overview of Polkadot’s treasury spend, very much thought provoking.

$37M spent on outreach, results are very poor.

Here’s an analysis on why this happened and who benefited from it most (not Polkadot).

Have a look!

Midweek can only mean one thing — it's time for research! 🤩

General
➖ Binance: Road to One Billion On-chain Users
➖ Cryptorank: How to Earn on SocialFi Landscape: From Farcaster to Crypto OnlyFans
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #136 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 6/28

Market
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Cruel Summer?
➖ SSRN: Margin Trading and Price Dynamics on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
➖ SSRN: The Ethereum Spot ETF Basis Trade Explained
➖ Glassnode: A Data-Driven Approach to Identifying Short Opportunities with High Conviction
➖ Glassnode: Grounding Through Confluence
➖ Galaxy: Sizing the Market for the Ethereum ETF
➖ Galaxy: Unraveling Bitcoin Downturns and Ethereum ETF Buzz

DeFi
➖ 4pillars: Bluefin: Redefining the Standards of Decentralized Trading Experiences

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Chain Abstraction - The Final Narrative to Fix the Crypto UX Problem in Hundreds of Blockchains
➖ SSRN: Fraud Detection over Ethereum Blockchain

What a day... a perfect day to read new research! 💫

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [June 2024]
➖ Coinbase: What Machine Learning Models Tell Us about Crypto
➖ Glassnode: Announcing: "Digital Assets: Insights and Market Trends H1 2024" Report by CME & Glassnode
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 7/5

Market
➖ Crypto.com: Spot Ethereum ETFs
➖ CoinGecko: Post-Halving Crypto Market Sentiment Mixed, Half Still Bullish
➖ Glassnode: Bulls Under Pressure
➖ Galaxy: Crypto & Blockchain Venture Capital – Q2 2024
➖ Galaxy: Is the Election the Next Big Catalyst for Crypto?

DeFi
➖ ConsenSys: Your Guide to Ethereum Validator Staking Rewards

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Initia - What If We Rebuild Ethereum For The Rollups?

GameFi & NFTs
➖ Crypto.com: New Developments in GameFi: Play-to-Airdrop and Prediction Markets

Find out what's new in Web3 from this week's research 🔍

General
➖ 4pillars: Changing Crypto’s Order: Reflection On Dynamics and Future Direction of the Industry
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Research Roundup Newsletter [June 2024]
➖ CoinGecko: 2024 Q2 Crypto Industry Report
➖ Footprint: June 2024 Public Chain Report: Market Pullback and Layer 2 Developments
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #137 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 7/12

Market
➖ CoinGecko: Survey Finds Crypto Still Holding Hope for This Cycle
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: 3Q24 Thoughts + EthCC
➖ Glassnode: Surviving the Sell-Off

DeFi
➖ Cryptorank: Liquid Staking and Restaking Outside of Ethereum: What to Farm Next?
➖ SSRN: A Theoretical Framework for Dynamical Fee Choice in AMMs
➖ Simetri: SIMETRI Alphaverse: Hyperliquid
➖ Galaxy: Restaking: Costs & Benefits
➖ Galaxy: Staking: Risks & Rewards

Blockchains & networks
➖ Cryptorank: Azuro: More Than Just Another Prediction Market Application
➖ 4pillars: From an Indexing Protocol to AI Infrastructure: The Story of The Graph

GameFi & NFTs
➖ Footpront: Beginner's Guide to SHRAPNEL: the AAA Blockchain Shooter Game

Another great week has come! Let's read new research now 👇

General
➖ Binance: Half-Year Report 2024
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #192 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 7/19
➖ Galaxy: Crypto Points Programs

Market
➖ 4pillars: Ethereum ETF Approval and Ethena - A Potential Opportunity
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Shifting Odds
➖ Binance: What's Driving the Crypto Market? Introducing Our CPT Framework
➖ Glassnode: Testing The Range Bands
➖ Blockchain Research Lab: Guest Lecture on “Stablecoins and their Relevance to Global Finance” at Mahidol University
➖ Galaxy: Election Dynamics Spark Bitcoin’s Latest Rally

DeFi
➖ CoinMarketCap: What is Polymarket? Decentralized Prediction Market Hits Record High Volumes

Blockchains & networks
➖ Cryptorank: State of BitTorrent Chain H1 2024
➖ CoinMarketCap: What Is the Humanity Protocol? Verifying Humans in an AI World
➖ Cointelegraph: Monad’s $225M funding: Optimistic parallelization and MonadBFT insights
➖ Galaxy: Learnings from EthCC[7]: The Truth About Ethereum's Rollup-Centric Roadmap

New research is coming your way 👀

General
➖ CoinGecko: How Much Bitcoin Do Governments Hold?
➖ Glassnode: Facing Mt. Gox Distribution
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 7/26

