Nansen Blog

May 20, 2025

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Symbiotic Protocol is a decentralized security infrastructure that enables new and existing blockchains to share validator resources through a permissionless restaking mechanism. By pooling economic security and allowing validators to secure multiple networks simultaneously, it eliminates the traditional “cold start” problem and provides immediate, scalable security to emerging blockchain ecosystems.

May 19, 2025

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Learn how to stake IOTA with our comprehensive IOTA staking guide. IOTA stands apart from traditional blockchains through its unique architecture called the Tangle—a directed acyclic graph (DAG) that enables feeless, scalable transactions. ‍

May 19, 2025

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Learn how to stake OM with our Mantra staking guide. Discover the best ways to buy OM tokens, step-by-step staking instructions, and how to maximize your rewards by staking with Nansen.

May 16, 2025

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Learn how Internet Capital Markets tokens — the new crypto meta — are offering are reshaping crypto meta investing.

May 16, 2025

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Kelp DAO is a liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum that lets users maximize staking yields by converting their liquid staking tokens (like stETH or rETH) into rsETH, enabling simultaneous rewards from Ethereum staking and EigenLayer services. Through features like Gain Vaults and broad DeFi integrations, Kelp DAO offers enhanced capital efficiency and accessibility for staking while maintaining user liquidity.

May 15, 2025

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Convex Finance is a DeFi protocol designed to optimize yields for Curve Finance users by enabling liquidity providers to earn boosted CRV rewards and CVX tokens without locking their assets. By aggregating LP tokens and leveraging veCRV voting power, Convex simplifies yield farming while offering higher returns and additional governance benefits for participants.‍

May 14, 2025

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Nansen is deepening its commitment to the MANTRA ecosystem by becoming a validator node and providing advanced onchain analytics to enhance network transparency, decentralization, and strategic growth. This collaboration aligns with both organizations’ missions to foster a secure and scalable Web3 landscape, with Nansen reinvesting validator rewards to support ecosystem development and broaden access to real-time blockchain insights.

May 14, 2025

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Compound v3, also known as Comet, introduces a streamlined DeFi lending model centered on borrowing a single base asset like USDC against various collateral types, improving capital efficiency and reducing complexity. With enhanced risk management features, lower gas costs, and isolated markets, it offers a more secure and user-friendly experience for both lenders and borrowers.

May 13, 2025

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Compound v2 is a decentralized lending protocol on Ethereum that allows users to earn interest or borrow crypto by depositing assets into smart contract-managed lending pools, receiving interest-accruing cTokens in return. With dynamic algorithmic interest rates and governance driven by the COMP token, it offers flexibility and transparency, though users must manage risks like liquidation and smart contract vulnerabilities.

May 12, 2025

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Uniswap v3 introduces a groundbreaking DeFi feature called concentrated liquidity, allowing liquidity providers to allocate capital within specific price ranges for increased capital efficiency and custom risk management. While this adds complexity, it offers strategic benefits like higher fee earnings, customizable risk-reward profiles, and tradable NFT liquidity positions, making it a powerful tool for informed and active investors.