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Collateralized stablecoins and the first rule of crypto

Collateralized stablecoins and the first rule of crypto

Any asset can go to zero. That’s the first rule of crypto; however, it’s also the first thing everyone forgets when they fall in love with a new asset. “But not $MYBAG…”, some will protest. Ok, fine. But there is one sacred sphere of crypto where we must

4 Insights on the State of Stablecoin Regulation Right Now

4 Insights on the State of Stablecoin Regulation Right Now

The last year has seen seismic shifts in how law-makers are approaching crypto regulation. Thousands of pages of potential legislation have been drafted. Hundreds of hours of hearings, meetings, and briefings. Where does this leave us moving forward? In this piece, we’ll dive into four high level insights on

What is a DEX?

Why not just use that big exchange they named the sports arena after? DEX stands for decentralized exchange. ShadeSwap, Osmosis, and Uniswap are DEXs. A decentralized exchange is governed by code (specifically smart contracts) that are programmed into and built on top of a particular blockchain. These smart contracts are,

Mapping the Frontier of User Privacy in DeFi

Mapping the Frontier of User Privacy in DeFi

What if I told you that there was a security camera installed inside your fridge? Every night for the last three weeks, we have footage of someone sneaking into your home and stealing small amounts of food. Turns out, this is basically a true story. Your fridge symbolizes your crypto

How to Increase Gas Fees

How to Increase Gas Fees

When you make transactions on the Secret Network such as interacting with DeFi applications like Shade Protocol, you need to pay gas fees. This "gas fee" covers the cost of computation needed to process and validate your transactions on the Secret Network blockchain. If the gas fee submitted by a

Narrative Convergence - How to predict the life and death of ideas like Silk

Narrative Convergence - How to predict the life and death of ideas like Silk

What are the factors that cause an idea to live or die? The answer is surprising. We are forced to admit something embarrassing: good ideas rarely win. Quite often they die on the operating table. On the other hand, weak ideas that have no business going viral, sometimes do precisely

ShadeSwap stETH Yield Campaign - Private DeFi

ShadeSwap stETH Yield Campaign - Private DeFi

Greetings community, Shade Protocol is proud to announce a Secret Ethereum X Shade Protocol rewards campaign for Ethereum assets. Users with stETH will have the opportunity to earn both $SHD & $vSCRT rewards for liquidity providing their bridged ETH assets on the following pairs: * SILK/stETH (100%+ APR at launch) * ETH/

Bridging Assets from Ethereum to Secret Network Using Shade Protocol

Educational Materials

Bridging Assets from Ethereum to Secret Network Using Shade Protocol

This blog demonstrates how to use the new Eth bridge and gas faucet built by Shade Protocol using MetaMask. This bridging process applies for all Ethereum assets.

Truffle VC Report on Future of Crypto Payments (and Silk is spotlighted)

Truffle VC Report on Future of Crypto Payments (and Silk is spotlighted)

Kayla Phillips and Truffle Ventures spotlights Silk in the crypto payments report.

Shade Protocol - 2024 Roadmap

Shade Protocol - 2024 Roadmap

Greetings community, The time has come to formally outline the broader Shade Protocol strategy and goals for 2024. Note that, none of these items are guaranteed. However, these are important targets that we want to collectively & transparently share with the community. Early this month - we took the time to

The Sun is Setting on the US Dollar. Here's What is Next.

The Sun is Setting on the US Dollar. Here's What is Next.

Sovereign nations and their currencies have unavoidable life cycles. Money evolves with power shifts that re-direct economic value and flow, as well as with technological innovation that improves a currency’s utility and interoperability. Since the end of World War II, the US dollar has been the world’s de

Expanding Horizons: Shade Protocol Welcomes OKX Wallet Integration

Expanding Horizons: Shade Protocol Welcomes OKX Wallet Integration

As a leading cryptocurrency wallet, OKX brings a wealth of advantages to the Shade Protocol ecosystem, enhancing accessibility, liquidity, and security for our users.

