# The Edge Newsletter

> A crypto newsletter by DeFi Dad and Nomatic delivering hands-on tutorials, top farming strategies, and essential educational content for mastering the digital asset space

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## Posts
- [Is It Time to Buy ENA?](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/is-it-time-to-buy-ena): Lito shares his alpha on the new neobank app Ethena Pay, USDe's equity basis trade, and the recent announcement on early investor buyouts, unlocks, and ENA value accrual
- [Investigating Mezzanine, Pear and Solomon](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/investigating-mezzanine-pear-and-solomon): DeFi Frontier - September 30th
- [Building Citadel Securities For The Tokenized Era](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/building-citadel-securities-for-the-tokenized-era): Breaking down Axis Prime's balance-sheet-as-a-service, growing volume behind fintech stablecoin adoption, and where sUSDx's 20% yield actually comes from
- [What Are Pearl, Nockchain And Orbio?](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/what-are-pearl-nockchain-and-orbio): Are Proof of Work tokens coming back? Are they money?
- [Kool Krypto: The Story Behind The Anon DeFi Investor & Trader | What He's Betting On This Cycle](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/kool-krypto-the-story-behind-the-anon-defi-investor-trader-what-he-s-betting-on-this-cycle): His first major interview — origin story, viral options trades on Derive, why he thinks ETH extreme upside is mispriced, and his hot take expecting an Opulent October
- [The Last Thing You See Before You Trade Onchain Options](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/the-last-thing-you-see-before-you-trade-onchain-options): How Kool’s viral trades, Derive and better tools are bringing more people into options
- [Private DeFi Is Coming: Why Privacy Is Ethereum's Next Frontier](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/private-defi-is-coming-why-privacy-is-ethereum-s-next-frontier): KOLs shilled ZEC, but 2027 could be a landmark year for Ethereum's privacy roadmap
- [Could Derive V3 Be 'The Lighter' of Onchain Options on Ethereum?](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/could-derive-v3-be-the-lighter-of-onchain-options-on-ethereum): Launching any day now, we discuss V3's new ZK architecture and what tokenized stocks and RWAs could mean for growing Derive's market share in global options trading
- [Revisiting Bittensor: Do We Need To Be Paying Attention To TAO?](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/revisiting-bittensor-do-we-need-to-be-paying-attention-to-tao): DeFi Frontier - September 9th
- [DeFi Is Getting Very Interesting Again: What's On My Radar](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-is-getting-very-interesting-again-what-s-on-my-radar): DeFi Frontier: September 3rd
- [Is It Time To Buy Back Into Crypto?](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/is-it-time-to-buy-back-into-crypto): What just triggered the rally? Did we bottom? Do we prioritize buying AI or crypto?
- [Will Ethereum Be Quantum Safe? This Lead EF Researcher Says Yes](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/will-ethereum-be-quantum-safe-this-lead-ef-researcher-says-yes): Thomas Coratger on the quantum threat timeline, what the EF is doing, and why ETH holders shouldn't panic
- [DeFi Frontier: August 25th](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-frontier-august-25th): Are we so back? What I'm holding and why? What I got right and what I got wrong in the bear
- [Pharos: The Free Tool Every DeFi Investor Should Use To Research Stablecoins](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/pharos-the-free-tool-every-defi-investor-should-use-to-research-stablecoins): TokenBrice and Ike share why we need stablecoin safety scoring, how they called the pmUSD depeg, and what red flags to watch for in other stablecoins
- [DeFi Frontier: August 19th](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-frontier-august-19th): The EtherFi Summer Issue
- [How Re Brings Reinsurance, One of Finance's Most Exclusive Yield Sources, to DeFi](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/how-re-brings-reinsurance-one-of-finance-s-most-exclusive-yield-sources-to-defi): Why reinsurance belongs onchain and what Re is building for us as DeFi investors
- [Polaris: Earn Yield On Gold, ETH, and BTC With No Counterparty Risk](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/polaris-earn-yield-on-gold-eth-and-btc-with-no-counterparty-risk): A first look at a new immutable protocol coming to Ethereum for issuing stablecoins, commodities, and synthetic assets against a native yield-bearing form of ETH
- [DeFi Frontier: August 11th](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-frontier-august-11th): Fixed rate looping is here, 3x tokenized STRC from Toros/Ondo, You may have an airdrop sitting in your wallet + More
- [Fundstrat's Head of Digital Asset Strategy On ETH, Bitcoin, and The Macro Case For Crypto In Every Portfolio](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/fundstrat-s-head-of-digital-asset-strategy-on-eth-bitcoin-and-the-macro-case-for-crypto-in-every-por): Sean Farrell on why the worst market headwinds are behind us and what locked-in investors are doing now to capitalize
- [Is STRC Back?! Apyx's Parker White on What Comes Next and Tokenizing STRC for DeFi](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/is-strc-back-apyx-s-parker-white-on-what-comes-next-and-tokenizing-strc-for-defi): STRC's rough summer, how to restore investor confidence, and why tokenizing STRC with DeFi is so much better
- [DeFi Frontier: August 5th](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-frontier-august-5th): Is it STRC season again? Checking in on Yield Basis, Another fixed rate competitor emerges + lots more
- [Is The Market Bottom In? The DeFi Report's Outlook on H2 2026 and What Michael's Buying](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/is-the-market-bottom-in-the-defi-report-s-outlook-on-h2-2026-and-what-michael-s-buying): Michael Nadeau on market structure, cycle positioning, and the investor mindset that separates winners from losers this bear market
- [DeFi Frontier: July 29th](https://www.the-edge.xyz/p/defi-frontier-july-29th): 30 Day Yields, TVL Changes, Benchmarks, Axis Targets 10% - 20% Yields, Tenor Live On Top Of Morpho Midnight, Revert Finance, Good Reads: Arrakis and Franklin Templeton + More