Research & Insights
Data-driven crypto analysis and market notes, published by Clashware Sàrl, Lausanne.
Layer 2 Tokens Lead the Recovery While Markets Bleed
While Bitcoin drops 23% and Ethereum loses 32% in Q1, Layer 2 networks process record transactions and attract institutional capital.
Optimism Revenue Sharing: The Superchain Buyback Experiment
Optimism approved 50% sequencer revenue for OP buybacks. How the Superchain's $8M annual pilot could reshape Layer 2 tokenomics.
Cross-Chain Bridges 2026: LayerZero vs Wormhole vs CCIP
How lock-and-mint, liquidity-pool, and messaging bridges move assets, how LayerZero, Wormhole, and Chainlink CCIP compare, and what hacks reveal about trust.
MegaETH Launches Feb 9: Inside the $450M Bet on Real-Time Ethereum
MegaETH promises 100,000 TPS and millisecond latency. As mainnet launches February 9, we analyze what this means for Ethereum's Layer 2 landscape.
Bitcoin Layer 2 2026: Lightning Falls 32% From Its ATH
Lightning Network capacity fell 32% since its December 2025 peak; ecosystem-wide BTCFi held near 91,332 BTC as of May 2026. Data on Lightning, Stacks and RSK.
Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade: The Consensus Revolution That Could Redefine Speed
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade promises 100x faster finality at 150ms. Here's what the Votor and Rotor protocols mean for SOL and blockchain scalability.
Firedancer Runs 12% of Solana's Stake, Not 20%
Solana's independent Firedancer client controls about 12% of stake eight months after mainnet launch, far below the 20% figure this site first reported.
Layer 2 Consolidation: Why Only 3 Rollups Will Survive 2026
21Shares report predicts most Ethereum L2s won't survive as Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism dominate. Analysis of the consolidation trend.
Bitcoin DeFi's $6 Billion Question: Why BTCFi Needs More Than Wrapped BTC
Explore the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem's critical moment as sBTC launches, Babylon surges, and L2s compete for BTC capital.
Base Leads Arbitrum in Value Secured, Needs Two Sign-Offs
L2BEAT puts Base at $11.82B in total value secured against Arbitrum's $10.11B as of 2026-08-16. Base's contracts upgrade once two bodies agree.