Decentralized Finance (DeFi) had a rough quarter. Total Value Locked fell 22%, application revenue fell 37%. But some parts of the market fared better. "The DeFi Quarterly" Q2 report by @rhadiARK & @LorenzoARK breaks down what held up, and what didn't. Read now.

Decentralized leverage trading and stablecoin issuance, built entirely onchain. @cyrille_briere, contributor at @protocol_fx will take the stage at Stablecoin Summit Singapore. October 8 ·

Decentralized socials is still an ultra wide open opportunity. All the projects that attempted to break through in this vertical have failed much like prediction markets used to in the early 2000’s through till 2020. The ingredients needed to make DeSo happen are probably all already here too, I bet a break through app will merge the available tools in a way that’ll seem obvious in hindsight. NFTs, crypto rails, prediction markets, zkCredentials, and everything else around us will all play a part. I know cuz I’ve thought about it a hundred times before.

"Decentralized technologies can build out the principles that you need to be compliant. "The CFTC will not be able to say -- and it's un-American to say -- 'It's too dangerous and risky for you, we don't want you to do it.'" 🤝 -- Chris

The decentralized intelligence thesis keeps building. Grayscale Bittensor Trust (ticker: $GTAO) is open for private placement for eligible accredited investors. Learn more and see important disclosures:

Integrate Walrus decentralized storage into EVM dApps with Solidity examples, then use agentic coding tools to accelerate your Sui stack builds. @TheContractHero of @SuiNetwork The recording is up: