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Innovation & Launches
Solana Set to Open IRL Retail Store and Web3 'Embassy' in New York (2 minute read)
Solana is opening a brick-and-mortar store in New York City called Solana Spaces. Staff at the store will teach customers about Solana and web3 and help them set up their first wallets and guide them through their first on-chain transactions. The space is designed to be a cultural center and embassy for Solana. A photo of the store is available in the article.
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Guides & Resources
What's next for #DeFi? (4 minute read)
This Twitter thread looks at the roadmaps of 25 major protocols to find out what's next for DeFi. Many protocols are launching their own stablecoins and adopting veTokenomics. There is now a focus on progressive decentralization. A lot of protocols are completely overhauling how they work and launching new versions and expanding token use cases. The future is multichain.
Hereβs your guide to Dune Analytics (5 minute read)
Dune Analytics makes it easy to view and understand on-chain data for free. There are thousands of free dashboards available that display crypto data. This Twitter thread presents a guide on how to use the platform. It covers community dashboards, extracting data with queries, creating visualizations, and creating custom dashboards.
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Miscellaneous
How ENS Name Wrapper can turn domain squatting on its head (1 minute read)
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) activity is bustling as users are buying domains to sell at a hefty profit. The ENS Name Wrapper turns ENS names into ERC1155 NFTs. It allows parent domains to set permissions or rights on their subdomains. Users are able to control whether subdomains can create more subdomains, transfer ownership, and more. The ENS Name Wrapper brings more clarity and decentralization to ENS trading as anyone can see the rights attached to a subdomain and price accordingly.
A Peep Into Perps: Perpetual Futures Explained (10 minute read)
Perpetual futures contracts (perps) are derivative futures contracts that allow users to buy or sell the value of an underlying asset. They can be held indefinitely, unlike futures contracts which have a settlement date. This article introduces perps and explains how they work. It covers use cases, myths, how perps compare to other derivatives, how to trade perps, and much more.
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