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How to Become a Dynamic Liquidity Provider (dLP) on Radiant Capital: A Technical Guide

Helena Chandler — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:52:23 +0000

Radiant Capital Official is pioneering the Radiant Omni-chain Money Market, allowing users to deposit and borrow across multiple blockchains seamlessly. This guide will walk you through the technical steps of becoming a Dynamic Liquidity Provider (dLP) and why it's crucial for earning full RDNT Staking emissions.

Core Concept: Dynamic Liquidity & RDNT Emissions
Radiant's "omni-chain" vision is powered by the concept of Dynamic Liquidity. To earn 100% of the RDNT Token Governance emissions from supplying and borrowing, users must lock a proportional amount of their LP tokens as dLP. This ensures sufficient liquidity for cross-chain transactions.

Step 1: Provide Liquidity on Radiant (Optional First Step)
To get the required LP tokens for dLP, you first need to provide liquidity to Radiant's core pools.

Navigate to Pools: Go to the "Supply" section on the Radiant app.

Select Asset & Network: Choose an asset (e.g., USDC) and the network (e.g., Arbitrum, BNB Chain).

Deposit: Deposit your assets into a Radiant pool. You will receive rTokens (Radiant Tokens) representing your supplied assets.

Step 2: How to use Radiant Capital for dLP Staking
This is the key step to unlock full RDNT emissions.

Acquire LP Tokens: Obtain an appropriate amount of LP tokens (e.g., from a Radiant native pool or a DEX like Balancer, paired with Radiant's pool tokens).

Navigate to dLP Staking: On the Radiant app, go to the "dLP Staking" section.

Stake dLP: Enter the amount of your LP tokens you wish to stake as dLP. This action locks your LP tokens for a chosen duration, making you a Dynamic Liquidity Provider (dLP).

Activate Emissions: After staking dLP, ensure you activate your Radiant dLP Emissions on the platform. This often involves a claim function.

This process ensures your supplied/borrowed assets earn maximum RDNT rewards, contributing to the liquidity of the Radiant Omni-chain Money Market.

solidity
// Pseudocode for dLP staking interaction
interface IRadiantDLPStaking {
function stake(address lpToken, uint256 amount, uint256 lockDuration) external;
function activateEmissions() external;
}

// Example usage
IRadiantDLPStaking dlpStaking = IRadiantDLPStaking(0xRadiantDLPStakingAddress);
// Assume user has LP tokens and approves spending
dlpStaking.stake(LP_TOKEN_ADDRESS, 1000 ether, 12 weeks); // Lock 1000 LP tokens for 12 weeks
dlpStaking.activateEmissions(); // Activate RDNT emissions
For a full breakdown of the cross-chain architecture and specific dLP pool details, please refer to https://sites.google.com/verified-web3-portal.com/radiantcapital/.

A Developer's Guide to Integrating with Scallop: Native Lending on Blast

Helena Chandler — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:48:14 +0000

Scallop Official is designed to be the leading Scallop Lending Protocol native to the Blast L2, leveraging its unique features to provide an efficient money market. This guide provides a technical overview of how to interact with the core functionalities: supplying assets and borrowing against them, especially within the Scallop Blast Native Lending environment.

Core Concept: Isolated Lending Pools & Dynamic Interest Rates
Scallop employs isolated lending pools, where each asset market has its own risk parameters. Interest rates are determined by real-time supply and demand, ensuring Scallop Dynamic Interest Rates that reflect market conditions. The protocol also heavily integrates Scallop Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) as prime collateral.

Step 1: Supplying Assets (Lending)
To earn yield, users supply supported assets.

Connect to Blast: Ensure your Web3 wallet is connected to the Blast network.

Select Asset: On the Scallop dApp, choose the asset to supply (e.g., WETH, USDB, or a supported LST).

Enable Collateral: If you intend to borrow, you must enable your supplied asset as collateral. This usually requires a separate approval transaction.

Supply: Confirm the supply transaction. Your assets will now accrue yield.

Step 2: Borrowing Assets
Once collateral is supplied, you can access the Scallop Borrowing Platform.

Select Asset to Borrow: Choose the asset you wish to borrow.

Monitor Health Factor: Always observe your Health Factor. This indicates the safety of your loan. A Health Factor of 1 means your collateral value equals your borrowed value. Dropping below 1 can trigger liquidation.

