Derek Walkush
Growth lead at Unichain
Derek Walkush is Head of Growth at Unichain and was previously an Investment Research Partner at Variant. He got interested in crypto in late around DeFi summer after conducting high level research on blockchain as an analyst in Georgetown’s student-run hedge fund. Looking to learn more about the space, Derek interned at Accolade Partners, which launched one of the first institutional crypto fund of funds. His interest and conviction only seemed to grow; he soon dove into the on-chain world and became a part-time contributor at Index Coop and AladdinDAO; he was recently elected to Aladdin’s research council where he pitches stable farming strategies. After teaching himself SQL and working as an analyst for a project finance startup, Derek began writing for Spencer’s newsletter, OurNetwork, applying his interest in data querying and fundamentals analysis. Realizing the generational opportunity in front of him, Derek left Georgetown to join the team full-time in June . His primary research interests are on-chain data analytics and token distribution. In his free time, Derek enjoys working out (former D rower), s movies, cooking, and traveling.
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Uni演示里面的代币是Unichain的， 而现在炒作的Unicorn是Robinhood，不是一个代币。目前被TST相关庄家控盘。 不过ED哥拿了每个项目底仓，吃麻了！ Unicash是Robinhood第一个代币，这点是毋庸置疑的，目前100k也算低位了，之前30k发出来目前也有几倍了。 0xff0a037e3ecd3560b93e6b2163fea48b81feefd1 https://x.com/Ed_x0101/status/2076772424637620613
base just made its $11.45b TVL addressable across ink and unichain via superchain interop, 17 days after one bad transaction halted the entire chain at block 47,806,542 for 116 minutes. same single-sequencer point of failure hit 3 times in 5 years, still unsolved. shared sequencing is the next roadm
optimism embedded a 2.5% perpetual sequencer revenue royalty into every OP Stack chain. base pays ~$4.5m/yr at current $15m/month fees. unichain, world chain, ink, and 20+ chains haven't even started generating meaningful volume yet. optimism doesn't need users. it needs chains. every new OP Stack d
🇵🇹 ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 | @UniswapFND The Uniswap Foundation is bringing $10k in prizes to Lisbon this July. Supporting builders across DeFi, governance, Unichain, and Uniswap v4. July 24–26 · Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Apply to Hack: https://t.co/mz3z0UgAis https://t.co/h72fz0JjAd
Venus Protocol 发布提案，计划对 BNB Chain、opBNB、Optimism、Unichain、Ethereum、Base、Arbitrum 和 zkSync Era 等链上 87 个已弃用或此前已下架的市场进行整合。该提案分为两步，第一步将储备金率设为 100%，并将借款利率调整为 Deprecation 曲线（初始 300% 年化，满利用率时最高 500%），以激励用户退出；第二步计划于 2026 年 6 月 29 日当周实施，届时将相关市场的抵押因子（CF）与清算阈值（LT）设为 0，即所有相关仓位将有被清算风险，Venus 强烈建议相关借款或存款用户在此之前平仓或撤
We now have data on: Aave Aerodrome Akash Aptos Arbitrum Aries Avalanche Axiom Base Berachain Bitcoin Bitmine BNB Bonk Cardano Celo Celestia Collector Crypt DFlow edgeX Ekubo Ellipsis Labs Ethereum Ethena Fogo Forward Industries GEODNET Helium HumidiFi HyperLend Hyperliquid Hyperliquid Strategies I
吴说获悉，跨链流动性协议 Squid 宣布集成 Ripple 稳定币 RLUSD，支持用户在 XRPL、Ethereum、Base、Optimism 等网络之间转移和兑换 RLUSD，并可通过单笔交易将 USDC、USDT、ETH、XRP 等资产兑换为 RLUSD。RLUSD 目前原生发行于 XRPL 和 Ethereum，并已通过 Wormhole 的 NTT 标准扩展至 XRPL EVM Sidechain、Base、Optimism、Ink 和 Unichain 等网络。wublock123.com/news/squid-int…
The route with one of USDT0's highest average transfer sizes? $244K → @ethereum → @unichain $3B+ has moved between these chains, with volume nearly equal in both directions. Dollars on Ethereum extend to another network, then move freely to and from opportunities, everywhere.
And Ankr processes nearly 20 million monthly RPC requests on @unichain 🦄