The Daily Index — Tuesday, April 9, 2024 · TLDR Index

MARKETS & BUSINESS

TLDR Crypto

TLDR Crypto

CHINESE FUNDS APPLY FOR HK SPOT BITCOIN ETF

Harvest Fund and Southern Fund, two large Chinese asset managers, have applied to launch Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong. Bitcoin Magazine alleges that the institutional interest from Chinese players, despite domestic regulatory resistance to crypto, may mark a shift in Bitcoin's acceptance and usage in Asia.

bitcoinmagazine.com · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

KARAK ENDGAME: RESTAKING FOR EVERYONE

Karak takes the concept of EigenLayer and re-staking ETH but extends it to numerous other assets like stablecoins. New apps and protocols can leverage this security to create distributed secure services (DSS), similar to the actively validated service (AVS) on EigenLayer. Karak's team is also developing K2, a risk management L2 that will use DSS for security and act as the testing environment for DSS’ before launching on L1. Karak Private Access, which allows users to stake assets and earn points from several protocols, is live.

twitter.com · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

TRADABLE: OMNICHAIN SHARED LIQUIDITY AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTE

Tradable, a new platform for omnichain shared liquidity and distributed computing, has launched on 22 chains, aiming to address the fragmentation and limitations in current crypto applications. The platform introduces a Shared Liquidity Vault (SLV) and Omnichain IDs, allowing users to access liquidity across different apps and chains.

twitter.com · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

PENDLEFI DEEP DIVE

Pendle Finance allows users to manage yield through tokenization, which can then be traded or held for fixed returns. Its platform integrates with other DeFi protocols, providing various yield strategies. It includes governance features for token holders to influence protocol incentives and earn from transaction fees.

twitter.com · 3 min

TLDR Crypto

REAL WORLD ASSET DEEP DIVE

Stablecoins and other tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) have traditionally been used for arbitrage and as a volatility hedge. They are now increasingly being used for crypto-agnostic applications such as international remittances and inflation protection. With stablecoins settlement reaching $10T onchain annually, the utility of these digital assets extends to practical, everyday financial solutions. Other RWAs remain in the crypto-native phase, but as more options come on-chain, users will have access to less volatile investment options in assets like treasuries, stocks, and real estate.

twitter.com · 9 min

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SOLANA IMPLEMENTATION ISSUE

The current issues with Solana are due to implementation bugs on its networking protocol, not fundamental design flaws, meaning the problems are more straightforward to fix. The team just has to swap out the faulty components. If a BMW has a steering problem, it doesn't imply that all cars are defective. Solana's choice of a buggy QUIC protocol implementation can be replaced without altering Solana's underlying architecture.

x.com · 2 min

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INCENTIVIZING L2 DECENTRALIZATION

There is a lack of incentives for Layer 2s to continue decentralizing their operations. Centralization is great for product development and operations, allowing faster execution, more control over security, and quicker response to exploits in the form of chain freezes. Greater incentives are needed for L2s to upgrade to Stage 1 and 2 decentralization. Social pressure may not be sufficient to cause this transition.

twitter.com · 3 min

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NFTS TO EXCEL AS DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES

NFTs are more likely to excel as digital collectibles rather than disrupting the traditional art market as their value hinges on the wider career of digitally native artists rather than any single collection.

twitter.com · 1 min

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AIRDROP APRIL CONTINUES AS SOLANA NFT PLATFORM TENSOR LAUNCHES TOKEN

Leading NFT exchange Tensor airdropped 12.5% of the total supply of TNSR tokens, worth $250 million, linearly distributed to early users based on their exchange volume.

thedefiant.io · 1 min

TLDR Crypto

SUSHI TEAM UNDER FIRE FOR PROPOSED TREASURY TAKEOVER

The SushiSwap core Operations Team's proposal to centralize the project's treasury under a new Sushi Labs team has sparked community backlash and allegations of a "hostile takeover."

thedefiant.io · 5 min

TLDR Crypto

DEFI’S MOST NOTORIOUS BOT MAKES RECORD 2024 PROFIT TARGETING ENA TRADERS

Trading bot jaredfromsubway exploited the frenzy around the newly launched ENA token from Ethena by making almost $300,000 in a day through sandwich attacks.

dlnews.com · 2 min