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Deep dives written by the people building it.

July 15, 2026

Build vs. Buy in the AI Era: When to Replace SaaS With Custom Software

For a decade, the answer to 'build or buy?' was almost always buy. AI-assisted engineering changed the math. Here's when replacing a SaaS tool with custom software actually pays off, when it doesn't, and the factor most teams get wrong.

Software Engineering

By Marcos Tacca

Fractional CTO vs. CTO-as-a-Service vs. Full-Time CTO: Which One Do You Actually Need?

July 3, 2026

Software Engineering

Fractional CTO vs. CTO-as-a-Service vs. Full-Time CTO: Which One Do You Actually Need?

Three options that sound interchangeable, structured very differently. The real question isn't the price tag: it's whether you need advice, delivery, or both, and what happens when you buy the wrong one.

By Marcos Tacca

Protected Tokens: Guaranteed Fee Capture for AI Agent Tokens on Stacks

June 11, 2026

BlockchainAIDeFi

Protected Tokens: Guaranteed Fee Capture for AI Agent Tokens on Stacks

Every trade of a protected token generates fees — by design. Discover how LAUNKR's restricted token architecture solves the revenue problem for AI agent native tokens on Stacks.

By Sebastián Rosenberg

June 10, 2026

What Happens to Your Codebase After 1,000 AI Prompts

The first 10 prompts feel like magic. By prompt 1,000, you've built something real... and quietly accumulated something you didn't plan for. Here's what actually happens to a codebase when AI tools do most of the writing.

By Marcos Tacca

February 5, 2026

Blockchain

Welcome Move to Arbitrum

Rather Labs released a Move-to-Stylus compiler enabling developers to write Arbitrum smart contracts in Move. The compiler, CLI, and Stylus framework bring Move's resource safety to EVM environments.

By Nicolás Antinori

Move Meets Arbitrum Stylus: Rather Labs Deploys First ERC-20

October 14, 2025

Blockchain

Move Meets Arbitrum Stylus: Rather Labs Deploys First ERC-20

Rather Labs compiles the first fully functional ERC-20 in Move on Arbitrum Stylus, a major milestone bridging Move and EVM ecosystems for seamless smart contract deployment.

By Mauro Giménez

Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: An Introduction to Stacks

September 29, 2025

Blockchain

Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: An Introduction to Stacks

Stacks unlocks Bitcoin's full potential by enabling smart contracts and dApps secured by Bitcoin. Learn about Clarity, the purpose-built language driving the future of Bitcoin DeFi and Web3.

By Sebastián Rosenberg

Building Secure Liquid Staking Infrastructure for $LIQ: Insights from Rather Labs

September 2, 2025

BlockchainDeFi

Building Secure Liquid Staking Infrastructure for $LIQ: Insights from Rather Labs

Rather Labs partnered with Liquidium to build a secure liquid staking system for $LIQ on Bitcoin, featuring sLIQ rewards, ICP integration, and robust security for transparency and scalability.

By Sebastián Rosenberg

Scaling Conservation with Blockchain: Meet PlanetaryX

August 29, 2025

BlockchainNFT & RWA

Scaling Conservation with Blockchain: Meet PlanetaryX

At Rather Labs, we’ve been collaborating with PlanetaryX for several years to promote a different vision: using blockchain to ensure real traceability, security, and lasting transparency in protecting the planet.

By Juan Cortez

Democratizing Bitcoin Yield: Bringing Solv Protocol to NEAR

August 18, 2025

BlockchainDeFi

Democratizing Bitcoin Yield: Bringing Solv Protocol to NEAR

Solv Protocol bridges Bitcoin to NEAR enabling yield generation through SolvBTC, backed by Rather Labs infrastructure. Generate real DeFi returns on idle BTC while maintaining Bitcoin's security.

By Tomas Mazzitello

Chat-ching: Crypto Access for All Through WhatsApp

August 5, 2025

Blockchain

Chat-ching: Crypto Access for All Through WhatsApp

Discover Chat-ching, a WhatsApp-based DeFi platform offering peer-to-peer payments, token trading, and yield generation with zero app installation or private key handling.

By Juan Beliera

Unlocking Creativity on the Bitcoin Blockchain: The Power of Ordinals

July 25, 2025

BlockchainNFT & RWA

Unlocking Creativity on the Bitcoin Blockchain: The Power of Ordinals

Explore how Bitcoin Ordinals enable on-chain NFTs, DeFi, and gaming by inscribing data onto satoshis, unlocking new creative possibilities on the Bitcoin blockchain.

By Sebastián Rosenberg

July 11, 2025

Innovation Lab

Private Voting at Everyone’s Reach

Explore how zero-knowledge proofs enable secure, anonymous online voting. Learn about zk-email, zk-passport, and Semaphore for verifiable, privacy-preserving elections.

By Juan Beliera

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