Builders Hub1 min read
From Idea to Testnet: Shipping an MVP in Four Weeks
A four week MVP focuses on one narrow workflow, leans on existing standards and uses testnet feedback to harden the path toward mainnet.
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Builders Hub1 min read
Designing a Crypto Analytics Stack on AWS
A robust crypto analytics stack on AWS uses an object store, a lake house layer, a warehouse and a clear semantic model that writers and analysts can rely on.
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Opinion & Research1 min read
The Real Cost of Running a Validator in 2025
Validator rewards must be considered against hardware, engineering effort and risk, which makes solo validation more about sovereignty than pure yield.
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Macro & Thesis1 min read
Why Modular Blockchains Are Likely to Win
Modular chains split execution, data availability and consensus into separate layers, which mirrors how the internet evolved into specialised roles rather than one giant stack.
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ELI5 (Explain Like I'm Five)1 min read
Explain Like I Am Five: What Is MEV
MEV is the extra profit a block producer can make by changing transaction order, and the ecosystem is slowly moving toward auctions and protocol designs that make this behaviour more explicit and less toxic.
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Beginner Guides1 min read
Beginner Guide to Reading On Chain Data
On chain analysis starts with explorers and then moves to custom indexers that turn raw events into tables you can actually reason about.
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Quantum & Security1 min read
Zero Knowledge Proofs versus Trusted Hardware
Trusted hardware relies on vendor security, while zero knowledge proofs rely on mathematics, and hybrid designs can use enclaves to accelerate proof generation while the chain only trusts the proof.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography1 min read
Post Quantum Cryptography for Blockchains
Current blockchains rely on elliptic curve signatures that are vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm, so hybrid schemes that combine classical and post quantum signatures are the most realistic migration path.
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AI & Agents1 min read
Building a Simple Trading Agent with LLMs and Web3 Data
A minimal agent needs data, an AI decision layer and a safe transaction sender, with the language model kept behind a narrow and validated interface.
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Agent Security1 min read
What On Chain AI Agents Actually Do
On chain agents are off chain services that watch blockchain events, decide with a model and then submit signed transactions back to the network.
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Layer 11 min read
Layer 1 versus Layer 2: How Transactions Really Settle
Rollups execute transactions off chain and then settle them to Ethereum in batches, which separates user perceived confirmation from economic finality.
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DAOs & Governance1 min read
How Restaking Is Changing Ethereum Security
Restaking reuses staked Ether to secure new services, which increases capital efficiency but also introduces a new correlated slashing risk surface.
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