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THE LIBRARY / EDITION 01

Know what
you are comparing.

Original explainers for reading onchain markets with a more critical eye.

MARKET STRUCTURE

Open interest is not trading volume

A practical framework for separating trading activity from positions that remain open.

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TOKEN ECONOMICS

Where do trading fees actually go?

Why gross fees, protocol revenue and value reaching token holders require separate lines.

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VALUATION

A cheap token can have an expensive supply

Read market capitalization, diluted value and unlock schedules together.

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REAL-WORLD MARKETS

Gold exposure is not ownership of gold

Separate RWA perpetual contracts from tokens that represent claims on underlying assets.

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