Market
➖ CoinGecko: High Expectations for Bitcoin, But Mixed for Ethereum & Solana
➖ CoinGecko: Market Share of Centralized Crypto Exchanges, by Trading Volume
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Spot ETH ETFs Launch
➖ Glassnode: Now Live: Q3 2024 'Guide to Crypto Markets' by Glassnode and Coinbase Institutional
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin on the Ballot: Big Moves at Bitcoin 2024
➖Galaxy: Backing Layer2 to Create the New Global Payments System

DeFi
➖ 4pillars: Hybrid Exchange Design amidst Cliched Exchange Market Dynamics

Blockchains & networks
➖ Cryptorank: Modularity from Polkadot to Celestia
➖ 4pillars: zkRollup Landscape – Its Supply Chain and Future
➖ Coinbase: Measures of Adoption in the EVM
➖ Galaxy: Exploring Bitcoin for Data Availability

Tokens & currencies
➖ Galaxy: 2024 Bitcoin Mining Mid-Year Report

A new week is a great time to read new research! 😉

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Fund Manager Survey - Aug. 24
➖ Crypto.com: Exploration of Web3 Socials
➖ Crypto.com: Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [July 2024]
➖ Binance: Top 10 Charts From H1 2024
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #193 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/2

Market
➖ Crypto.com: Crypto Market Sizing Report H1 2024
➖ CoinGecko: Crypto’s Covid Crash Still 5X Worse Than 2024 Sell Offs
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: The Crypto Campaign
➖ Coinbase: Doom and Gloom?
➖ Coinbase: Stablecoins and the New Payments Landscape
➖ Binance: The Market Downturn: What Happened and What to Expect?
➖ Binance: Monthly Market Insights - August 2024
➖Glassnode: Mid-Cycle Wipeout
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin Nashville 2024: A Historic Gathering

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: KYVE: The Blockchain That Solves Blockchain Problems
➖ Crypto.com: Ethereum L2 Interoperability – The Super Chains
➖ Galaxy: Exploring Bitcoin for Data Availability

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinGecko: Only 19% Expect NFTs to Come Back This Cycle
➖ CoinGecko: Metaverse Land Prices Plummet by Nearly 95% From Peak Values
➖ CoinMarketCap: What is Catizen? More Than Just a Cute Cat-Themed Game on TON
➖ Footprint: July 2024 Web3 Game Report: Market Fluctuations and Mixed Performance

Ladies and gentlemen, the new research is now ready for you 🧐

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Coinbase: 2024 Allocator's Guide to Digital Asset Hedge Funds
➖ Binance: Reality Check: The Importance of Providing Real Value
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #139 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/9

Market
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Shock and Awe
➖ Glassnode: A Return to HODLing
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin Futures Basis Spikes with Renewed Market Optimism
➖ Galaxy: Market Turbulence and the Global Impact of the Yen Carry Trade

Blockchains & networks
➖ Cryptorank: Bitcoin Scaling Is Near: Prepare Yourself for OP_CAT (BIP-420)
➖ Coinbase: ETH and the Rise of L2s
➖ Footprint: July 2024 Public Chain Report: Navigating Market Fluctuations and Ethereum ETPs Impact

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinGecko: Ethereum Turned Inflationary In 2024, First Time Since 2022

The new research is ready for reading! 🌟

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Research Roundup Newsletter [July 2024]
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #194 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/16

Market
➖ Coinbase: Crypto Correlations: Perception vs Reality
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Watching and Waiting
➖ Cointelegraph: Tokenized US Treasurys expected to surpass $3B by end of 2024
➖ Glassnode: New Investors Pain Cycle
➖ Galaxy: Winter Is Coming

DeFi
➖ ConsenSys: MetaMask, Mastercard and Baanx Unveil Revolutionary Way to Pay with Crypto

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Particle Network - Protocol That Has Always Been [Abstracting] the User Experience in Crypto

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinGecko: Analysts Expect Ethereum To Hit $6,000 In 2024
➖ Galaxy: 2024 Bitcoin Mining Mid-Year Report

A new research from your humble servant is ready for reading💎

General
➖ CoinGecko: 4 in 5 Spend Most Time on X, Telegram & YouTube for Crypto
➖ Galaxy: 150 Days After Dencun
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #140 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/23

Market
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Deep Waters
➖ Glassnode: A Return to Equilibrium
➖ Galaxy: Unraveling Economic Indicators and Crypto Market Trends

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: What is the value of humans in the AI era? Humanity Protocol

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinGecko: PolitiFi Coins Pumped 782.4% In 2024, Outperforming Meme Coins
➖ Binance: DOGS (DOGS)
➖ Binance: Eurite (EURI)

GameFi & NFTs
➖ Footprint: Introducing GalaChain: the Chain for Web3 Gaming and Entertainment