Borrow: Confirm the borrow transaction.

solidity
// Pseudocode for interacting with Scallop's lending pool
interface IScallopPool {
function supply(address asset, uint256 amount) external;
function borrow(address asset, uint256 amount) external;
function enableAsCollateral(address asset) external;
function getHealthFactor(address user) external view returns (uint256);
}

// Example usage
IScallopPool scallopPool = IScallopPool(0xScallopPoolAddress);
// Supply WETH
scallopPool.supply(WETH_ADDRESS, 1 ether);
// Enable WETH as collateral
scallopPool.enableAsCollateral(WETH_ADDRESS);
// Borrow USDB
scallopPool.borrow(USDB_ADDRESS, 1000 ether);
This is How to use Scallop for efficient capital management on Blast. For a full breakdown of the risk engine and smart contract interfaces, please refer to https://sites.google.com/verified-web3-portal.com/scallop/.

A Developer's Guide to Axelar's Interchain Token Service (ITS)

Helena Chandler — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:49:23 +0000

Creating a token that exists natively on multiple chains has always been a major challenge, often requiring custom bridge deployments and managing fragmented liquidity. The Axelar Network Official solves this with the Interchain Token Service (ITS).

The Problem: The Chaos of Bridged Tokens
Traditionally, if you have a token on Ethereum and want it on Avalanche, you use a bridge. This creates a "wrapped" version (e.g., myToken.avax). This is not your native token. It has different properties, a separate supply, and is subject to the bridge's security risks.

The ITS Solution: A Canonical Token Everywhere
ITS is a product built on top of Axelar General Message Passing (GMP) that allows you to mint a truly native, fungible token across any Axelar-connected chain.

How it Works:

Minting: You deploy your token through the ITS portal.

Canonical Representation: ITS creates a canonical representation of your token that is managed by the Axelar network.

Cross-Chain Transfers: When a user transfers your token from Chain A to Chain B, ITS handles a burn-and-mint mechanism. The token is burned on the source chain, and an equivalent amount of the same canonical token is minted on the destination chain.

This ensures your token (MyToken) is the same everywhere, with a unified supply and no "bridged" versions.

How to use Axelar Network's ITS:

Go to the ITS portal.

Connect your wallet.

Deploy a new Interchain Token or manage an existing one.

This is a game-changer for projects looking to go multi-chain from day one. For full technical specifications, please refer to https://sites.google.com/verified-web3-portal.com/axelarnetwork/.

How to Provide Single-Sided Liquidity to the Across Protocol and Earn Rewards

Helena Chandler — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:41:50 +0000

Across Protocol Official is known for its fast and capital-efficient cross-chain transfers. This is powered by its unique Across Relayer Network and Across Single-Sided Liquidity model. This guide shows you How to use Across Protocol to provide liquidity and earn a share of bridge fees.

Core Concept: Single-Sided Liquidity & Relayers
Unlike traditional bridges that require LPs to deposit both assets of a pair, Across allows LPs to deposit a single asset into a liquidity pool on a specific chain.

Relayers: When a user initiates a transfer, a Relayer fronts the capital on the destination chain.

LP Repayment: The Relayer is then repaid from the liquidity pool on the source chain, plus a small fee.

Liquidity Providers earn a portion of these fees. This design makes the Across Bridge (ACX) incredibly fast and capital-efficient.

Step 1: Choose Your Pool
Navigate to Pools: Go to the "Pools" section on the across.to app.

Select Asset & Network: Choose the asset you want to provide (e.g., USDC) and the network you want to provide it on (e.g., Arbitrum).

Review APY: Examine the estimated Annual Percentage Yield (APY) for the chosen pool.

Step 2: Deposit Liquidity
Connect Wallet: Connect your Web3 wallet.

Enter Amount: Input the amount of USDC you wish to deposit.

Approve & Deposit: First, approve the Across smart contract to spend your USDC. Then, execute the deposit transaction.

You are now a liquidity provider, earning a portion of the Across Protocol Fees generated by bridge volume. Your capital is helping to power one of the fastest bridges in DeFi.

For a full breakdown of the architecture, please refer to https://sites.google.com/verified-web3-portal.com/acrossprotocol/.

