Pillarbear believes that it's crucial to bridge the gap between infrastructure technology and products or services for broad adoption of blockchain. The infrastructure of blockchain is currently a rapidly evolving field where various narratives rise altogether. The significance, progress and vision of the technology will be mainly explored. Specifically, a deep interest lies in Modular Blockchain and MEV. Modular Blockchain has already moved beyond the narrative and is becoming a reality. More projects will be deployed via rollups, and correspondingly the blockchain ecosystem will transform into a more diverse structure. Additionally, MEV is not just arbitrage tactics but a question about the dynamics between participants within the system; Which entity captures what value. It is required to understand the mechanisms and analyze their effects for a better user experience and a robust system in both Modular or X-domain systems.
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Monthly FP: Meme Frenzy (Mar. 2024)
Let's take a look at what happened in March and what we should keep an eye on in the next month.
Scout: Restaking & Liquid Restaking (Jan 2024)
As we entered 2024, the landscape of Liquid Staking Tokens (LRT) and their associated financial services (LRTfi) has continued to flourish. This burgeoning sector is marked by a competitive spirit, driving innovation and expanding the possibilities within the crypto market. Discover in this edition of Scout the diverse and cutting-edge projects from AVS's advanced risk management network to the Omni-chain protocols, and AMM for Yield-bearing Assets.
Scout (December 2023): Rising Bitcoin Ecosystem and Korean Game Projects
This month, the spotlight is on the Bitcoin ecosystem and Korean gaming projects, attracting significant VC investments. Highlighting Promising Early Projects: From RWA applications to ZK payment solutions, uncovered through our internal research and monitoring.
Jito, the Ruler of Solana MEV
Jito, a rapidly growing entity in the revitalized Solana ecosystem, is making waves as a liquid staking protocol and MEV infra builder in Solana. Especially after Lido's exit from Solana and the recent token airdrop, Jito has seen a surge in prominence in the market. The surge has made Jito to become the second largest liquid staking protocol and the adoption of Jito-Solana
The Fellowship of The Rollups: Rollup Framework, Shared Sequencer and RaaS
As rollups are increasingly becoming a universal system for deploying new blockchains, solutions for building and operating them are also gaining attention. This includes the rollup framework that provides the foundation for the rollup system, the shared sequencer protocol for sequencer decentralization, and RaaS, which offers rollup deployment and operation as a service. Each solution has its own unique structure and relative strengths and weaknesses. We aim to explore what benefits and risks rollups can obtain through each solution, and what the future rollup ecosystem they will form might look like
Scout: New Player in Decentralized Proving (November, 2023)
The Scout Article is a series by Four Pillars that aims to identify promising early-stage blockchain projects through active research and monitoring of emerging sectors.
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