LST (Liquid Staking Token) is a "receipt" for participating in Ethereum staking, while LRT (Liquid Restaking Token) is a new "receipt" that takes that initial receipt and pledges it to secure other se

Sonic (S) is the rebranded Fantom public chain. One S token is created by exchanging FTM at a 1:1 ratio. But this rebranding is more than just a new look—Sonic Labs simultaneously launched a brand-new

Hyperliquid is a self-built Layer 1 blockchain that hosts a decentralized perpetual exchange. Its core approach is to bring CEX-level trading experience onchain through "onchain matching + onchain set

Abstract Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed specifically for ordinary people. It is not DeFi infrastructure, but a "digital entertainment theme park." Built by Igloo Inc., the parent com

Berachain is a fully EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain whose core innovation is replacing the traditional Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism with Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL). You can think of it as

Monad is a high-performance Layer 1 public chain, with its most core innovation being the "parallel EVM" — enabling Ethereum applications to run hundreds or even thousands of times faster than before,

MegaETH is an Ethereum Layer 2 designed specifically for "real-time" performance. Its core goal is to shrink blockchain transaction confirmation from seconds to milliseconds. By generating blocks roug

Fantom's rename to Sonic is not simply a name change but a complete reconstruction from the underlying architecture to brand positioning. With a new chain built from scratch, a new tech stack, tokenom

Movement Network is the first Layer 2 blockchain that brings the Move language developed by Meta (formerly Facebook) into the Ethereum ecosystem. It doesn't take the "new public chain" route; instead,

In the Web3 context, the points system is essentially a "new pre-airdrop game"—projects issue points before tokens, and users accumulate points through on-chain interactions, holding assets, completin

Firedancer is a brand new independent validator client developed from scratch by Jump Crypto for Solana, with the goal of turning Solana into an internet-level transaction infrastructure. The reason E

On-chain credit lending refers to obtaining a loan without overcollateralizing with crypto assets, relying instead on a borrower's on-chain behaviour, off-chain asset proofs, or credit score. The bigg

Bitcoin Runes is a fungible token standard launched by Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor in April 2024. Its most fundamental difference from BRC-20 is that Runes is built directly on Bitcoin's native UT

There is no single winner in the stablecoin war; it is shifting from "who is the most liquid" to "who can distribute yield the best." USDT holds the top spot with its first-mover advantage and global

USDe is a synthetic dollar stablecoin issued by Ethena Labs that maintains its value peg through a "delta-neutral" strategy — holding spot crypto assets while shorting equivalent perpetual futures — a

Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) are the "receipts" you get when you stake ETH—they let you earn interest while still using the assets freely in DeFi. stETH and wstETH are two different representations of