Business Models

Explores how Web3 and blockchain enable new ways of creating, capturing, and distributing value.

Kade Garrett

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What Is DePIN?  A User-Centric Model for a Web3 World

Cloud storage, cloud computing, and other online networks are everywhere. If you combine them with blockchain, you get DePIN — a network model that is reimagining how network providers, entrepreneurs, and users interact. Now add a simple app and you create user magic.

Kade Garrett

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What is Chain Abstraction, Why Does it Matter, and to Whom?

What is chain abstraction? And why should you care? Discover how chain abstraction development greatly simplifies the user experience (UX) for technical and non-technical users of crypto apps and blockchain-based tools. Web3 simplicity will drive the next phase of user adoption.

Veronica Kirin

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Demystifying Token Launches: ICOs, IEOs, and IDOs Explained

Get ready to fundraise! As a fellow Web3 founder, I know how critical it is to get your token launch right. We’re lucky to have a plethora of options available these days. Let’s dig into what they are so you can work toward structuring the best launch possible for your project.

Kade Garrett

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Token Incentives That Last: Building Viable Web3 Consumer Apps

Creating a thoughtful token incentive plan isn’t a nice-to-have extra. It’s a must-have component for successful Web3 entrepreneurs and startups. To be successful, apps need fair token incentives that balance short- and long-term growth to stay relevant, popular, and financially viable.

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Onchain Research Team

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Crypto Apps for Consumers Are Here to Stay

Crypto consumer apps have everything they need to scale: a robust, scalable blockchain infrastructure, AI-enhanced UX, and real-world utility. This report identifies what's driving adoption and what's still missing. Who will win, and why? We've analyzed and tested the key players and real-world use cases to inspire your next move.

Kade Garrett

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Blockchain Compliance in 2025: What You Need to Know

For years, blockchain compliance has been a constant topic of discussion in the crypto ecosystem. With ever-changing blockchain regulations, Web3 founders find themselves building on unstable legal ground. Will 2025 provide the regulatory clarity crypto startups and entrepreneurs need to thrive?

Kade Garrett

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Global Payments Innovation: Stablecoins and CBDCs

Stablecoin usage has exploded, with a combined market cap in excess of $200 billion. By enabling cross-border payments, stablecoins and CBDCs are creating financial inclusion by providing financial alternatives. Those in financial markets need to take notice.

Kade Garrett

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Stablecoin Revenue Models and Yield Strategies for Businesses

Besides their use for payments and remittances, stablecoins provide yield-generating business opportunities for prominent stablecoin projects – and those that hold stablecoins on their balance sheets. Are stablecoins more useful than the fiat currency they are pegged to?

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Onchain Research Team

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Stablecoins: The Most Lucrative Business Onchain

Do stablecoins truly open remarkable conditions to enable business onchain? The answer is yes! But where lies their massive potential? And what differentiates them from other blockchain ventures? We went out to get answers and came back with this report, including practical insights for entrepreneurs. Follow us through the landscape as we explore the business opportunities. Get data to support decisions related to stablecoin integration or protocol building.