DeFi
Interoperability by design can help catalyze DeFi growth
Decentralized finance has enormous potential in terms of accelerating access to financial services, but for all its promise, it faces a major limitation in terms of interoperability. Today, most DeFi platforms are effectively “walled gardens,” limited to the blockchain network they were built on. For DeFi to reach its disruptive potential, seamless interoperability is necessary.
By removing the barriers between blockchains, we can exponentially increase the utility of DeFi, allowing the sector to grow from the fragmented and limited capital pools that characterize the current ecosystem. Interoperability between DeFi protocols will create a more fluid, connected, and global alternative financial system that benefits all users.
Why is interoperability essential for DeFi?
Cross-chain interoperability is critical for DeFi because it drives compounding network effects, multiplying collective value across chains through synergies between specialized protocols. Users will have access to a more diverse range of digital assets and applications, while leveraging the unique performance characteristics of each blockchain, all while benefiting from reduced costs.
Interoperability will also help reduce competition and duplication of platforms, as new projects will need to innovate more and work together rather than simply copying functionality from protocols present on other chains. In addition, it will improve liquidity, as assets can move more freely across networks.
Finally, interoperability will help DeFi become more resilient to failures, as issues on one blockchain will have no impact on other networks.
If DeFi lacks interoperability, DeFi ecosystems will remain fragmented, limiting users’ access to liquidity and preventing them from interacting with a more diverse range of crypto assets and functionalities.
Bridging fragmented ecosystems
Blockchain bridges are the most common method of interoperability and can be constructed in several ways. For example, many bridges use atomic swaps, which can be thought of as a decentralized repository that allows value to flow between chains in a peer-to-peer manner, without the need for third parties. To move assets across the chain, parties create a smart contract with time constraints attached. Transaction parties can deposit their tokens into this smart contract, which is programmed to execute only when predetermined conditions are met. Atomic swaps rely on the Hashed Time Lock Contract (HTLC) technique, which guarantees that if the specified conditions of the contract are not met, the assets will be returned to those who deposited them.
Another way to bridge funds across chains is through wrapped assets, which are 1:1 representations of assets hosted on other chains. For example, wBTC is wrapped Bitcoin that lives on the Ethereum blockchain. Since Bitcoin is not compatible with Ethereum, users cannot simply transfer BTC to an ETH wallet. Instead, they can deposit their BTC with a custodian who locks it in a smart contract, providing the user with wBTC at a 1:1 ratio to the amount of BTC deposited. wBTC assets are an ERC-20 token that resides on the Ethereum chain and provide a way to use BTC in various dApps built on that network.
Bridge Safety Compromise
Although cross-chain bridges have been adopted to some extent by DeFi protocols, their use is not without risks. For one, many bridges introduce centralization by relying on third-party custodians, who hold funds locked in smart contracts on behalf of users.
Not all bridges are centralized and not all rely on deposits. For example, some bridges secure value transfers between chains using collateral from miners and stakers, but these models have shown that attracting sufficient liquidity is a challenge. Other blockchain bridges attempt to increase performance by relying on a more limited set of validators, but this increases the opportunity for malicious actors to compromise their protocols.
Other issues with blockchain bridges include vulnerabilities written into their underlying code and a relatively low level of maturity, with many being young products that have yet to prove their robustness.
While blockchain bridges broaden the horizons of DeFi users, they also require rigorous testing and validation to ensure their security, and even then, many of the most trusted bridges still fall victim to hackers — the $325 million hack the Wormhole Bridge in 2022 is a perfect example.
Interoperability by design
The alternative to reconciling assets across chains is to use specialized blockchain infrastructures designed with interoperability in mind. These blockchains introduce architectures that enable the creation of interoperable, yet independent, chains with flexible sovereignty that operate alongside the main fundamental chain.
One of the most famous examples is Cosmos, an ecosystem of autonomous blockchains that uses the Inter-blockchain communication protocol to facilitate cross-chain interactions across the network.
