The radical world of decentralized finance (DeFi) promised to bring financial services to everyone, with open, permissionless, and transparent protocols. As DeFi expands across multiple blockchains, a critical issue has emerged: fragmented liquidity. This fragmentation creates a major structural weakness that runs counter to the core tenets of composability and...
The allure of multichain DeFi — offering unlimited potential and seamless cross-chain transfers — is a treacherous mirage. We're being sold a vision of decentralized utopia, but for many, particularly those in developing economies, it's shaping up to be a costly trap. Think of it like this: you're promised a...
If we’re honest, the dream of a real, totally inter-operable, permissionless financial system seemed, at least for a moment, attainable. Somewhere along the way, that vision ran into a wall. We welcomed in the multichain world with open arms — pursuing scaling solutions and cheaper gas prices, while unintentionally paving...