The new research is ready to be read, friends! ⚡️

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Binance: Web3: The Household Name in the Making
➖ Binance: Blockchain Payments: A Fresh Start
➖ Cointelegraph: Could centralization be the silent killer of AI and cloud innovation?
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/30

Market
➖ Cryptorank: Meme Coins Summer: Trends and Insights
➖ Coinbase: Interpreting Token Inflation
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Divergence
➖ Glassnode: Short-Term Holder Stress
➖ Galaxy: Fed’s Shifting Focus and the Road to Rate Reductions

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: One Way to Illuminate the Future: Polymarket

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinMarketCap: What Is DOGS? Telegram’s Native Dog Meme Coin

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinGecko: Magic Eden Marks 6th Month as Top Marketplace With 37% Share
➖ Footprint: IVS Crypto 2024 Recap: Insights From Industry Leaders on Web3 Gaming

Another research is ready for you, my fellow dudes 🐸

General
➖ Binance: Monthly Market Insights - September 2024
➖ ConsenSys: 86% of Web3 Professionals Are Confident about The Future of Web3
➖ Glassnode: A Network Overview
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #141 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 9/6

Market
➖ Crypto.com: Asset Allocation With Crypto
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Much Ado About Nothing

DeFi
➖ Cryptorank: Future of Prediction Markets After Elections
➖ Crypto.com: Decentralised Perpetuals Market

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Taiko - The True Ethereum L2

Tokens & currencies
➖ 4pillars: Bonk: Beyond Meme, Into Culture
➖ CoinGecko: State of Stablecoins: 2024

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinGecko: Magic Eden Marks 6th Month as Top Marketplace With 37% Share

Get ready to read new weekly research! 🤓

General
➖ Crypto.com: Research Roundup Newsletter [August 2024]
➖ CoinGecko: US, Indonesia & Türkiye Lead With 33% of RWA Crypto Interest
➖ The Defiant: AI Meets Crypto: The Decentralized Revolution in Venture Capital and Finance
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #196 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 9/13
➖ Galaxy: From Batch to Streaming: The Real-time Data Revolution

Market
➖ Coinbase: Monthly Outlook: What’s Eating Ethereum?
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Surveying the Landscape
➖ Binance: RWAs: A Safe Haven for On-Chain Yields?

Blockchains & networks
➖ Galaxy: Protocol Overview: Avalanche 2024
➖ Footprint: August 2024 Chains Report: Insights on Layer 1, Bitcoin Layer 2, and Ethereum Layer 2 Trends

Tokens & currencies
➖ Glassnode: Glassnode Expands ERC-20 Token Support
➖ Galaxy: When Will Bitcoin Have Its Big Moment?

A few insights and research findings gathered over the past week ⚡️

General
➖ Binance: Navigating Crypto: Industry Map
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #142 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 9/20

Market
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: The Pivot
➖ Glassnode: Tracing Capital Flows
➖ Galaxy: Fed Initiates Easing Cycle by Slashing Rates by 50 Basis Points
➖ Galaxy: The Investable Universe of Digital Assets

Blockchains & networks
➖ Cryptorank: How to Craft a Unique Crypto Protocol: Lessons from Polymarket, Hyperliquid, and TON
➖ 4pillars: Will Drop Protocol and Lido Alliance Drive The Adoption of Liquid Staking?

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinGecko: 26 Crypto Sports Sponsorships Signed in 2024, a 38% Drop from 2021
➖ Simetri: Alphaverse: Solana’s New Gaming Handheld

Another week with new research for you ✨

General
➖ 4pillars: Next-Gen Layer 1 Tokenomics: Three Pillars for the Token Flywheel
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Takeaways from Token2049
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #197 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 9/27

Market
➖ Glassnode: Higher High
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin’s Path to Mainstream Following SEC ETF Options Approval
➖ Galaxy: How Crypto Lending Behaves in a Falling Interest Rate Environment

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Is the Era of Purpose-Built Blockchains Coming?
➖ 4pillars: Solana Mega Report V2 - Like Apple, but Unlike Apple
➖ The Defiant: Peeling the Bitcoin Layers: What are L2s and Who Needs Them?

