TrenOS: Building DeFi's First AI-Powered Operating System

When we first started development of Tren Finance in late 2023, AI was was a core pillar of our protocol design. At the time, the response was skeptical: "AI and DeFi don't mix," they said. "It's too risky," others warned. At a time when AI in crypto meant little more than simple trading bots and basic automation, our vision for AI-driven protocol governance seemed out of place. What a difference a year makes. Today, nearly every DeFi project is exploring AI integration in some capacity. But ...

Hooks on Tren Finance

What are Hooks?Hooks are modular, programmable extensions integrated into smart contracts that allow developers to insert and execute custom logic at predetermined points during a transaction's lifecycle. These predetermined points, often referred to as hook points, act as checkpoints where specific actions can be triggered. This concept is similar to middleware or plugin systems in traditional software, where additional functionalities can be layered onto existing applications without alteri...

From Restaking to (re)Collateralisation

What is Restaking?To fully understand restaking, we first need to look into the history of liquid staking:The Start: Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs)As a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network, Ethereum requires a broad and distributed set of validators to secure the network. Validators are responsible for proposing and validating blocks, ensuring network consensus. Liquid staking protocols lower the barriers to entry for staking by enabling users to participate without running their own validator nodes (w...