Dear frontrunners, A group of anons with NFTs as their PFP and Chinese characters as their discord handle create a “decentralized yield aggregator” on a beta version of an L2 that just launched onto mainnet 90 days ago. …

Dear frontrunners, Today let’s take a step back and assess the broader economic uncertainty surrounding us. This will serve as the foundation for a subsequent analysis to be published related to corporate valuations and the hemorrhaging of cash seen in private firms in web3 and technology. Depending on where you…

We review real-world assets in the crypto ecosystem by exploring MakerDAO’s foray into commercial real estate. Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, There’s been a re-emergence of the “real world asset” (RWA) narrative within the Ethereum crypto ecosystem: On-chain loans used to fund…

Top 3 topics for the week of 12/25/22: Crypto VCs fail to deliver | Binance Mega FUD | Ethereum banned Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Frontrun has been a gift that has been giving all year. The…

Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, Previously we discussed the dispersion of opinion with respect to economists’ ability to answer the following question: “Are we in a recession?”. We explored how institutions quantify the word “recession” and what macroeconomic indicators are used. The…

Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, In this two-part series, we explore the never-ending centralization risk vectors of NFTs, quantify the impact on the Ethereum chain, and review the types of storage solutions used by NFT hosting providers. Part 1 outlines the scope…

Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, The system of complex corporate structures & financially engineered crypto derivatives continues to unravel with every new bankruptcy proceeding, creditor claim, and financial statement leaked on the internet. Two themes permeate throughout every document: FTX is at…

Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, Previously we concluded the most recent episode of wealth destruction across the crypto ecosystem was a result of the co-mingling of depositor funds enabled by a ponzi coin with supply and demand artificially engineered by a centralized…

Originally published on frontruncrypto.com — click here to subscribe for free. Dear frontrunners, Happy Thanksgiving to all of frontrun’s US readers. I am grateful for the 135 new subscribers who have joined the frontrun community over the past 14 days. …