Bitcoin Economy
May 08
6 min read
Notable Ordinals - The most popular Ordinal projects
To put it simply, Ordinals are like NFTs but on Bitcoin. More than a year old, they took the Bitcoin ecosystem by storm. In this article, we talk about several popular Ordinal collections.
Apr 13
5 min read
Bitcoin Virtual Machine: One L2 Metaprotocol to Power Them All
Bitcoin Virtual Machine, an ambitious project announced in February 2024, might have an answer: a meta protocol fit with all the tools developers need to build their own Bitcoin L2s. This must sound familiar, given the popularity of the Ethereum Virtual Machine. In this article, we’ll explore how BVM works and the particular challenges it is solving in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Apr 13
5 min read
Merlin Chain and the Making of a Bitcoin-Native Layer 2 Network
It was officially announced in January 2024, and a testnet bridge was launched soon after. In February, the mainnet was rolled out with a fair launch event tagged Merlin’s Seal that achieved a TVL of over $3.5 billion. Merlin Chain recently secured seed round funding from 24 investors, led by OKX Ventures, ABCDE, Foresight Ventures, and Arkstream CapLike. Like other Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions, Merlin aims to unlock greater utility for Bitcoin, boosting its adoption and enhancing its user base.
Apr 03
4 min read
The world of Ordinals DeFi
Ordinals are digital assets inscribed onto individual satoshis and attribute unique numbers to these satoshis. Inscriptions can be in many forms: text, image, video, code and so on. This piece focuses on three protocols enabling trading, lending, borrowing against or staking Ordinals.
Mar 22
5 min read
Understanding Digital Matter Theory
You scroll Twitter for hours. You see NAT, UNAT, DMT and other cool-sounding three-letter acronyms. Are they much ado about nothing or a truly innovative breakthrough in Ordinals? Let’s try to understand this novel idea from the first principles.
Mar 12
11 min read
Top 10 Projects in the Bitcoin Economy
For Bitcoin to establish itself as a major global asset, it requires a vibrant ecosystem of financial applications that enhance its functionality. This article highlights ten promising projects contributing to the future of Bitcoin's ecosystem.
Feb 17
5 min read
Bitmap - Where Bitcoin greets Metaverse
What is Bitmap? Its whitepaper states that “Bitmap is a consensus standard that allows anybody to claim the geospatial digital real estate of a Bitcoin Block.” It is a lot of words that sound smart, but unfortunately don’t clarify the concept. This piece of writing is my attempt to throw some light on what Bitmap is.
Jan 20
5 min read
Bitflow Finance - The Decentralized Exchange for Bitcoiners
Bitflow Finance is a Bitcoin-native decentralized exchange where you can trade & earn yield on Bitcoin and other Bitcoin-related digital assets.
Jan 16
Top 10 Projects that got Funded in December 2023
In December 2023, $1 billion was raised by crypto startups across 105 unique rounds. Our top 10 projects that raised capital include Babylon Chain, Formless, Eclipse Fi, Liquidium, RIO Network, Wynd Network & Grass, MAP Protocol, LandX, Farcana, and Endless Clouds. These projects span various sectors such as Bitcoin Economy, Creator Economy, Interoperability, Staking 2.0, Gaming, and Real World Assets, and have secured funding ranging from $1.25 million to $18 million.
Jan 12
7 crypto sectors to watch in 2024
In this report, we're going to walk you through the 7 sector in crypto that we believe are set to grow the fastest. This include the Bitcoin Economy, the merger of AI and Crypto, non-EVM chains, SocialFi, Real World Assets, Staking 2.0 and the return of the Metaverse!
Jan 10
Exploring Arkadiko’s self-repaying loans on Stacks
Arkadiko is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Stacks blockchain. It allows users to take loans against their Stacks and Bitcoin holdings and offers unique "self-repaying loans" with gradual interest payment. Arkadiko could have a promising future in the Bitcoin Economy.
20 Dec 2023
Flagship’s 7 best calls of 2023
Flagship has been doing an outstanding job of spotting valuable opportunities early in the crypto market. In this article, we provide an overview of our best calls.