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinGecko: Ethereum and Tron Dominate Stablecoins With 83.9% Share, Valued at $144.4 Billion

It's research day, my dudes 🐸

General
➖ Cryptorank: Are Crypto Startups Making or Losing Money?
➖ Crypto.com: AI Agent in Crypto
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Mixed Messages
➖ Binance: Monthly Market Insights - October 2024
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #143 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 10/4

Market
➖ CoinGecko: Crypto Companies Rack Up $32B in US Regulator Settlements
➖ Glassnode: Revisiting the Mean
➖ Galaxy: Crypto and Equity Shifts in the Wake of Fed Decisions

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: TON: Too Big To Ignore

GameFi & NFTs
➖ The Defiant: Web3 Gaming is in a Rut—and Here’s How We Can Break Free

What could be more exciting than reading new research? 🔍

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Research Roundup Newsletter [September 2024]
➖ CoinGecko: 2024 Q3 Crypto Industry Report
➖ Glassnode: Coinbase and Glassnode: The Q4 2024 Guide to Crypto Markets
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #198 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 10/11
➖ Galaxy: Crypto & Blockchain Venture Capital – Q3 2024

Market
➖ Coinbase: Guide to Crypto Markets: Q4 2024
➖ Glassnode: The Eye of the Storm
➖ Galaxy: A Multi-Asset Approach to Digital Asset Investing
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin Futures Basis and Funding Rates Remain Relatively Muted Amidst Bullish Price Action
➖ Bitwise: Election 2024 and Crypto: A Quick Q&A for Investors

Blockchains & networks
➖ Tiger Research Reports: Eliminating Bridging: Particle Network's Vision for Chain Abstraction
➖ Cryptorank: The Open Network (TON): On the Path to Unite Web3 and Consumers
➖ CoinMarketCap: What Is Scroll? The Bytecode-Level EVM-Compatible zkEVM Chain
➖ Coinbase: Analyzing Solana Activity
➖ Footprint: September 2024 Chains Report: Bitcoin Layer 2 Surge and Sui's Breakthrough

Tokens & currencies
➖ Binance: Overview of Stablecoin Regulation

What's new in Web3? Let's find out from the latest research! 🔍

General
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #144 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 10/18

Market
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Applications and Apotheosis
➖ Galaxy: Election Speculation Drives Bitcoin Toward $68K

DeFi
➖ CoinMarketCap: Why Traders Are Flocking to Hyperliquid

Blockchains & networks
➖ Crypto.com: Intent-Based Protocols
➖ Galaxy: Upcoming Ethereum Upgrades & Catalysts

Tokens & currencies
➖ 4pillars: The Verge of Crypto Dollar War and Strategy of Ethena (Feat. UStb, Network)

Time to get some market insights 🔍

General
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #199 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 10/25

Market
➖ CoinGecko: Only Three PoS Blockchains Offer Yields Above 10%
➖ CoinGecko: Inflation Rate Reports (CPI) Don't Significantly Affect BTC Price
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Ways and Means
➖ Binance: Spot ETFs in Crypto Markets

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Interoperability Research for Optimism Superchain
➖ Galaxy: Protocol Overview: Solana 2024

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinShares: ETH’s Value Crisis Amid Scaling and Institutional Interest

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinMarketCap: The Evolution of Blockchain Gaming: A Deep Dive into Seraph

What time is it now? The perfect time to read a new research report! ✨

General
➖ 4pillars: Wallet For Modern Crypto Apps
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Fund Manager Survey – October 2024
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: US Elections + Fed
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call #145 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories – 11/1
➖ Galaxy: Backing OpenOrigins to Restore Trust in Digital Content
➖ Memento Research: Navigating The AI Landscape: Chromia’s Data-Centric Strategy

Market
➖ Binance: Understanding the Rise of Memecoins
➖ Galaxy: Bitcoin’s Surge and Election Jitters

DeFi
➖ Crypto.com: Crypto Derivatives Trading – Technical Analysis in Perpetuals and CFDs

Blockchains & networks
➖ Crypto.com: Solana Staking
➖ Cointelegraph: Polkadot's Revolutionary Journey: 2024 Report

GameFi & NFTs
➖ CoinGecko: CryptoPunks & BAYC Still Lead With Over 40% NFT Dominance
➖ Footprint: October 2024 Web3 Game Report: Record Users Meet Traditional Players

The latest crypto insights are gathered for you, ladies and gentlemen 🎩

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [October 2024]
➖ Coinbase: Introducing the COIN50 Index
➖ Coinbase: Monthly Outlook: Onchain Governance in Theory and Practice
➖ Binance: Exploring the Future of AI Agents in Crypto
➖ Cointelegraph: The influence of the 2024 US elections on the crypto market
➖ Glassnode: Fasanara Digital + Glassnode Report: Institutional Perspectives on Digital Assets
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #200 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 11/8

Market
➖ Cryptorank: Crypto Market Recap: October 2024
➖ 4pillars: Buy $MKR Now, Thank Me Later
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: A New Dawn
➖ Binance: Monthly Market Insights - November 2024
➖ Glaasnode: Trumping to a New ATH

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: World Wide Warlus: The Next Gen Data Storage Protocol

Tokens & currencies
➖ 4pillars: What Makes Memecoin Valuable
➖ Galaxy: BTC Basis Surges, Then Dips Ahead of US Presidential Election