Ilya Sorokin
Protocols & yield
Ilya covers decentralised finance end to end: lending, DEXs, restaking and the risk that hides in the fine print of a smart contract.
Recent publications
Solana overtakes Ethereum in daily DEX volume
Decentralised exchange volume on Solana has edged past Ethereum during several recent sessions, powered by low fees and fast execution.
Tokenized treasuries cross $10B on-chain
On-chain tokenised US Treasury products have crossed the $10 billion mark as institutions bring the world's benchmark safe yield onto public blockchains.
Restaking TVL surges as EigenLayer expands
Restaking — reusing staked ETH to secure additional services — has drawn billions in deposits, along with fresh questions about the layered risk that comes with it.
RWA lending markets top $1B in deposits
On-chain lending backed by real-world assets has passed $1 billion in deposits, pulling off-chain credit into DeFi and reshaping where yield now comes from.