# Intro When I think of measuring user-retention, the best tool that comes to mind is “Cohort Analysis”. But, first we need to define what is Cohort analysis. Here is the textbook definition: Cohort analysis is an analytical technique that categorizes and divides data into groups with common characteristics prior to analysis…

# Intro OpenSea and Magic Eden are more similar than different: Both are the top dogs on their respective L1s. They outrank any other marketplace for volume on Ethereum and Solana respectively. E.g. …

# Intro GMX is a decentralized exchange that offers perpetual futures trading. GMX is currently live on Arbitrum (Ethereum layer 2) and Avalanche. The protocol was spawned from an earlier project called Gambit which ran on BSC. BTC, ETH and AVAX are few of the tokens available to trade with up to…

Normally, to swap between tokens a user has to do it on a centralized exchange (CEX)like Binance or a decentralized exchange (DEX) like Uniswap. However, because Terra has a special relationship between LUNA and Terra stablecoins, Terra has a special swapping capability built into its core. In Terra station, this…

# Intro GMX is a decentralized exchange that offers perpetual futures trading. GMX is currently live on Arbitrum (Ethereum layer 2) and Avalanche. The protocol was spawned from an earlier project called Gambit which ran on BSC. BTC, ETH and AVAX are few of the tokens available to trade with up to…

# What is Optimism & Layer 2? While still one of the most heavily used networks in the space, Ethereum suffers from high transaction fees and confirmation times. This prevents it from its full vision of being a network for finance. To facilitate that vision, several projects have emerged with scaling solutions, and one of the most…

# Intro THORChain is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that allows users to swap assets between between 7 chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Chain, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. Anyone can use THORChain to swap native assets between any supported chains or deposit their assets to earn yield from swaps. …

Ethereum became the most popular DeFi chain in 2021 and reached around 200M unique addresses. While growth in the Ethereum ecosystem has been positive for the market as a whole, it has also demonstrated some of the notable shortcomings of Ethereum. For one, transactions on Ethereum have become very expensive…

# Intro NFTs were one of the breakout use-cases of crypto in 2021. The NFT market has climbed to more than $40 billion in value, according to The 2021 NFT Market Report released by blockchain data company Chainalysis. NFTs were often in the mainstream news for many reasons. …