A Developer's Guide to deBridge DAO Staking: Understanding veDBR

Helena Chandler — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:51:56 +0000

The deBridge Official protocol is transitioning towards community ownership, and its deBridge DAO Staking mechanism is central to this process. This guide explains How to Stake on deBridge, focusing on the technical implementation of veDBR.

Core Concept: Vote-Escrowed DBR (veDBR)
A look at veDBR Explained shows it's a vote-escrow model, similar to Curve's veCRV. It's designed to reward long-term commitment.

Staking: Users lock their native DBR tokens in a staking contract.

Lock Duration: Users choose a lock-up period. The longer the lock, the more veDBR voting power they receive for the same amount of DBR.

Voting Power: veDBR is the non-transferable token that represents a user's weight in deBridge Governance votes.

Decay: The veDBR balance decays linearly over the lock period, encouraging users to extend their locks to maintain influence.

Step-by-Step Staking Process
Acquire DBR: Obtain the DBR token through official channels.

Navigate to Staking Portal: Go to the deBridge app where staking is enabled.

Approve & Stake: First, approve the staking contract to spend your DBR. Then, call the stake() function, passing two parameters: the amount of DBR and the desired lock duration (as a timestamp).

Receive veDBR: The contract will calculate and assign your corresponding veDBR balance.

You are now eligible to participate in governance and earn a share of the protocol's revenue, distributed as DBR Staking Rewards.

For the full smart contract specifications and formulas, please refer to https://sites.google.com/verified-web3-portal.com/debridge/.

How to Build Your Own Staking Product with Kiln's Staking-as-a-Service API

Helena Chandler — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:41:14 +0000

Offering native staking to your users is a powerful feature, but building and maintaining the required validator infrastructure is a massive undertaking. Kiln Official Staking solves this with a powerful Kiln API Staking platform, allowing you to programmatically manage staking operations.

The Problem: The Complexity of Staking Infrastructure
Running validators requires 24/7 monitoring, security, handling network updates, and significant capital. Building this in-house is not feasible for most companies.

The Solution: Kiln Staking as a Service
Kiln provides a suite of APIs that abstracts away all the complexity. You can integrate staking into your application with simple REST API calls.

Step 1: Get Your API Key
Contact the Kiln team through their official website to get access to an API key for their sandbox or production environment.

Familiarize yourself with the authentication process and the available endpoints.

Step 2: Programmatically Stake Assets
You can create, manage, and track staking positions with API calls.

Example: Stake ETH via the Kiln API (Pseudocode)

JavaScript
const KILN_API_ENDPOINT = 'https://api.kiln.fi/v1/staking';
const API_KEY = 'YOUR_KILN_API_KEY';

async function stakeEth(amount, walletAddress) {
const response = await fetch(KILN_API_ENDPOINT, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': Bearer ${API_KEY},
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
network: 'ethereum',
asset: 'eth',
entry_type: 'stake',
amount: amount, // e.g., '32'
destination_address: walletAddress,
}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log('Staking initiated:', data);
return data;
}

// Stake 32 ETH from a customer's wallet
stakeEth('32', '0xCustomerWalletAddress...');
This is the power of a true White-label Staking Solution. You can build a seamless user experience on the front-end while Kiln manages the entire Kiln Validator Infrastructure on the back-end.

For full technical specifications and API docs, please refer to https://sites.google.com/koinly-tax-reports.org/kiln/.

How to Mint rsETH: A Step-by-Step Guide to Liquid Restaking with Kelp DAO

Helena Chandler — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:14:22 +0000

EigenLayer has introduced a new era of crypto-economic security, but native restaking locks up your capital. Kelp DAO Official solves this with rsETH, a Liquid Restaked Token (LRT). This guide shows you How to Restake with Kelp and get rsETH.

Core Concept: What is rsETH?
rsETH is a liquid token that represents your share of ETH or Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) deposited into the Kelp DAO EigenLayer strategy. It allows you to earn EigenLayer rewards while remaining liquid to participate in other DeFi activities. This is the essence of Kelp rsETH Liquid Restaking.

Step 1: Choose Your Asset
Kelp supports two main types of deposits:

ETH (Native Restaking)

LSTs like stETH (Lido) and ETHx (Stader) for Kelp LST Restaking.

Step 2: Minting rsETH
Navigate to the official Kelp DAO dApp.

