We’re introducing Starkzap, a TypeScript SDK that brings Bitcoin, stablecoins, DeFi, gaming, and other crypto features to any applications. It strips away blockchain complexity using Starknet’s native account abstraction, delivering a smooth UX through production-ready modules that plug directly into your existing stack. Background In the app development world, Bitcoin, DeFi, stablecoin and onchain gaming … Read more
TL;DR Bitcoin’s fixed supply and lack of a native yield mechanism keeps most holdings inactive, limiting capital efficiency for long-term holders. Bitcoin yield converts idle BTC into productive capital through onchain transactions and smart-contract interactions: staking, lending, liquidity provisioning, automated vaults, and Bitcoin-backed borrowing that generate real, onchain returns. On Starknet, BTCFi integrates these yield … Read more
In the next few lines, we’ll summarize the special Mother’s Day episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast. Often, when someone wants a complex topic explained simply, they use the lazy phrase, “Explain it like you would to your mom.” This episode flips that tired cliché on its head. Instead, we hear from some of the … Read more
In the 8th episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, we journey beyond the familiar narratives of Bitcoin as digital gold or a peer-to-peer payment system. Guided by host Nathan Jeffay, Gareth Jenkinson from Coin Telegraph, and special guest Isabel Foxen Duke, GP of Unbroken Chain, VP of layer 1 Foundation, we step into a speculative … Read more
In the following post, we’ll summarize the sixth episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast. In this enlightening conversation, hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth Jenkinson are joined by Dan Held, a pivotal figure in the Bitcoin world. Dan, a serial entrepreneur and one of the most respected educators in the space, was there in the early … Read more
In the following post, we’ll summarize the key insights from Episode 5 of The Clear Crypto Podcast. This episode tackles one of the most fundamental and anticipated use cases for blockchain technology: day-to-day payments. Can crypto ever truly replace the convenience of tapping a card or using a payment app? The hosts, journalist Nathan Jeffay … Read more
In the next few lines, we’ll summarize the 4th episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast, a deep dive into one of the most pressing challenges facing the blockchain world today. Can crypto finally shed its reputation for being clunky, intimidating, and complicated? Can it deliver the kind of seamless, intuitive user experience we’ve come to … Read more
TL;DR Starknet has achieved true Product-Market Fit by solving crypto’s core problems. It offers massive scale and low fees without sacrificing security or decentralization. Native Account Abstraction delivers a seamless Web2-grade UX with Web3 guarantees. Its custom-built stack (Cairo) is designed for long-term superiority and innovation. The ecosystem is attracting top-tier builders with growing developer … Read more
This post attempts to organize a basic understanding of liquidity, oriented at DeFi. We’ll define liquidity and its key metrics, and analyze it for constant-product AMMs. Then we’ll touch on impermanent loss and end with a brief overview of concentrated liquidity. Liquidity Liquidity is a property of markets, crucial for capital efficiency. Folklore intuition can … Read more
A Vision for Bitcoin’s Future The episode kicks off by putting Eli Ben-Sasson in a hypothetical time machine and asking him what Bitcoin will look like in five years. His answer is bold and clear. “The use of Bitcoin in five years will be that, first of all, it is in much more use,” Eli … Read more