Portals DeFi Weekly - 13th March, 2026 Paid Members Public
Welcome to the Portals DeFi Weekly, your weekly dose of the latest insights and analysis in DeFi. This week, the market was shaken by a series of high-profile exploits and oracle failures, while the launch of BlackRock's first staked ETH ETF signaled growing institutional interest. Here is everything
Lagoon Finance on The DeFi Drop: Building Infrastructure for On-Chain Asset Management Paid Members Public
Guest: Nadia, Co-founder, Lagoon Finance Host: Edward Ward, Portals.fi How Lagoon Finance Is Building Infrastructure for On-Chain Asset Management In this episode of The DeFi Drop, Edward Ward speaks with Nadia, co-founder of Lagoon Finance, about the infrastructure needed to support on-chain asset management at scale. Lagoon Finance has
Understanding Gas Fees: The Complete Guide to Transaction Costs in Crypto Paid Members Public
Every transaction on a blockchain costs something. Whether you're swapping tokens, minting an NFT, deploying a smart contract, or simply sending ETH to another wallet, you pay a fee to the network for processing that transaction. These fees are commonly called "gas fees," and understanding how
DeFi vs CeFi: What Is the Difference and Why Does It Matter? Paid Members Public
The crypto space is broadly split into two ways of doing things: CeFi (Centralized Finance), platforms run by companies that hold your assets and execute trades on your behalf and DeFi (Decentralized Finance), protocols that run on smart contracts where you maintain custody of your own assets. Both let you
How DEX Aggregators Work: A Complete Guide to Getting the Best Swap Rates Paid Members Public
If you've ever swapped tokens on a decentralized exchange, you've probably used one DEX at a time, Uniswap, SushiSwap, Curve, or whatever was in front of you. But the price you got on that single DEX may not have been the best available. Liquidity for any
Frax Finance: The Full-Stack DeFi Ecosystem Explained Paid Members Public
The stablecoin space is dominated by a few familiar names USDC and USDT on the fiat-backed side, DAI on the crypto-collateralised side. Frax Finance has taken a different path, evolving from an experimental "fractional-algorithmic" stablecoin into a full-stack DeFi ecosystem with multiple stablecoins, a liquid staking product, a
Portals DeFi Weekly - 6th March, 2026 Paid Members Public
Welcome to the Portals DeFi Weekly, your weekly dose of the latest insights and analysis in DeFi. This week, the market staged a tentative recovery from recent lows, while key protocol milestones, governance developments, and security incidents kept the ecosystem active. Here is everything you need to know. Market Pulse
Portals DeFi Weekly - 27th February, 2026 Paid Members Public
Welcome to the Portals DeFi Weekly, your weekly dose of the latest insights and analysis in DeFi. Market Pulse * Total Market Cap: $2.36T (+2.6%) * DeFi TVL: $94.736B (-1.32%) * 24h Volume: $115.98B * Fear & Greed: 13 (Extreme Fear) * BTC Dominance: 55.9% Summary The market has