How SILK Maintains Its Peg

How SILK Maintains Its Peg

Greetings community, In this blog post we will outline the mechanisms that maintain Silk's stability. Many lessons have been learned from other collateralized stablecoins, as well as collapses (such as UST) to ultimately inform how SILK economic levers were designed. The goal of SILK stability mechanisms are simple: * Ensure overcollateralization

Shade Protocol Supports MetaMask & Ethereum Users + Private DeFi

Shade Protocol Supports MetaMask & Ethereum Users + Private DeFi

Shade Protocol successfully integrates MetaMask, the largest crypto wallet with over 30,000,000 monthly active users.

Shade Protocol Q3, 2023 Update

Shade Protocol Q3, 2023 Update

Greetings community, In this blog post we will outline Shade Protocol initiatives currently under development or fully completed. It’s been a busy month since the launch of Shade staking at the end of July with significant progress on multiple fronts tied to accessibility & product development. Enter AppShade Staking + Final

SILK X Kujira - Expanding The Shade Horizon

SILK X Kujira - Expanding The Shade Horizon

August marked a pivotal turning point for SILK with the introduction of SILK into the Kujira DeFi ecosystem. Kujira is a decentralized ecosystem for protocols, builders and web3 users seeking sustainable FinTech. Kujira is the first time SILK has officially ventured out beyond Secret Network, empowering more users to have

Navigating the Stablecoin Landscape: A Comprehensive Guide

Navigating the Stablecoin Landscape: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction In the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins have emerged as a beacon of stability. As their name suggests, stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to a traditional fiat currency like the US dollar or a basket of assets. This stability makes them a crucial component

Shade Staking + Final Airdrop LIVE on Mainnet

Shade Staking + Final Airdrop LIVE on Mainnet

Greetings community, Shade Protocol is proud to announce that staking is live - the promise of airdrop distribution is complete with the final 70% of the SHD airdrop being released with staking to the decentralized community. Shade Staking has a 7 day lock-up experience - uniquely differentiating it from other

Stride X ShadeSwap - DerivativeSwap & Cosmos Derivatives

Stride X ShadeSwap - DerivativeSwap & Cosmos Derivatives

Greetings community, Today we are proud to announce and highlight our incentive partnership with Stride - a Cosmos liquid staking solution. Stride prioritizes security, decentralization, and user experience. All things that Shade Protocol also values deeply within our product and community. We look forward to deepening liquidity through this partnership

The Future of Commerce: Decentralized Stablecoins and Their Role in a Trust-Minimized Economy

The Future of Commerce: Decentralized Stablecoins and Their Role in a Trust-Minimized Economy

Introduction In the world we inhabit, trust is a fundamental assumption. We trust that the food we eat at a restaurant is fresh, that we can withdraw money from the bank at any time, and that cars will stop at a red light instead of continuing at full speed. Trust

Keplr 2.0 FAQ

This comprehensive guide provides systematic steps to troubleshoot any challenges you may be experiencing as a result of the Keplr 2.0 upgrade.

An Ethereum Introduction To Shade Protocol

An Ethereum Introduction To Shade Protocol

Ethereum DeFi has problems. Shade DeFi is the solution.

ShadeSwap X QuickSilver Liquid Staking Partnership

ShadeSwap X QuickSilver Liquid Staking Partnership

Greetings community, Shade Protocol is excited to officially announce its strategic partnership with Quicksilver - a Cosmos liquid staking zone focused on unlocking the liquidity of staked assets. Quicksilver has exceptional flexibility with respect to staking derivative holders ability to interact with governance while still holding a staking derivative. Both

ShadeSwap X pSTAKE Liquid Staking Partnership

ShadeSwap X pSTAKE Liquid Staking Partnership

Greetings community, Shade Protocol is excited to officially announce its strategic partnership with pSTAKE on Persistence One - a Tendermint based specialized Layer-1 powering an ecosystem of DeFi applications focused on unlocking the liquidity of staked assets. Both of these ecosystems value decentralization and what DeFi can unlock - this

Shade MetaEngine - An Interwoven Economy

Shade MetaEngine - An Interwoven Economy

In this blog post, we will outline the Shade MetaEngine - a novel architecture that intertwines public goods and protocol levers to achieve economic sustainability and growth for Shade Protocol. The inception of the MetaEngine principles began in 2021 based on a simple theory: Isolated public goods will struggle to