Dora Noda
Software Engineer
Dora Noda is a Software Engineer writing about Web3 infrastructure, blockchain networks, and self-hosting.
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The Cracks in the $1.7 Trillion Private Credit Market: A Comparative Analysis with DeFi
The private credit market faces scrutiny as its opacity and risks are compared to the transparent operations of DeFi. This analysis explores the systemic vulnerabilities exposed by recent market events and the regulatory implications.
Pump.fun Goes Multichain: The $1B Memecoin Machine Eyes Ethereum, Base, BSC, and Monad
Pump.fun, the first Solana application to generate $1 billion in revenue, is expanding to Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain, and Monad. This move could reshape memecoin culture across the EVM ecosystem, leveraging Pump.fun's success in token creation and trading infrastructure.
The Rise of Rollup-as-a-Service: A Double-Edged Sword for Blockchain Deployment
Rollup-as-a-Service platforms have revolutionized blockchain deployment by drastically reducing costs and complexity. However, the ease of launching new chains raises questions about liquidity fragmentation and strategic deployment decisions.
Sapiom's $15.75M Bet: Why AI Agents Need Their Own Wallets, Identity, and Payment Rails
Sapiom's $15.75M seed round aims to revolutionize the agentic economy by providing AI agents with their own wallets, identities, and payment rails, addressing a critical bottleneck in autonomous commerce.
The SocialFi Resurrection: How Leadership Shakeups, On-Chain Identity, and a Vitalik Endorsement Are Reshaping Decentralized Social
SocialFi is undergoing a transformation with leadership changes, on-chain identity advancements, and Vitalik Buterin's support, signaling a new era for decentralized social platforms.
East Asia's Unified Digital Asset Rulebook: A 2026 Convergence
In 2026, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are aligning their digital asset regulations, focusing on stablecoin licensing and institutional access, marking a significant shift towards a unified rulebook with global implications.
Staking ETFs Are Minting a New Asset Class — How SUI, ETH, and SOL Yield Products Are Redrawing Institutional Crypto
Staking ETFs are revolutionizing the crypto market by transforming proof-of-stake tokens into yield-bearing instruments, attracting institutional investors and reshaping portfolio strategies.
STRK20: How Starknet's Privacy-Native Token Standard Bridges the Gap Between Confidentiality and Compliance
STRK20, Starknet's privacy-native token standard, offers confidential balances and private transfers, addressing the transparency challenges in DeFi while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Strategy's 738K BTC Hoard: How STRC Preferred Equity Built an Infinite Bitcoin Accumulation Machine
Explore how Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, amassed 738,731 BTC through innovative financial instruments like STRC preferred equity, transforming from a software company to a Bitcoin bank and sparking a corporate Bitcoin treasury movement.