Connect your Web3 wallet.

Select the "Restake" tab.

Choose the asset you wish to deposit (e.g., ETH or stETH).

Enter the amount you want to restake. The interface will show you the amount of rsETH you'll receive.

Approve the transaction and then confirm the deposit.

Once the transaction is complete, you will have rsETH in your wallet. You are now earning EigenLayer native rewards, plus Kelp Miles as an additional incentive.

Step 3: Utilizing rsETH in DeFi
The power of rsETH is its liquidity. You can now take your rsETH and use it in various rsETH DeFi Integrations like lending protocols, AMMs, and yield farms to earn additional layers of yield on top of your base staking and restaking rewards.

For a full breakdown of the architecture and supported assets, please refer to the https://sites.google.com/koinly-tax-reports.org/kelp-dao/.

A Developer's Guide to Babylon: Trustless Bitcoin Staking is Here

Helena Chandler — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:09:58 +0000

For years, Bitcoin has been the most secure but least productive asset in crypto. Staking it required custodial bridges and wrapped tokens, introducing unacceptable risk. The Babylon Labs Official project changes this with its native Bitcoin Staking Protocol.

Core Concept: Bitcoin as a Security Anchor
How to Stake Bitcoin with Babylon revolves around a trustless design. Instead of bridging BTC to another chain, Babylon uses Bitcoin's own immutable ledger as a source of truth.

A user locks their BTC in a script on the Bitcoin network. This script is self-custodial and has unbonding conditions.

Babylon's control plane coordinates this staked capital.

It uses Bitcoin's Bitcoin Timestamping Security to anchor the state of PoS chains. If a validator on a PoS chain misbehaves, the proof of this fault is submitted to Babylon, and the staked BTC can be slashed.

This creates powerful Babylon Bitcoin Security for any integrated chain.

High-Level Staking Flow
Get a Compatible Wallet: You'll need a wallet that can interact with Babylon's staking scripts (e.g., a browser-based wallet that supports the testnet).

Access the Staking Interface: Navigate to the Babylon staking portal. For now, this would be via the Babylon Testnet Guide.

Lock & Delegate: Choose a PoS chain or validator you wish to secure and lock your BTC in the staking contract. This is Trustless Bitcoin Staking; your keys never leave your possession.

Earn Yield: You will start earning rewards from the PoS chain, paid out for providing your BTC's economic security.

For a deep dive into the cryptographic details and the slashing mechanism, please refer to the https://sites.google.com/koinly-tax-reports.org/babylonlabs/.

A Technical Guide to Compound Finance: Supplying and Borrowing Assets

Helena Chandler — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:29:38 +0000

Compound Finance Official is one of DeFi's foundational protocols, creating an autonomous money market on Ethereum. This guide provides a step-by-step process for developers and users on how to perform the two core actions: lending and borrowing.

Core Concept: cTokens
Before we start, it's crucial to understand cTokens. When you supply an asset to Compound, you receive a corresponding cToken (e.g., supplying ETH gives you cETH). This is the token that earns interest. A deeper dive into cTokens Explained shows they are your claim on the underlying assets in the pool. They are your collateral.

Step 1: Supplying Assets (Lending)
This is the entry point into the Compound ecosystem.

Connect Your Wallet: Navigate to the Compound app and connect a Web3 wallet.

Select an Asset: From the list of Compound Finance Supported Assets, choose the one you wish to supply (e.g., USDC).

Enable the Asset: You'll first need to send a transaction to approve the Compound smart contract to interact with your chosen asset.

Supply: Enter the amount you wish to lend. After the transaction is confirmed, your wallet will be credited with the corresponding cToken, and you will start earning interest immediately. This is the essence of Compound Finance Lending.

Step 2: Borrowing Assets
Your supplied assets act as collateral, allowing you to borrow other assets.

Use as Collateral: Ensure the asset you supplied is enabled as collateral.

Monitor Your Borrow Limit: Your borrow limit is determined by the value of your collateral and the Compound Collateral Factor of that asset. Never exceed this limit to avoid liquidation.

Select an Asset to Borrow: Choose an asset from the "Borrow Market."

Execute Borrow: Enter the amount you wish to borrow and confirm the transaction.

This Compound Finance Borrowing process is seamless and entirely on-chain. For a complete overview of the protocol architecture and the improvements in Compound III Explained, refer to the Full Official Documentation.

