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7 pieces · Nov 2023 to Aug 2026 · 2 flagship

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Explainer14 Nov 2023Intents explained: declarative constraints, solvers and mempool designsExplains intents versus transactions (declarative outcome vs imperative path), solver roles, MEV implications and three intent propagation designs: permissionless, permissioned and hybrid mempools, with use cases.Article26 Jul 2024Mantis: first restaked SVM L2 on Solana, intents and chain abstractionLong-form report on modularity, fragmentation and intents, arguing Mantis' IBC-powered cross-chain intent execution and settlement, secured by restaking, brings RFQ trading and decentralized solvers to Solana. Contrasts imperative transactions with declarative intents.Breakdown12 Jan 2026Paradex overview: volume, RPI, private Starknet appchain and roadmapProfiles Paradex as the only major perp DEX built with privacy as a core principle, with zero fees, RPI and institutional backing, and announces an A1 research series on it.

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2026 2

21 Aug 2026GTE returns: likely Hyperliquid rival on LayerZero's Zero with EthenaGTE, a former MegaETH incubatee with $25M+ raised, appears to be building a perp DEX on LayerZero's ZK-based Zero network with Ethena's USDe as the liquidity layer, based on a leaked page. Explains Zero's atomicity zones and how USDe holds its peg.BreakdownPerpsL1/L2Stablecoins

12 Jan 2026Paradex overview: volume, RPI, private Starknet appchain and roadmapProfiles Paradex as the only major perp DEX built with privacy as a core principle, with zero fees, RPI and institutional backing, and announces an A1 research series on it.BreakdownPerpsPrivacyZK

2025 2

03 Oct 2025Paradex architecture: RPI, zero-fee PFOF and unified portfolio marginBreaks down Paradex's design: flow segmentation via RPI, PFOF funding zero retail fees, STARK-proven settlement, universal portfolio margin via CairoVM, perpetual options, state-diff data posting and multi-stream revenue. Distribution against incumbents is the open test.BreakdownPerpsZKMarket structure

28 Sep 2025Paradex thesis: first-principles redesign of CLOB DEX market structureWhy Paradex could be one of multiple CLOB winners: flow segmentation with RPI, PFOF zero-fee model, STARK-proven hybrid architecture, unified portfolio margin, perpetual options, vaults, XUSD and privacy by design.BreakdownPerpsZKMarket structure

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26 Jul 2024Mantis: first restaked SVM L2 on Solana, intents and chain abstractionLong-form report on modularity, fragmentation and intents, arguing Mantis' IBC-powered cross-chain intent execution and settlement, secured by restaking, brings RFQ trading and decentralized solvers to Solana. Contrasts imperative transactions with declarative intents.ArticleSolanaL1/L2DeFi

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30 Nov 2023Composable MANTIS: cross-chain intent settlement over IBCExplains Composable's MANTIS framework: solvers in the Composable VM, multi-domain auctions, an execution language and IBC settlement on the Composable Cosmos chain, as the cross-chain settlement layer for AA wallets.ExplainerDeFiMarket structure

14 Nov 2023Intents explained: declarative constraints, solvers and mempool designsExplains intents versus transactions (declarative outcome vs imperative path), solver roles, MEV implications and three intent propagation designs: permissionless, permissioned and hybrid mempools, with use cases.ExplainerDeFiMarket structureEthereum

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