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When the Weakest Link Isn't the Code
In April 2026, Drift Protocol lost $285M in 12 minutes, not to a smart contract exploit. The attack pattern has shifted from breaking code to compromising control.
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MetricsOctober 2025 Crash: How Nolus Liquidations Compared
Liquidation intensity and portfolio reduction across Aave, Kamino, Hyperliquid, dYdX and Nolus during the sharpest deleveraging event to date.
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StrategiesDeFi Leverage Compared: Fixed Rates vs Funding
A structural comparison of leveraged DeFi protocols: interest rate design, liquidation behavior, and the fees that quietly decide realized returns.
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ExplainersHow Misconceptions Shape Our Views on Crypto
Have you ever heard that goldfish have only a three-second memory? Or that humans use just 10% of their brain?
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ExplainersWhy Mindset Matters Even More in Crypto
In the world of crypto, mindset is not just a nice-to-have, it’s essential.
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MetricsTiresome, vague, and lazy: Why TVL is not the be-all and end-all of metrics
The DeFi space has long used Total Value Locked (“TVL”) as the primary indicator of the success of a protocol (e.g.
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StrategiesLeveraged Spot vs Perpetual Swaps: Cost and Risk
Funding rates versus fixed interest, pooled counterparty risk versus a shared lending pool, and why open interest caps limit perpetual markets.
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ExplainersDemystifying DeFi, risky business or not
The crypto community has become very familiar with super-high APRs on all primitives from spot exchanges to money markets to perpetual
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ExplainersThe Evolution of Money Markets: Banks to DeFi
How lending moved from institutions to peer-to-peer platforms to on-chain money markets, and where leveraged spot positions fit in that line.
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InteropA Game-Changer for DeFi Liquidity Fragmentation
Unifying Digital Assets to Enhance Liquidity and User Experience
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ExplainersRug Pulls: Navigating the Pitfalls
Ensuring the security of your investments means understanding the nuances of rug pulls in the evolving world of crypto and DeFi.
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Deep DivesPartial Liquidations Explained: How Nolus Unwinds
Why Nolus sells only part of your collateral instead of closing the whole position, what triggers it, and how to work out your liquidation price.
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ExplainersHow to Manage Risk in Crypto Lending on Nolus
Keeping your loan-to-value low, topping up collateral in time, and how partial liquidations and third-party audits limit the downside on Nolus.
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InteropThe Future of IBC
As a value-bridging protocol, IBC has been a massive boon to the Cosmos ecosystem.
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ExplainersThe Role of Network Governance on Nolus
The Cosmos ecosystem prides itself on sovereignty and the ability of appchains to govern themselves through on-chain governance.
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Deep DivesHow does Nolus solve the issue of liquidity?
Nolus inherits liquidity from the chains it connects to via Interchain Accounts instead of running its own exchange, and pools lender deposits in one market.
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ExplainersFOMO, FUD, and DYOR
Cryptocurrency investing can be an exciting and potentially lucrative endeavor.
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TokenomicsWhat makes “Good Tokenomics”
Tokenomics should be transparent and easy to understand.
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InteropLending Within the Cosmos Ecosystem
Why Nolus uses a single shared pool, cash-basis interest, and its own appchain instead of the over-collateralized model most Cosmos lenders run.
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ExplainersStaying Safe in a Trustless Environment
With more projects spawning every day, staying safe within the cryptocurrency space should be a top priority!
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InteropFinding Liquidity in the Cosmos
The majority of cryptocurrencies are volatile assets whose prices fluctuate for a number of reasons.
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ExplainersThe Importance of DeFi
Decentralized finance offers an open and free alternative for consumers.
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TokenomicsNLS Token: Utility, Staking, Supply, and Market Data
What NLS does, how staking works, how the 1 billion token supply is structured, and where circulating supply and market cap stand as of August 2026.
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Deep DivesHow Does Nolus Work? Fixed-Rate Spot Margin, Explained Step by Step
A plain walkthrough of a Nolus position: how the fixed borrowing rate is set, how leverage is capped, how lenders get paid, and how buybacks fund the rewards.
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ExplainersSix Problems With Crypto Lending
Over-collateralization, full liquidations, lost ownership and high costs are the standing problems in crypto lending. Here is how Nolus answers.
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