Marlin (POND) is a layer 0 protocol that optimizes the speed and scaling of the blockchain for DeFi and Web3.0. Marlin's goal is to ensure that decentralized applications in Web 3.0 do not differ in performance from applications in Web 2.0.

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Coprocessors (ZKs, TEES etc)
I am not one to predict trends, but we'll see more designs leveraging coprocessors and, hence, a new wave of defi apps being possible on the chain. Doesn't have to be dynamic lending protocols but also things we do today, just safer and transparent.

Coprocessors (ZKs, TEES etc).