TL;DR: The first batch of SMR token rewards will be sent today, Wednesday, April 24th, to eligible participants in the Tangle Ecosystem Association Growth Committee’s Shimmer Liquidity Mining campaign. Of the total 830 eligible recipients who met the requirements for the airdrop, 630 are scheduled to receive| Shimmer Network Blog
Strategies for Evaluating Risk TL;DR: The second part of our guide to DeFi risk management explores strategies to evaluate risks associated with tokens. It discusses the Lindy Effect, which suggests that the longer a smart contract remains unexploited, the less likely it is to be exploited in the future,| Shimmer Network Blog
Understanding Risk & Uncertainty TL;DR: The first part of this guide to managing risk in a decentralized finance (DeFi) context introduces risk frameworks in cryptocurrency protocols. Learn to differentiate between risk and uncertainty, focusing on systemic and non-systemic risks. Explore examples like marketing risk and smart contract risk, setting| Shimmer Network Blog
Roadmaps, Analytics, and Economic Audits TL;DR: The conclusion of our guide to DeFi risk management emphasizes the importance of considering a project's roadmap and conducting analytics. Community engagement and due diligence, including team expertise and reputation, are crucial. Economic audits are rare but could enhance confidence. Applying| Shimmer Network Blog
From EVM Compatibility to IOTA 2.0, Layer 1 Smart Contracts and Beyond TL;DR: Shimmer plays a critical role in advancing the IOTA ecosystem by being the first network where all major protocol upgrades get released, tested, and validated. It serves as a dedicated and independent Layer 1 network| Shimmer Network Blog
The Shimmer Growth Committee, which comprises community members and Tangle Ecosystem representatives, announces a major incentive to bolster the ShimmerEVM ecosystem: it has allocated over 1.5% of Shimmer’s total supply, currently valued at over $1M for an Airdrop.| Shimmer Network Blog
Shimmer is thrilled to announce the integration of LayerZero with ShimmerEVM, entering a new era of cross-chain communication and DeFi on Shimmer.| Shimmer Network Blog
Having recently joined Touchpoint, the open builders' program, Rewards Bunny is set to take advantage of Shimmer and IOTA tech as well as the support of the ecosystem.| Shimmer Network Blog
Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, has recently announced its integration with ShimmerEVM.| Shimmer Network Blog
We are happy to announce that IceCreamSwap is now part of the Touchpoint Open Builders Program!| Shimmer Network Blog
Having looked at the development of DAO governance in Part 1 and the five stages of governance in Part 2, we now highlight two popular DAOs and how they have evolved their approaches to governance.| Shimmer Network Blog
Governance involves five steps: Ideation, Proposal, Discussion, Voting, and Execution. For most participants, the first three phases are the most important as they provide the highest value (and most work!) to the community.| Shimmer Network Blog
Shimmer token holders have successfully elected new members for the Tangle Treasury DAO and the Shimmer Grant Committee.| Shimmer Network Blog
We now call upon all Shimmer token holders to participate in the final and decisive voting phase. Starting at 15:00 CET on Monday, 16 June| Shimmer Network Blog
The fifth installment of our DeFi Beginner’s Guides is about governance. We discuss the evolution of DAOs, steps in the governance process, and how to get involved, as well as a couple of examples of current DAOs and their structures.| Shimmer Network Blog
Welcome to the latest instalment of our Beginner’s Guide to DeFi. This three-part blog post will focus specifically on yield farming. In the first part, we explore the meaning and purpose of yield farming before delving into specific strategies and risks involved.| Shimmer Network Blog
This presentation is an introduction to DeFi lending and borrowing. Part 1 discusses the basics, Part 2 compares the advantages and disadvantages of DeFi borrowing and lending, while Part 3 looks at the role of oracles and different DeFi platforms| Shimmer Network Blog