The IBC protocol allows compatible blockchains to send and receive messages with each other, in the same way that the Internet allows instant messaging through WhatsApp, Messenger and other services. IBC is a blockchain-agnostic standard, meaning no single entity controls it and it relies on multiple consensus mechanisms, ensuring that each blockchain can maintain its diversity while communicating with others.
Nolus provides a good example of how IBC works. Nolus is a DeFi protocol that aims to eliminate the over-collateralization requirements of traditional DeFi dApps via its concept of “DeFi Leases”, increasing capital efficiency while providing better terms for borrowers.
It uses IBC to operate various liquidity centers across the entire Cosmos ecosystem, avoiding the asset fragmentation that persists across chains. It can trade multiple assets from different Cosmos chains on the fly, using any DEX platform it supports.
Nolus aims to eliminate the over-collateralization requirements of traditional DeFi dApps via its concept of “DeFi Leases”, improving capital efficiency while providing better terms for borrowers.
With its unique level of interoperability, Nolus can source capital from multiple liquidity sources without causing asset fragmentation across different networks. It is empowered to lend and trade assets from any DEX integrated into its platform. This helps streamline the lending process for users by removing the need for multiple liquidity pools for different assets.
Interoperability will catalyze DeFi
Interoperability in DeFi will be a catalyst for wider adoption. In some ways, this can be compared to how individual countries increase their strength by joining forces with other nations to collectively overcome challenges that would be insurmountable if attempted alone.
By uniting blockchains in a similar way, DeFi will increase its resilience and be able to overcome greater obstacles than any dApp could overcome alone. Interoperability provides a platform for greater cooperation and innovation, fostering a more inclusive and just digital economy that harnesses the enormous potential of DeFi.
The subject matter and content of this article are solely those of the author. FinanceFeeds takes no legal responsibility for the contents of this article and they do not reflect the views of FinanceFeeds or its editorial staff.
DeFi
Pump.Fun is revolutionizing the Ethereum blockchain in terms of daily revenue
The memecoin launchpad saw the largest daily revenue in all of DeFi over the past 24 hours.
Memecoin launchpad Pump.Fun has recorded the highest gross revenue in all of decentralized finance (DeFi) in the last 24 hours, surpassing even Ethereum.
The platform has raised $867,429 in the past 24 hours, compared to $844,276 for Ethereum, according to DeFiLlama. Solana-based Telegram trading bot Trojan was the third-highest revenue generator of the day, as memecoin infrastructure continues to dominate in DeFi.
Pump.Fun generates $315 million in annualized revenue according to DeFiLlama, and has averaged $906,160 per day over the past week.
Income Ranking – Source: DeFiLlama
The memecoin frenzy of the past few months is behind Pump.fun’s dominance. Solana-based memecoins have been the main drug of choice for on-chain degenerates.
The app allows non-technical users to launch their own tokens in minutes. Users can spend as little as $2 to launch their token and are not required to provide liquidity up front. Pump.Fun allows new tokens to trade along a bonding curve until they reach a set market cap of around $75,000, after which the bonding curve will then be burned on Raydium to create a safe liquidity pool.
Pump.Fun generates revenue through accrued fees. The platform charges a 1% fee on transactions that take place on the platform. Once a token is bonded and burned on Raydium, Pump.fun is no longer able to charge the 1% fee.
Ethereum is the blockchain of the second-largest cryptocurrency, Ether, with a market cap of $395 billion. It powers hundreds of applications and thousands of digital assets, and backs over $60 billion in value in smart contracts.
Ethereum generates revenue when users pay fees, called gas and denominated in ETH, to execute transactions and smart contracts.
DeFi
DeFi technologies will improve trading desk with zero-knowledge proofs
DeFi Technologies, a Canadian company financial technology companyis set to enhance its trading infrastructure through a new partnership with Zero Computing, according to a July 30 statement shared with CryptoSlate.
The collaboration aims to integrate zero-knowledge proof tools to boost operations on the Solana And Ethereum blockchains by optimizing its ability to identify and execute arbitrage opportunities.
Additionally, it will improve the performance of its DeFi Alpha trading desk by enhancing its use of ZK-enabled maximum extractable value (MEV Strategies).
