Weekly DeFi Index

This week’s market cap, volume, and volatility indices were negative at -5.88%, -32.83% and -39.16%, respectively.

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Chart of the Week

Uniswap reached new heights as it surpassed the 200 million milestone in unique transactions in June. This growth can also be seen in its total users over time, which now stands at 5.5 million, according to Dune data.





News Highlights


Recent Research Reports

   
The Development of ZK Rollups: Zero-knowledge rollups (ZK rollups) are still in their nascent stage. However, as the technology evolves, various methods to achieve compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) have emerged.Layer-0: Infrastructure for Customised Blockchains: Layer-0 protocols are the infrastructure that customised Layer-1 blockchains can be built on. We explore notable projects like Cosmos, Polkadot, Avalanche, LayerZero, and zkLink.Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [June 2023]: Asset classes finished the first half of 2023 strongly, with crypto in the lead. Decelerating US inflation readings could ease market concerns for the time being, while BTC options implied volatilities remain muted.

Recent University Articles

   
Bitcoin NFTs – How the Ordinals Protocol Works: Learn all about what the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol is and how it works — from satoshis to inscriptions to NFTs.What Is Sharding? Sharding can improve transaction speed and scalability. Learn what the term means and how sharding works.Bitcoin Scalability: Challenges and Solutions: This article explores the various challenges associated with Bitcoin’s scalability problem, with potential solutions while maintaining network security.

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DeFi & L1L2 Weekly (12/07/2023)

On-chain Staking is now available in the Crypto.com App. Aave DAO to vote on GHO stablecoin deployment on Ethereum. Shiba Inu Layer-2 Shibarium expected to go live in August.

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