Rethinking CEX Listings, Onchain Liquidity, and What “Market Making” Really MeansFor years, the default path was simple: launch a token, chase centralized exchange listings, hire a market maker (or don’t), hope it all works out. That path still exists but is it aligned with what token projects actually need?Should token projects be their own onchain market maker?It’s a question that has been making its way into more and more conversations, so I invited Primal Glenn (BD at Bancor) and […]

Why crypto’s obsession with transparency is giving way to programmable privacy — and what that unlocksSomething fundamental is shifting in how the blockchain industry thinks about transparency — and it’s forcing long-held assumptions back onto the table.That shift is playing out in real time, and in this episode of Blockchain Banter, I sat down with Brad (Biz Dev at COTI), Primal Glenn (Biz Dev at Bancor), and Dr. Mark Richardson (Project Lead at Bancor) to unpack why privacy […]

Most people in crypto are chasing candles, reacting to noise, and trying to time what they hope will happen next.And almost every trader eventually learns the same lesson — usually the hard way:The market moves faster than you ever will.The real skill is not prediction.It’s not speed.It’s not reading every chart perfectly.It’s defining your strategy before the market makes its move.When volatility hits — and it always does — the only traders who come out ahead are the […]

DeFi’s Most Advanced DEX Just Got an Upgrade — and It’s Built for Every Type of TraderDecentralized exchanges are evolving — from places to swap tokens into purpose-built platforms for programmable, strategy-driven execution.Rethinking the Onchain ExperienceMost decentralized exchanges were built for a single purpose — swapping one token for another. It worked, until traders began to realize what they were losing to inefficiency and risk. They had little control over […]

TAC Rewards Round 4 — Live Now on Carbon DeFiLiquidity mining rewards continue on Carbon DeFi on TAC, with Round 4 running Oct 24 — Jan 1.Rewards are distributed via Merkl across: $LBTC / $USDT $LBTC / $WETH $cbBTC / $USDT $cbBTC / $WETH $WETH / $USDTAPR at the time of writing. For current APRs visit MerklCarbon DeFi, developed by Bancor, is the first — and most sophisticated — DLOB (Decentralized Limit Order Book) in DeFi, purpose-built for onchain strategy design […]