Zero knowledge Proof of concept (ZKP) technology provides an additional layer of encryption to ensure transaction confidentiality and has recently been widely adopted in cryptographic applications.
Optimization of trading strategies
DeFi Technologies plans to use these tools to refine DeFi Alpha’s ability to spot low-risk arbitrage opportunities. The trading desk has already generated nearly $100 million in revenue this year, and this new partnership is expected to further enhance its algorithmic strategies and market analysis capabilities.
Zero Computing technology will integrate ZKP’s advanced features into DeFi Alpha’s infrastructure. This upgrade will streamline trading processes, improve transaction privacy, and increase operational efficiency.
According to DeFi Technologies, these improvements will increase the security and sophistication of DeFi Alpha’s trading strategies.
The collaboration will also advance commercial approaches for ZK-enabled MEVs, a new concept in Motor vehicles which focuses on maximizing value through transaction fees and arbitrage opportunities within block production.
Additionally, DeFi Technologies plans to leverage Zero Computing technology to develop new financial products, such as zero-knowledge index exchange-traded products (ETPs).
Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of DeFi Technologies, said:
“By integrating their cutting-edge zero-knowledge technology, we not only improve the efficiency and privacy of our transactions, but we also pave the way for innovative trading strategies.”
Extending Verifiable Computing to Solana
According to the release, Zero Computing has created a versatile, chain-agnostic platform for generating zero-knowledge proofs. The platform currently supports Ethereum and Solana, and the company plans to expand compatibility with other blockchains in the future.
The company added that it is at the forefront of introducing verifiable computation to the Solana blockchain, enabling complex computations to be executed off-chain with on-chain verification. This development represents a significant step in the expansion of ZKPs across various blockchain ecosystems.
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Elastos’ BeL2 Secures Starknet Grant to Advance Native Bitcoin Lending and DeFi Solutions
Singapore, Asia, July 29, 2024, Chainwire
- Elastos BeL2 to Partner with StarkWare to Integrate Starknet’s ZKPs and Cairo Programming Language with BeL2 for Native DeFi Applications
- Starknet integration allows BeL2 to provide smart contracts and dapps without moving Bitcoin assets off the mainnet
- Starknet Exchange Validates the Strength of BeL2’s Innovation and Leadership in the Native Bitcoin Ecosystem
Elastos BeL2 (Bitcoin Elastos Layer2) has secured a $25,000 grant from Starknet, a technology leader in the field of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). This significant approval highlights the Elastos BeL2 infrastructure and its critical role in advancing Bitcoin-native DeFi, particularly Bitcoin-native lending. By integrating Starknet’s ZKPs and the Cairo programming language, Elastos’ BeL2 will enhance its ability to deliver smart contracts and decentralized applications (dapps) without moving Bitcoin (BTC) assets off the mainnet. This strategic partnership with Starknet demonstrates the growing acceptance and maturity of the BeL2 infrastructure, reinforcing Elastos’ commitment to market leadership in the evolving Bitcoin DeFi market.
Starknet, developed by StarkWare, is known for its advancements in ZKP technology, which improves the privacy and security of blockchain transactions. ZKPs allow one party to prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the validity of the statement itself. This technology is fundamental to the evolution of blockchain networks, which will improve BeL2’s ability to integrate complex smart contracts while preserving the integrity and security of Bitcoin.
“We are thrilled to receive this grant from Starknet and announce our partnership to build tighter integrations with its ZKP technology and the Cairo programming language,” said Sasha Mitchell, Head of Bitcoin Layer 2 at Elastos. “This is a major milestone for BeL2 and a true recognition of the maturity and capabilities of our core technology. This support will allow us to further develop our innovation in native Bitcoin lending as we look to capitalize on the growing acceptance of Bitcoin as a viable alternative financial system.”
A closer integration with Cairo will allow BeL2 to leverage this powerful programming language to enhance Bitcoin’s capabilities and deliver secure, efficient, and scalable decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Specifically, the relationship with Cairo reinforces BeL2’s core technical innovations, including:
- ZKPs ensure secure and private verification of transactions
- Decentralized Arbitrage Using Collateralized Nodes to Supervise and Enforce Fairness in Native Bitcoin DeFi
- BTC Oracle (NYSE:) facilitates cross-chain interactions where information, not assets, is exchanged while Bitcoin remains on the main infrastructure
BeL2’s vision goes beyond technical innovation and aims to innovate by creating a new financial system. The goal is to build a Bitcoin-backed Bretton Woods system, address global debt crises, and strengthen Bitcoin’s role as a global hard currency. This new system will be anchored in the integrity and security of Bitcoin, providing a stable foundation for decentralized financial applications.
As integration with Starknet and the Cairo programming language continues, BeL2 will deliver further advancements in smart contract capabilities, decentralized arbitration, and innovative financial products. At Token 2049, BeL2 will showcase further innovations in its core technologies, including arbitrators, that will underscore Elastos’ vision for a fairer decentralized financial system rooted in Bitcoin.
About Elastos
Elastos is a public blockchain project that integrates blockchain technology with a suite of redesigned platform components to produce a modern Internet infrastructure that provides intrinsic privacy and ownership protection for digital assets. The mission is to create open source services that are accessible to the world, so developers can create an Internet where individuals own and control their data.
The Elastos SmartWeb platform enables organizations to recalibrate how the Internet operates to better control their own data.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastosinfo/
ContactPublic Relations ManagerRoger DarashahElastosroger.darashah@elastoselavation.org
DeFi
Compound Agrees to Distribute 30% of Reserves to COMP Shareholders to End Alleged Attack on Its Governance
Compound will introduce the staking program in exchange for Humpy, a notorious whale accused of launching a governance attack on the protocol, negating a recently adopted governance proposal.
Compound is launching a new staking program for COMP holders as a compromise with Humpy, a notorious DeFi whale accused of launching a governance attack against the veteran DeFi protocol.
On July 29, Bryan Colligan, head of business development at Compound, published a governance proposal outlining plans for a new compound participation product that would pay 30% of the project’s current and future reserves to COMP participants.
Colligan noted that the program was requested by Humpy in exchange for his agreement Proposition 289 — which sought to invest 499,000 COMP worth approximately $24 million into a DeFi vault controlled by Humpy, and which appears to have been forced by Humpy and his associates over the weekend.
“We propose the following staking product that meets Humpy’s stated interests as a recent new delegate and holder of COMP in exchange for the repeal of Proposition 289 due to the governance risks it poses to the protocol,” Colligan said. “The Compound Growth Program…will execute the above commitments, given the immediate repeal of Proposition 289.”
Colligan added that the proposal would expire at 11:59 p.m. EST on July 29. Had Humpy not rescinded Proposition 289, Compound would move forward with it. Proposition 290 — block Humpy using the Compound team’s multi-sig to deploy a new governor contract removing the delegate’s governance power behind Proposition 289.
Hunchback tweeted that Proposition 289 had been repealed a few hours ago. “Glad to have brought Compound Finance back into the spotlight,” they said. added. “StakedComp… finally becomes a yield-generating asset!
Markets reacted favorably to the resolution, with the price of COMP increasing by 6.2% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.
Attack on governance
Proposition 289 proposed investing 499,000 COMP from the Compound treasury into goldCOMP, a yield-generating vault of the Humpy-linked Golden Boys team.
The proposal passed with nearly 52 percent of the vote on July 28, despite two previous iterations of the proposal being defeated by strong opposition. Can And JulyThe proposals notably asked for only 92,000 COMP, with security researchers warning that any deposit of tokens into the goldCOMP vault would cede their governance power.
In May, Michael Lewellen of Web3 security firm OpenZeppelin, note The first proposal was submitted by a new governance delegate who was suddenly awarded 228,000 COMP by five wallets that got their tokens from the Bybit exchange. Combined with his own tokens, the delegate got 325,333 COMP, which is over 81% of the 400,000 tokens required for a governance proposal to reach quorum.
“We have been alerting the community to the risk that these delegates could support a potential attack on governance,” Lewellen said. “The timing of the new proposal and these recent delegations are suspect.”
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