In today’s Delphi Daily, we examined the recent strength of the US dollar, the power of free governance tokens, and an update on L2 usage.
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1/ ENS registrations this month did laps over average monthly registrations since 2019.
Whether this is a side effect of the ENS token launch or not is unclear, but the project sure does seem a lot more popular after giving users a fair bit of free tokens.
2/ @arbitrum has seen a steep slowdown ever since the initial mania on the network.
The rollup’s consumption of Ethereum gas to settle transactions has gone down since mid-September.
Apps are likely waiting for Arbitrum Nitro before bombarding the network with incentives.
3/ Not all rollups are experiencing a downtrend in traction; we’re seeing @zksync’s usage, for example, pick up in recent weeks.
Between @CurveFinance’s deployment on the rollup and @OKEx announcing withdrawal/deposit support on ZK Sync, the future of the network looks bright.
4/ In the six months since @Uniswap v3 hit Ethereum mainnet, and if concentrated liquidity didn’t excite you as a trader, then lower fee tiers surely have.
Close to 65% of Uniswap’s weekly volume was on the back of 0.05% fee pools, followed by the regular old 0.30% fee pool.
5/ The U.S. dollar has strengthened considerably in recent weeks.
With growing expectations for tighter monetary policy and an acceleration in U.S. economic data, the dollar appears to be well-positioned against other major currencies.
AI has blurred the lines of IP ownership. @StoryProtocol thinks blockchain can fix it.
Meet the first IP blockchain reshaping creativity and royalties for the digital age.
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Our full Story report dives much deeper into use cases, infrastructure, and more. Here is the full breakdown.
1/ Traditional IP systems depend on centralized registries and manual enforcement, too slow to track millions of AI-generated works created daily.
General-purpose blockchains aren't optimized either, lacking native support for complex royalty splits and embedding licensing terms into creative assets.
Hyperliquid just dodged a $13.5M bullet—but it exposed a critical flaw in decentralized trading.
Here's how one trader almost broke the system and how we can stop it from happening again.
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1/ An attacker opened a large short position on JELLY, then artificially pumped its spot price, forcing liquidation.
This pushed an unrealized $13.5M loss onto Hyperliquid’s liquidity pool (HLP), as the oracle price spiked from $0.0095 to ~$0.50 per token.
2/ Hyperliquid intervened by delisting JELLY perps and force-settling positions at the original price of $0.0095, protecting HLP and leaving the attacker at a loss.
But rather than just reacting, what steps can Perp DEXs take to mitigate future risks?
AI agents are evolving from simple assistants to fully autonomous entities.
@ElizaOS is leading this shift by giving agents the ability to manage funds and operate businesses in Web3.
Here’s how ElizaOS v2 is shaping the future of AI-powered economies.
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1/ AI Independence
ElizaOS started as an AI framework focused on Web3 automation. While v1 enabled AI agents to interact with smart contracts and blockchain data, v2 takes a major leap forward.
AI agents have moved on from simple commands—they’re independently managing workflows, businesses, and financial strategies.
2/ Architectural Upgrades
• Modular Core Framework: Developers can customize AI agents without modifying the core to make deployments more scalable.
• Unified Abstraction Layer: AI agents now handle multi-chain assets seamlessly.
• Event-Driven Architecture: AI agents can react to real-time data, making them more efficient in handling DeFi, governance, and logistics.
These improvements give AI more flexibility, planning capabilities, and the ability to execute more complex tasks.
Imagine an ecosystem where rollups are truly interconnected—sharing liquidity, messaging, and infrastructure without barriers.
@initia is making that future a reality.
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1. Appchains Have Struggled
Appchains are expensive and time consuming to maintain. They require validators, block explorers, wallet integrations, and dev ops.
RaaS solutions (e.g., Caldera, Conduit) offer basic infra but lack key ecosystem components.
2. Initia fixes this by developing a fully integrated ecosystem to ensure rollups can interact seamlessly.
It offers:
• Standardized cross-rollup communication via IBC & LayerZero
• Single Slot Finality for low-latency confirmations
• Gas abstraction via JIT—pay gas with any token
• Native USDC via Noble & Circles CCTP
• Full ecosystem ready before mainnet
• Developer-friendly AgnosticVMs & Opinionated Rollup Framework