Archive - Shoal Research

MEV Protection: DEX & Aggregator Anti-MEV Mechanisms

A look into decentralized exchange measures reducing maximal extractable value on swaps.

Nov 20, 2023 • Paul Timofeev

CoW Swap: Intents, MEV, and Batch Auctions

Low Fees and MEV-Resistant Trades: Made possible through intent-based architecture

Nov 27, 2023 • Cookies

Virtuals Protocol: Launching AI Agents with the Pump.fun Model

Attention theory, memecoins and how Virtuals Protocol is shaping the new form of digital engagement and tokenized intelligence with AI Agents

Oct 16, 2024 • Sitesh Kumar Sahoo and Gabe Tramble

Jupiter Exchange: Solana’s Dex Aggregator

Unpacking the fundamental investment catalysts behind Solana’s premier DEX aggregator.

Jan 18, 2024 • Paul Timofeev

Liquid Restaking Tokens: A new Frontier for Yield

An Overview of liquid restaking tokens on Eigenlayer

Dec 18, 2023 • 0xJermo, Duck, and Gabe Tramble

The 0-1 of Chain Abstraction

A primer on the missing piece to achieving mainstream blockchain adoption, with supplemental case studies.

May 30, 2024 • imajinl and Paul Timofeev

Banana Gun: Telegram Sniper Bot

Bringing MEV, Block 0, and token trading all in a single telegram user interface

Sep 19, 2023 • Gabe Tramble

Assessing the Permissionless Lending Landscape

Morpho vs Ajna vs Euler

Mar 8, 2024 • Aaron Xie

Underwriting LRTs: Balancing High Yield with Novel Risks

Underwriting the risk of Eigenlayer liquid restaking tokens within the DeFi ecosystem

Feb 14, 2024 • Duck and Gabe Tramble

The Case for Compute DePINs

Exploring the role compute DePINs can play in enabling decentralized GPU marketplaces, with comprehensive analysis and supplemental case studies…

Jun 11, 2024 • Paul Timofeev

Parallel Execution: The Next Generation of Blockchains

Exploring the design philosophies of parallelized blockchains and which teams are pushing the frontier today.

May 1, 2024 • Paul Timofeev, Mike Jin, and Gabe Tramble

Polymarket and the Proliferation of Prediction Markets

How Decentralized Prediction Markets such as Polymarket Are Reshaping Forecasting and Decision-Making in the Digital Age

Oct 8, 2024 • Alex Nardi

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