This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As we step into the new year, mindshare across crypto has rotated meaningfully. Prediction markets, stablecoins and RWAs have emerged as the clear winners, while AI, modularity and memecoins have fallen out of favor. One protocol that stood out this week touches…
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “Technology is everything that doesn’t work yet.” — Danny Hillis The world’s first webcam was an inadvertent hit. Computer scientists at a University of Cambridge lab, to avoid the disappointment of walking to the kitchen only to find their communal coffee pot…
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “You have to enjoy failure.” — James Dyson In a 2003 research paper, Google engineers shared their new approach of building “reliable computing infrastructure from clusters of unreliable commodity PCs.” This was a radical change. Instead of paying up for super high-end…
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Yield Basis (YB) is a novel DeFi mechanism that uses leverage to eliminate impermanent loss (IL) from AMMs. The founder of Yield Basis is the same founder as Curve, and synergies exist between the two. The mechanics of how this mechanism works…