Using LLMs for DeFi research without trusting their guesses
Build an evidence-first DeFi research workflow: bound the question, verify sources and contract identities, check calculations, and preserve unresolved claims.
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DeFi Altcoin Lab.
Clear explanations for a complex onchain world. Ten original articles connecting ecosystems, assets, identity, and intelligence.
AI agents in DeFi: design wallet permissions before automation
Design a bounded DeFi agent workflow with explicit spending permissions, transaction review, session limits, revocation, and practical tests before automation.
USDC and USDT: a stablecoin risk comparison
Compare USDC and USDT through reserve disclosures, redemption eligibility, network identity, issuer controls, and the additional risks of using stablecoins in DeFi.
ENS and onchain domain names: ownership, resolution, and renewal
Learn how ENS ownership, resolver records, and renewal interact, with practical checks for payments, team handoffs, subnames, and maintaining an onchain identity.
Liquid staking and DeFi yield: trace the source of returns
Understand liquid staking receipts, reward accounting, redemption routes, and extra DeFi layers, then trace each proposed return to its source and dependencies.
Bitcoin DeFi: understand wrapped assets and bridge risk
Explore how wrapped bitcoin differs from native BTC, what a bridge adds, and which custody, backing, and redemption questions matter before using it in DeFi.
Ethereum DeFi: approvals, gas, and Layer 2 tradeoffs
Understand Ethereum token approvals, signed permissions, gas, and Layer 2 exits through a practical workflow for reviewing a DeFi transaction from start to finish.
Solana DeFi: wallet, token, and transaction checks
Learn how to check Solana token mints, wallet requests, authorities, and transaction results before using a DeFi application or building an integration with it.
Tokenized real-world assets: what does the token actually represent?
Trace a tokenized asset from its onchain contract to custody, legal claims, redemption rules, and costs with a practical framework for evaluating RWA structures.
A practical research checklist for DeFi altcoins
A clear framework for researching DeFi altcoins: verify the token, map its controls, examine evidence, and understand the steps and limits of getting assets back.
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