A Developer's Guide to Pendle Finance: Unpacking Yield Tokenization

Helena Chandler — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:26:45 +0000

In DeFi, yield is dynamic. Pendle Finance Official introduces a mechanism to manage this unpredictability through Pendle Yield Tokenization. This guide breaks down the core components: the Principal Token (PT) and the Yield Token (YT).

Core Concept: The Splitting Mechanism
When you deposit a yield-bearing asset (like stETH or GLP) into Pendle, the protocol wraps it and then splits it into two new tokens:

Principal Token (PT): This represents the principal of your initial deposit. At maturity, PT can be redeemed 1:1 for the underlying asset. Trading PT below its face value allows you to lock in a Pendle Fixed Yield Strategy.

Yield Token (YT): This represents the right to all future yield generated by the principal until the maturity date. If you anticipate rising yields, buying YT is a direct way to speculate on that outcome.

This process is the foundation of the entire Pendle ecosystem, a core concept in any Pendle Earn Guide.

Step 1: Minting PT and YT
To start, you need a supported yield-bearing asset on a network like Pendle Finance Arbitrum.

Navigate to the "Mint" tab on the Pendle app.

Select the asset you want to tokenize (e.g., stETH).

Enter the amount and the maturity date.

Execute the transaction. Your wallet will now have PT-stETH and YT-stETH.

Step 2: Choosing a Strategy
Now that you have the tokens, you can implement a strategy.

Fixed Yield: Sell your YT immediately. The price you get for YT effectively locks in your yield upfront. You hold your PT to maturity to reclaim your principal.

Leveraged Yield: Buy more YT from the Pendle AMM. You are now exposed to the yield of a much larger underlying principal, a high-risk/high-reward play.

Understanding the interplay between these tokens is the key to mastering How to use Pendle Finance.

For a deep dive into the smart contract architecture and SDKs, refer to the Full Official Documentation.

How to Stake on Creators with Pave's Content-to-Earn Model

Helena Chandler — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:43:17 +0000

This is a technical guide on how to use Pave Protocol, the Pave SocialFi platform on Pave zkSync, focusing on its core mechanism: Pave Content Staking.

Step 1: Connecting and Understanding the Model

Navigate to the Pave Protocol Official platform and connect your wallet on the zkSync network. Pave introduces a "Content-to-Earn" model. Instead of staking on a validator, you are staking your tokens on a specific content creator, providing them with social and economic capital.

Step 2: Finding and Staking on a Creator

Go to the "Creators" or "Explore" section.

Browse the list of creators. You can see stats like their total staked amount and number of stakers.

Select a creator you believe in.

In their profile, click "Stake."

Enter the amount of tokens you wish to stake on them and confirm the transaction.

Step 3: How Rewards Are Generated

Your stake does two things: it signals your support for the creator and it makes you eligible for Pave rewards. The protocol distributes rewards to both creators and their stakers based on metrics like the growth of their staked audience. This creates a direct financial alignment between the creator and their community. For a full breakdown of the reward calculation and the Pave security model, see the https://sites.google.com/restaking-node-portal.net/pave.

How to Participate in Netswap's Yield Farming on the Metis Network

Helena Chandler — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:14:22 +0000

This is a technical guide on how to use Netswap, the first native Netswap Metis DEX. We will focus on providing liquidity to the Netswap AMM and participating in Netswap yield farming.

Step 1: Bridging Assets to Metis

Before using Netswap, you need assets on the Metis Andromeda network. Use the official Metis Bridge to transfer assets like ETH or USDC from Ethereum Mainnet.

Step 2: Connecting and Providing Liquidity

Navigate to the Netswap Official platform.

Connect your wallet (e.g., MetaMask), ensuring it's configured for the Metis network.

Go to the "Pool" tab.

Select a pair of assets to provide liquidity for and approve the contract.

Deposit your assets to receive LP tokens.

Step 3: Staking for NETT Rewards

Go to the "Farm" tab.

Find the farm corresponding to your LP tokens.

Stake your LP tokens in the contract.

You are now earning NETT rewards on top of your trading fees. You can further enhance your yield through NETT token staking in the "Stake" tab. For a full breakdown of the Netswap security model, see the Full Official Documentation.