The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) landscape is a highly competitive and rapidly changing arena, and NEAR Protocol has quickly established itself as a major player within this space. Renowned for its scalability and developer-friendly approach, NEAR has been the destination of choice for a tsunami of new DeFi projects. Friend of...
Fast forward to 2025, and NEAR Protocol’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem is thriving. It highlights massive expansion in Total Value Locked (TVL) and a widening user adoption on disparate networks. Ref Finance, Burrow, Meta Pool, Jumbo Exchange, and PembRock are leading this charge. Each platform provides innovative features that hook...
Let’s not kid ourselves, the crypto space is filled with projects that claimed to do the impossible and ended up producing… you guessed it, moon dust. So, when I hear about a "rising star" in the DeFi world, I approach it with a healthy dose of skepticism. NEAR Protocol’s DeFi...
The crypto community sure does love an underdog story. We all desire to be first with news of a transformative project just over the horizon. This time, it could be the little guy that knocks off the big boys! Even though Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana are the big dogs...
I’ve recently been exploring the Bitcoin Solaris ($BTC-S) project, and to be quite honest with you, the promises made are downright outlandish. 99.95% energy savings? That’s not just a step up, that’s a quantum leap. And the target? Shiba Inu, the project developed on hype and…well, more hype. Is this...
The world of crypto moves quickly, and this landscape is already evolving. New companies and projects enter the space almost daily, all hoping to be the next unicorn! Bitcoin Solaris is the talk of the crypto community right now. As its name hints, it rather audaciously purports to provide 99.95%...
Pretty much since crypto first started coming onto the scene, I’ve been deeply concerned. What began as a push for greater decentralization and financial sovereignty is now mired in environmental degradation and the sketchy churn of speculative bubbles. Shiba Inu's wild ride is a prime example – a meme coin...
The crypto landscape is dynamic and ever-changing, and 2025 is set to be a banner year for liquidity pools. Friend of Token is back to give you the inside scoop on how to successfully overcome the Blockchain Trilemma. Looking to learn more about cutting-edge scaling solutions, interoperability projects, and the...
It's a digital frontier, promising untold riches, but let's be honest, it often feels like a boys' club. Have you ever heard someone roll their eyes and say, “Oh, crypto? That’s not for me." It’s the understandable reaction, usually paired with a cynical eye roll. It's time we change that...
For XRP enthusiasts, the wait is over. As of today, Doppler Finance is enabling you to earn yield on your XRP holdings. And you can do all this natively right within the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem. This is an exciting move forward indeed. With this clarification, XRP can go further...
