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Browse every House of Chimera article: Web3 protocol research, crypto market insights, macroeconomics, and Academy guides for newcomers.
- Academy
What is MEV and why does it matter?
Discover what Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) is, how searcher bots use arbitrage and sandwich attacks, and how transaction ordering impacts DeFi on Ethereum.
- Academy
- UNI
What is yield farming?
Learn what DeFi yield farming is, how crypto yield farming fueled DeFi Summer, where yields come from, and why many early models collapsed.
- Market insights
- WOOD
- ARROW
- UNI
- MORPHO
Inside Robinhood Chain: What’s Actually Happening?
Robinhood Chain’s DeFi infrastructure is growing quickly, but RWAs still account for a limited share of activity. Here are the five protocols shaping the network’s future.
- Research
- Cashcat
The Rise of Robinhood Chain
Robinhood Chain was pitched as an RWA platform, but on-chain data tell a different story: stablecoins and lending dominate TVL, while RWAs remain thin. A deep dive into what's really driving the chain.
- Academy
- Hype
What Are RWA Perps? Understanding Real-World Asset Perpetual Markets
RWA perps exploded in 2026, from 29 to 600+ markets and $100B+ in volume. Learn how real-world asset perpetuals work, how Hyperliquid HIP-3 and Variational compete via CLOB vs RFQ models, and the risks facing perp DEXs.
- Market insights
- MORPHO
The Realized Cost of ETH Leverage: Why Liquity V2 Outperformed Competitors Over 365 Days
Compare Liquity V2 with Aave, Morpho, Compound, and Spark using 365-day borrowing costs, rate volatility, and ETH capital efficiency.
- Research
Katana Blockchain Deep Dive: Solving Liquidity Fragmentation with ZK-Rollups
Explore Katana: The ZK-rollup using Vault Bridge & CoL to fix DeFi liquidity fragmentation and deliver sustainable real yield
- Research
Flying Tulip’s Revenue-Backed Model: A Bold Answer to DeFi’s Incentive Crisis
Flying Tulip offers a revenue-backed, emission-free DeFi model that realigns incentives through sustainable design and adaptive markets.
- Market insights
- BTC
The Rise of Next-Gen Stablecoin Projects: WLFI, Plasma & Ethena’s $12B DeFi Disruption
Explore next-gen stablecoin projects WLFI, Plasma, and Ethena, Trump-backed, Tether-supported, and $12B TVL growth redefining DeFi finance
- Market insights
- Hype
Unlocking HyperLiquid’s Extraordinary Growth: Top Lessons from a Multi-Billion-Dollar Empire
Explore how Hyperliquid grew through its order-book architecture, HyperBFT, HyperCore, HLP vaults, token distribution, and liquidity strategy.
- Market insights
Will DeFi Summer 2.0 Return in 2025? How UX and Innovation Could Spark the Next DeFi Boom
Will DeFi Summer make a comeback in 2025? Explore the catalysts, UX innovations, and trends that could revive DeFi's golden era.
